# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 10
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

DIRECTORY—OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS OF THE SYNOD
OFFICERS OF THE SYNOD

President

Matthew C. Harrison (2023)
First Vice-President
Ex-officio:
Peter K. Lange. (2023)
Region Staff:
Regional Vice-Presidents

Matthew C. Harrison (2023)
John E. Hill (2025)
Peter K. Lange (2023)
Richard L. Snow (2025)

Gerhard H. Bode (2023)
Thomas Deadrick (2026)
Scott A. Killian (2023)

MISSION BOARDS

Peter K. Lange (2023) Board for National Mission
Matthew C. Harrison (2023)
Central Region
John W. Sias (2023)
Pat Kyler (Lay, 2023)
Second Vice-President
—Great Lakes
COMMISSIONS
Sawyer A. Meyers (Ord, 2026)
John C. Wohlrabe Jr. (2023)
Commission on Theology and Church
East-Southeast Region
Third Vice-President —West-Southwest Relations (CTCR)
Timothy J. Droegemueller (Ord, 2023)
Scott R. Murray (2023) Chairman:
Lawrence R. Rast Jr. (2023)
Janis McDaniels (Lay, 2026)
Fourth Vice-President
—Great Plains
Paul Alms (2023) Great Lakes Region
Kenneth Balsters (2023)
Nabil S. Nour (2023)
Peter Bender (Ord, 2026)
Joel D. Biermann (2023)
—East-Southeast
Fifth Vice-President
Crysten Sanchez (Lay, 2023)
Robert A. Dargatz (2026)
Christopher S. Esget (2023)
Great Plains Region
Frederick Guengerich (2023)
Steve C. Briel (Chairman, Ord, 2023)
Sixth Vice-President
—Central
Timothy D. Hardy (2023)
Carla Claussen (Lay, 2026)
Benjamin T. Ball (2023)
Jack Kilcrease (2023)
West-Southwest
Region
Secretary
Naomichi Masaki (2023)
Alfonso O. Espinosa (Ord, 2026)
Andrea R. Pitkus (2026)
John W. Sias (2023)
Carla Hack Broome (Lay, 2023)
John
T.
Pless
(2023)
Chief Administrative Officer
Ely Prieto (2023) President’s Representative:
Frank K. Simek (Appointed)
Arlo Pullmann (2023)
Dien Ashley Taylor (2023)
Chief Financial Officer
Brian S. Saunders (2023) Staff:
Nathan M. Haak (Appointed)
William W. Schumacher (2023)
Kevin D. Robson, Chief Mission Officer
Scott E. Stiegemeyer (2023) Board for International Mission
Chief Mission Officer
Roland F. Ziegler (2023)
Kevin D. Robson (Appointed)
Central Region:
Advisory Members:
Thomas J. Egger
Presidents Emeriti
James D. Gier Jr. (Ord, 2023)
Matthew C. Harrison
Gerald B. Kieschnick
Mike Hawk (Lay, 2026)
Peter K. Lange
Robert T. Kuhn
East-Southeast
Region:
Lawrence R. Rast Jr.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James A. Douthwaite (Ord, 2026)
Executive Director:
Joel D. Lehenbauer
James Wolf (Lay, 2023)
Chairman:
Michael L. Kumm (2023) Associate Executive Director:
Vice-Chairman:
Ed H. Everts (2023)
Great
Lakes:
Richard Serina
Secretary:
John W. Sias (2023) Assistant to the Executive Director:
David P. Stechholz (Ord, 2023)
Keith Frndak (2023)
Allan Voss (Lay, 2026)
Larry Vogel
Andrews Grams (2026)
Great Plains:
Commission
on
Doctrinal
Review
(CDR)
Larry W. Harrington (2023)
Daniel Preus (Ord, 2026)
Roland F. Ziegler (2023)
Matthew C. Harrison (2023) Chairman:
John Edson (Chairman, Lay, 2023)
Jason
D.
Lane
(2023)
Josemon Hoem (2023)
Eric T. Lange (2023) West-Southwest:
Jan Lohmeyer (2026)
Vacant (Ord/Comm, 2023)
David I. Lewis (2023)
Christian Preus (2026)
Terence Lung (Lay, 2026)
Andrew E. Steinmann (2023)
Rick Stathakis (2023)
President’s
Representative:
Jesse Yow (2026) Commission on Handbook (COH)
Limakatso Nare (2023)
Dale L. Sattgast (2023)
Non-Voting Member: Peter K. Lange (2023) Chairman:
Staff:
Heidi K. Abegg (2023)
Advisory:
Kevin D. Robson, Chief Mission Officer
Roger Carlisle (2026)
Kevin D. Robson, Chief Mission Officer
COMMITTEES
David K. Hawk (2026)
Frank K. Simek, Chief Administrative Officer
David
W.
Totsky
(2023)
Colloquy
Committee
for the Pastoral
Nathan M. Haak, Chief Financial Officer
Ministry
Ex-officio:
John
W.
Sias
(2023)
Legal Counsel:
Frank Simek (Appointed) Chairman:
Peter K. Lange
Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO
CCM Representative:
George J. Gude Members:
Glenn Nielsen
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
Timothy J. Scharr
Commission on Constitutional Matters
Chairman:
R. Lee Hagan (2025)
Detlev Schulz
(CCM)
Vice-Chairman:
Richard L. Snow (2025)
Colloquy Committee for Commissioned
Chairman:
George
J.
Gude
(2023)
Secretary:
Justin A. Panzer (2025)
Larry A. Peters (2026) Ministry
Program Committee: Allan R. Buss (2025) Vice-Chairman:
Chairman:
Peter K. Lange
R. Lee Hagan (2025) Secretary (Ex-officio): John W. Sias (2023)
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