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OFFICERS OF THE SYNOD
President Matthew C. Harrison (2026)
First Vice-President Peter K. Lange (2026)
Regional Vice-Presidents Region Second Vice-President —Central Benjamin T. Ball (2026)
Third Vice-President —West-Southwest Scott R. Murray (2026)
Fourth Vice-President —Great Plains Nabil S. Nour (2026)
Fifth Vice-President —East-Southeast Christopher S. Esget (2026)
Sixth Vice-President —Great Lakes Eric C. Skovgaard (2026)
Secretary John W. Sias (2026)
Interim Chief Administrative Officer Nathan M. Haak Chief Financial Officer Nathan M. Haak (2028)
Interim Chief Mission Officer Daniel M. Galchutt President Emeritus Gerald B. Kieschnick
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Christian A. Preus (2026)
Vice-Chairman: Andrew N. Grams (2026)
Secretary: John W. Sias (2026)
Roger B. Gallup (2029)
Larry W. Harrington (2029)
Matthew C. Harrison (2026)
Josemon T. Hoem (2029)
Jan W. Lohmeyer (2026)
Leo S. Mackay Jr. (2029)
Rick H. Stathakis (2029)
K. Allan Voss (2029)
Jesse Yow Jr. (2026)
Non-Voting Ex-officio:
Peter K. Lange (2026)
Advisory:
Interim Chief Mission Officer:
Daniel M. Galchutt Interim Chief Administrative Officer:
Nathan M. Haak Chief Financial Officer: Nathan M. Haak Legal Counsel:
UB Greensfelder LLP, 10 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102-1747
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
Chairman: Brady L. Finnern (2028)
Vice-Chairman: Allan R. Buss (2028)
Secretary: Justin A. Panzer (2028)
Program Committee: Allan R. Buss (2028)
Brady L. Finnern (2028)
Michael E. Gibson (2028)
Matthew C. Harrison (2026)
John E. Hill (2028)
Peter K. Lange (2026)
Justin A. Panzer (2028)
Staff: John W. Sias (2026)
COMMISSIONS
Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR)
Chairman:
Brian S. Saunders (2026)
Paul G. Alms (2026)
Joel D. Biermann (2026)
Gerhard Bode (2026)
Robert A. Dargatz (2026)
Bill Frerking (2026)
Joseph Gerth (2029)
Frederick Guengerich (2026)
Jack Kilcrease (2029)
Naomichi Masaki (2026)
Mark Paterson (2026)
David Petersen (2029)
Andrea R. Pitkus (2026)
John T. Pless (2026)
Ely Prieto (2026)
Roland F. Ziegler (2026)
Advisory Members: Jon S. Bruss Thomas J. Egger Matthew C. Harrison Peter K. Lange Executive Director: Joel D. Lehenbauer Associate Executive Director:
Richard J. Serina Jr.
Assistant to the Executive Director:
Larry M. Vogel Commission on Doctrinal Review (CDR)
Chairman:
Andrew E. Steinmann (2026)
Carl L. Beckwith (2026)
Jason D. Lane (2026)
Eric T. Lange (2026)
David I. Lewis (2026)
Commission on Handbook (COH)
Chairman:
Ken R. Schurb (2029)
Heidi K. Abegg (2029)
Roger Carlisle (2026)
David K. Hawk (2026)
David W. Totsky (2029)
Advisory, Ex-officio: John W. Sias (2026)
Nathan M. Haak (Interim)
Advisory, CCM Representative:
Larry A. Peters Commission on Constitutional Matters (CCM)
Chairman: Larry A. Peters (2026)
Vice-Chairman: Thomas Deadrick (2026)
Secretary (pro tem): Scott A. Killian (2029)
Kevin A. Karner (2029)
David D. Vandercook (2029)
Ex-officio: John W. Sias (2026)
MISSION BOARDS
Board for National Mission Central Region Michael P. Schuermann (Ord, 2026)
Stephen Weller (Lay, 2029)
East-Southeast Region Timothy J. Droegemueller (Ord, 2029)
Janis McDaniels (Lay, 2026)
Great Lakes Region Peter C. Bender (Ord, 2026)
Crysten Sanchez (Lay, 2029)
Great Plains Region Craig K. Niemeier (Ord, 2029)
Carla Claussen (Lay, 2026)
West-Southwest Region Alfonso O. Espinosa (Chairman, Ord, 2026)
Carla Hack Broome (Lay, 2029)
President’s Representative:
Dien Ashley Taylor (2026)
Staff: Daniel M. Galchutt, Interim Chief Mission Officer Board for International Mission Central Region James D. Gier Jr. (Ord, 2029)
Michael Hawk (Lay, 2029)
East-Southeast Region James A. Douthwaite (Ord, 2026)
James Wolf (Lay, 2029)
Great Lakes Thomas W. Dunseth (Ord, 2029)
John Powers (Lay, 2026)
Great Plains Daniel Preus (Ord, 2029)
John Edson (Chairman, Lay, 2029)
West-Southwest Terrence C. Chan (Ord, 2029)
Terence Lung (Lay, 2026)
Voting, President’s Representative:
Elstner C. Lewis Jr. (Ord, 2026)
Staff: Daniel M. Galchutt, Interim Chief Mission Officer
DIRECTORY—OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS OF THE SYNOD
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