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COMMITTEES Colloquy Committee for the Pastoral Ministry Chairman: Peter K. Lange Members: Jon S. Bruss Heath R. Curtis Thomas J. Egger Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry Chairman: Peter K. Lange Members: Bernard D. Bull Cari Chittick Russell P. Dawn Paul A. Philp James A. Pingel II Lorinda L. Sankey NATIONAL SYNOD STAFFS Office of the President President: Matthew C. Harrison First Vice-President: Peter K. Lange Assistants to the President: Barbara A. Below Kim R. Vieker Assistants to the President—Church Rela- tions: Jonathan E. Shaw Michael N. Frese James A. Krikava Administrative Assistant: Georgia L. Endicott Project Coordinator: Rachel C. Asburry MISSION UNITS Interim Chief Mission Officer: Daniel M. Galchutt Office of National Mission Executive Director: Daniel M. Galchutt Managing Directors: Tiffany M. Manor Michael W. Meyer Director, Church Planting: Quintin M. Cundiff Director, Discipleship: Heath A. Trampe Director, Disaster Response: Ross E. Johnson Director, Youth Ministry: Mark R. Kiessling Office of International Mission Executive Director: Cory J. Rajek Managing Director, Global Business Opera- tions: Blake A. Warren Managing Director, Global Mission Opera- tion: Brian A. Gauthier Director, Missionary Recruitment: Mark A. Rabe Director, Missionary Services: Mark J. Wolfram Director, Short-Term Mission: Erin E. Alter Regional Director, Africa: Shauen T. Trump Interim Regional Director, Asia: Brian A. Gauthier Regional Director, Eurasia: David R. Preus Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean: Ted M.R. Krey Communications Interim Executive Director: Roy S. Askins Managing Director, Editorial and Theologi- cal Content: Roy S. Askins Managing Director, Production: Jennifer L. Duffy Managing Editor, Lutherans Engage the World: Megan K. Mertz Managing Editor, Reporter: Cheryl L. Magness Managing Editor, The Lutheran Witness: Stacey E. Eising Managing Photojournalist: Erik Lunsford Director, Design Services: Erica R. Schwan Director, Video Production: Drew J. Davidson Director, Web Services: Rudy A. Blank KFUO AM & FM Radio Stations Executive Director, Broadcast Services: Gary A. Duncan Associate Executive Director: Andrew B. Bates Director of Development: Mary E. Schmidt Mission Advancement Interim Executive Director: Shane T. Smithson Consulting Director, Strategy & Analytics: Mark D. Hofman Director, Campaigns and Special Initiatives: Martha J. Dahlke Director, Missionary Network Care and Support: Chandra M. Thurman Director, Managed Contributor Care: Brianne E. Gerzevske Pastoral Education Executive Director: James A. Baneck Director, Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support (PALS): Jonathan J. Manor International Center Chaplain Chaplain/Director of Worship: Sean C. Daenzer CHURCH BODY OPERATIONS Secretary: John W. Sias Assistant to the Secretary: Christian Boehlke Rosters, Statistics and Research Services Director: Scott Kostencki ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS Interim Chief Administrative Officer: Nathan M. Haak Event Planning & Procurement Senior Director: Lynne C. Marvin Human Resources Executive Director: Nathan Thomas Operations Support Services Executive Director: Joel A. Rivers Associate Executive Director, Operations Support: Mike Metcalf Associate Director, Technology Applica- tions: John Stimpson FINANCIAL OPERATIONS Chief Financial Officer: Nathan M. Haak Accounting Director of Accounting: Jim Ehlers Director of Tax and Compliance: Pam Palmer Internal Audit Executive Director: Christopher Wood SYNODWIDE TRUST ENTITY Concordia Plan Services President & CEO: James F. Sanft Vice-President & Chief Administrative Officer / Chief Financial Officer: Robert A. Bouche Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer: Kevin M. Herweck Vice-President, Chief Investment Officer: Brian K. Gardner Vice-President & General Counsel: Ann T. Stillman Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Ser- vices / Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans Chairman: Scott A. Seefeld (2027) Amber D. Bahr (2026) Jon D. Boeche (2027) Jason Burk (2027) Daryl R. Dagit (2026) Henry C. Eickelberg (2027) David K. Hawk (2028) Jesse P. Huber (2028) Ronald L. Kuehn (2028) Mark A. Miller (2028) Roger Offermann (2026) M. Douglas Peters (2027) Judy K. Stromback (2027) Mark O. Swenson (2026) Renee C. Varga (2026) Non-Voting, President’s Representative: Roger C. Paavola Non-Voting, Ex-officio: Nathan M. Haak DIRECTOR Y—OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS OF THE SYNOD xxvii 2026 Convention Workbook