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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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