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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
C = Chairman; VC = Vice-Chairman; S = Secretary; 
SVP = Synod Vice-President; DP = District Presi-
dent; VOM = V oting Delegate Ordained Minister; 
VL = V oting Delegate Layperson; AOM = Advi-
sory Delegate or Representative Ordained Minis-
ter; ACM = Advisory Delegate or Representative 
Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Delegate 
or Representative Layperson; O = Ordained; C = 
Commissioned; L = Lay
DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS
AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = Cal-
ifornia-Nevada-Hawaii; EA = Eastern; EN = Eng-
lish; FG = Florida-Georgia; IE = Iowa East; IN  
= Indiana; IW = Iowa West; KS = Kansas; MI = 
Michigan; MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota 
North; MNS = Minnesota South; MO = Missouri; 
MT = Montana; ND = North Dakota; NEB = Ne-
braska; NE = New England; NI = Northern Illinois; 
NJ = New Jersey; NOW = Northwest; NW = North 
Wisconsin; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; PSW = 
Pacific Southwest; RM = Rocky Mountain; SD = 
South Dakota; SE = Southeastern; SELC = SELC; 
SI = Southern Illinois; SO = Southern; SW = South 
Wisconsin; TX = Texas; WY = Wyoming
Committee 1: National Witness
C: Eric C. Johnson (DP , SO)
VC: Dien A. T
aylor (DP, AT)
VOM: Roy A. Coats (SE); John D. K. Zischke (MDS)
VL: Russell P. Barkow (MI); John I. Clark (CI); Brian
 
Dahl (NE)
AOM: Mark D. Brandt (MI); Alfonso O. Espinosa
 
(PSW); Daniel E. Grams (KS); David R. Nehrenz 
(DP, OK); Michael T. V on Behren (DP, NOW)
ACM: Nathan M. W
ingfield (IN)
Committee 2: International Witness
C: Robert L. (Lee) Hagan, IV  (DP, MO)
VC: Nathan M. Meador (DP
, SW)
VOM: Ernest C. (Ernie) Jeong (PSW); Michael R. 
Standfest
 (IW)
VL: R. Scott Davis (FG); Jeffrey S. Kelm (NW); 
Julia M. Sinclair (NOW)
AOM:
 Jeffrey G. Miskus (
DP, EN); Eric C. Skovgaard 
(SVP, SW); Randy R. Sturzenbecher (DP, SD)
ACM: Stephen P Johnson (SW)
AL: John W
. Edson (MNS); Jesse Yow Jr. (CNH)
Committee 3: Mercy
C: John L. Pingel (DP , EA)
VC: Kevin A. W
ilson (DP, OH)
VOM: Peter C. Bender (SW); Jean-Enock Berus 
(PSW); Adam 
E. Jacobsen (MNS); Gregory R. 
Truwe (MO); Kyle C. Winter (MT)
VL: Stephen M. Hernandez (TX); Cara Jeffords (SE); 
Daniel D. Uttech (MNS)
AOM:
 Shaun P. 
Adams (NOW); Waldemar R. (Wally) 
Vinovskis (DP, SELC)
Committee 4: Life Together
C: Christopher S.  Esget (SVP, EN)
VC: Lucas V . W
oodford (DP, MNS)
VOM: Graham B. Glover (FG); Scot D. Missling 
(MNS)
VL:
 David H. Brown (NI); Jonathan Busarow (EN); 
Steven (Steve) H. Kern (MI)
AOM:
 David A. Davis (
DP, MI); Paul D. Egger (DP, 
IW); Nabil S. Nour (SVP, SD); Daniel C. Ross 
(OK)
ACM:
 Jeffrey K. Boehlke (MNS); 
Thaddeus P. (Thad) 
Warren (NEB)
Committee 5: Theology and Church 
Relations
C: Brian S.  Saunders (DP, IE)
VC: Ryan D. 
Wendt (DP, MT)
VOM: Peter J. Brock (IN); Michael B. Hanson (NW); 
Christopher J. Neuendorf (ND)
VL:
 Matthew P. Braun (MI); David C. Strelow (OH)
AOM: Jon M. Braunersreuther (
DP, TX); Roger B. Gal-
lup (NI); William A. (Bill) Harmon (DP, SE); 
John T. Pless (IN); Roland F. Ziegler (IN)
ACM: Melissa A. DeGroot (RM)
 
AL: Thomas D. Honebrink (EN); Bruce D. Schultz 
(KS)
Committee 6: Pastoral Ministry 
and Seminaries
C: Scott R. Murray (SVP , TX)
VC: John E. Hill (DP
, WY)
VOM: William M. Sh
amburger, III (CNH)
VL: Larry L. Barringer (SI); John F. Lang (OH); 
Wesley 
R. (Wes) Prater (NEB) 
AOM: Douglas D. Bauman (IN); Jon S. Bruss (IN); 
John M. Bussman (SO); Heath R. Curtis (DP
, 
SI); Thomas J. Egger (MO); Michael E. (Mike) 
Gibson (DP, PSW); William Maximillian (Max) 
Mons (IE); Timothy J. Shoup (DP, NW)
ACM:
 Raquel A. Rojas (A
T)
AL: Leo Mackay Jr. (EN)
Committee 7: University Education
C: Brady L. Finnern ( DP, MNN)
VC: Don R. (Richard) Stuckwisch Jr. (
DP, IN)
VOM: Silas M. Hasselbrook (SW); Scott C. Klemsz 
(CNH); Carl D. Roth (TX); Michael P. Schuer
-
mann (CI)
VL: Matthew K. Berent (SELC); Robert A. Denkert 
(SW); Erich M. Keller (NI); 
Andrew P. Stadler 
(NEB)
AOM: Allan R. Buss (DP
, IN); Richard L. Snow (DP, 
NEB)
ACM: Russell P. Dawn (NI); Mary Schuldhei
sz (NOW)
AL: Christian A. Preus (MNS)
Committee 8: Finance
C: Roger C. Paavola (DP , MDS) 
VC: James H. Rockey (DP
, FG)
VOM: Mark E. Sell (MO); Alan R. Stahlecker (KS)
VL: Cynthia L. (Cindy) Cwynar (EA); Phillip K. 
Hesterman (NEB); Richard C. Robertson (FG); 
T
yler Watts (MI)
ACM: David A. Fiala (MO)
AL: Angela L. Fowler (MDS); Nathan M. Haak 
(MO); Christoper (Chris) P. Soyke (SW)
Committee 9: Structure and 
Administration
C: Justin A. Panzer ( DP, KS)
VC: Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Ball (
SVP, SI)
VOM: Thomas J. Clark (ND); Eric 
T. Lange (NOW); 
Karl A. Weber (MNN); Philip E. Zielinski (OH) 
VL: Carl W
. Gloe (IE); Matthew Nelson (TX)
AOM: Paul J. Beyer (WY)
ACM: David A. Buchholz (MO); Nicholas 
A. (Nick) 
Butcher (SE)
AL: Andrew N. Grams (MDS); Thomas 
A. (Tom) 
Jennings (NJ); Joseph L. Olson (SW)
Committee 10: Ecclesiastical Supervision 
and Dispute Resolution
C: Robert D. Beinke ( DP, NE)
VC: Mark A. Chepulis (
DP, ND)
VOM: Peter C. Cage (IN); Brian J. Hesse (TX); Grant 
A.
 Knepper (CNH) 
VL: George 
W. Mortimer (IE); Brian A. Schmeling 
(NEB)
AOM: Michael R. (Mike) Lange (
DP, CNH); Eli J.S. 
Lietzau (RM)
ACM: Jennie J. Asher (MO)
AL: Bill Frerking (TX)
Committee 11: Registration, Credentials, 
and Elections
C: James B. Maxwell (DP, RM)  
VC: Stephen A. Gewecke (
DP, NJ)
VOM: Jonathan R. Burkee (PSW); Jason M. Kaspar 
(TX)
VL:
 Daniel E. Nicholson (MI); 
William Ray (TX)
ACM: Rebecca Hirsch Duport (PSW)
Committee for Convention Nominations
*Standing Committee on Nominations (Bylaw 3.2.5)
C: Jamison J. Hardy* ( AOM, EN)
VC: Daniel Sanchez* (
AL, IE)
S: Daniel E. Grams* (
AOM, KS)
O: Terry R. Forke (MT); Gregory D. Jans (NJ); 
Derek S. Klemm (PSW); 
Theodore D. McMinn 
(MDS); David P. Ramirez (SW); Daniel W. 
Schepmann (VOM, TX); Philip E. Zielinski 
(VOM, OH)
L:
 Stephen R. Boer
gert (MI); Cynthia L. Cwynar 
(VL, EA); Paul P. Edmon (NE); Elizabeth H. El-
gert (SE); Bill Hansen (MNN); Noreen L. Linke 
(RM); Scott Pfennig (VL, ND); Jeff Schwarz 
(SI)
CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES 
Floor committees are appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of Presidents and Praesidium (Bylaw 3.1.7). 
Appointments are made from among the voting delegates, advisory delegates, and advisory representatives (Bylaw 3.1.7 [a]).
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