PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
John Arthur Nunes, Ph.D.
President and CEO
jnunes@lwr.org
Jeff Whisenant
Executive Vice President
jwhisenant@lwr.org
Andrea Greise
President’s Office Manager and Board Liaison
agreise@lwr.org
Skype: andrea.greise
Kurt Buchholz
Vice President for Special Initiatives
kbuchholz@lwr.org
Sara Jane Baublitz
President's Office Relationship Manager
sjbaublitz@lwr.org
Skype: sara.jane.baublitz
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jean Makowski Waagbo
Director, Strategy and New Business Development
jwaagbo@lwr.org
Havaca Johnson-Ganguly
Proposal Manager
hganguly@lwr.org
Mercedes Wilson-Barthes
Proposal Coordinator
mwilson@lwr.org
Whitney Kippes
Proposal Coordinator
wkippes@lwr.org
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Daniel Lee
Acting Vice President, External Relations
dlee@lwr.org
CREATIVE SERVICES
Emily Sollie
Director, Creative Services
esollie@lwr.org
Erik Piisila
Electronic Media & Creative Services Coordinator
epiisila@lwr.org
Lauren Bauer
Project Manager
lbauer@lwr.org
Nikki Massie
Staff Writer
nmassie@lwr.org
Amy Burke
Program Assistant for Creative Services & Marketing
aburke@lwr.org
MARKETING
Daniel Lee
Director, Marketing
dlee@lwr.org
Mary Duvall
Grassroots Outreach Coordinator
mduvall@lwr.org
Daniel Ruth
Social Marketing Manager
druth@lwr.org
Hayley Hontos
Direct Marketing Manager
hhontos@lwr.org
CONGREGATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Brenda Meier Kimaro
Director, Congregation & Community Engagement
bkimaro@lwr.org
Kattie Somerfeld
Fair Trade Projects Coordinator
ksomerfeld@lwr.org
Melanie Gibbons
Parish Projects Coordinator
mgibbons@lwr.org
Chandler Carriker
Congregational Resources Specialist
ccarriker@lwr.org
Vicky Whetstone
Constituent Services Associate
vwhetstone@lwr.org
Charles Zang
Congregational Engagement Manager
czang@lwr.org
Jessica Katzenstein
Program Assistant for Congregation & Community Engagement
jkatzenstein@lwr.org
DONOR SERVICES
Fran Troxler
Director, Donor Services
ftroxler@lwr.org
James Corey
Gift Data Entry Clerk
jcorey@lwr.org
Susan Sierra
Database Associate
ssierra@lwr.org
CONSTITUENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Debbie Platt
Database Manager
dplatt@lwr.org
PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT
David Fuerst
Director of Philanthropic Engagement
dfuerst@lwr.org
Jan Unstad
Philanthropic Associate
junstad@lwr.org
Cheryl Philip
Philanthropic Associate
cphilip@lwr.org
Jennifer Peterson
Philanthropic Advisor
jpeterson@lwr.org
Evan Moilan
Philanthropic Advisor
emoilan@lwr.org
Heather McGinness
Philanthropic Advisor
hmcginness@lwr.org
CAMPAIGNS
Gretchen King
LMI Outreach Manager
gking@lwr.org
Devin Laramie
LMI Project Coordinator
dlaramie@lwr.org
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Timothy McCully
Vice President, International Programs
tmccully@lwr.org
Krista Zimmerman
Senior Policy Advisor
kzimmerman@lwr.org
Trevor Knoblich
Program Coordinator for Emergency Response
tknoblich@lwr.org
Christie Getman
Director, Monitoring and Evaluation
cgetman@lwr.org
Garrett Schiche
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
gschiche@lwr.org
Carrie Costantini
Program Assistant, International Programs
ccostantini@lwr.org
AFRICA
Evariste Karangwa
Director, Africa
ekarangwa@lwr.org
Alissa Karg
Deputy Regional Director, Africa
akarg@lwr.org
Kate Braband
Africa Senior Grants Manager
kbraband@lwr.org
Ortencia Arellano
Program Associate, Africa
oarellano@lwr.org
ASIA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Joanne Fairley
Regional Director, Asia & the Middle East
jfairley@lwr.org
Rebecca Chestnutt
Deputy Regional Director, Asia & the Middle East
rchestnutt@lwr.org
Rah-ed Ghuma
Program Associate, Asia & the Middle East
rghuma@lwr.org
Marie Anne Sliwinski
Grants Manager, Asia & the Middle East
masliwinski@lwr.org
Nicole Hark
Program Associate, Asia & the Middle East
nhark@lwr.org
LATIN AMERICA
Michael Watt
Director, Latin America
mwatt@lwr.org
Carolyn Barker-Villena
Deputy Director, Latin America
cbarker-villena@lwr.org
Myron Burkholder
Regional Grants Manager, Latin America
mburkholder@lwr.org
Trini Ariztia
Program Associate, Latin America
tariztia@lwr.org
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Michael Meenan
Vice President, Finance & Administration
mmeenan@lwr.org
Laura Morales
Director for Finance
lmorales@lwr.org
Robin Thompson
Deputy Director of Finance
rthompson@lwr.org
Linda Kelch
Senior Staff Accountant
lkelch@lwr.org
Charise Brown
Office Coordinator
chbrown@lwr.org
Helen Joxhe
Staff Accountant
hjoxhe@lwr.org
Nikolos Oakley
Director of International Finance
noakley@lwr.org
William Doyle
Sr. International Finance Officer, Andean Region/US
wdoyle@lwr.org
David Macfarlane
Sr. International Finance Officer, Central Ameria/US
dmacfarlane@lwr.org
Carole Southam
International Finance Officer, Africa/US
csoutham@lwr.org
Tara Williams
International Finance Officer, Asia/Middle East
twilliams@lwr.org
Yaw Apaah
Compliance Manager
yapaah@lwr.org
Kelly Pence
Finance and Administration Assistant
kpence@lwr.org
HUMAN RESOURCES
Wendy Rothenberger
Director for Human Resources
wrothenberger@lwr.org
Julie Thompson
Human Resource Generalist
jthompson@lwr.org
Anissa Weems
Employment Recruiter
aweems@lwr.org
Maureen Elderkin
International HR Coordinator
melderkin@lwr.org
Emried Cole, Jr.
President, Gettysburg Endowment Foundation & Executive Director, Voices of History, LTSG | Gettysburg, PA
The Rev. Jessica R. Crist
Bishop, ELCA Montana District | Great Falls, MT
The Rev. Dr. Jon T. Diefenthaler
President, LCMS Southeastern District | Alexandria, VA
Dr. Gloria S. Edwards (Vice Chair)
Portola Valley, CA
Honorable Steve Gunderson
President, The Association of Private Sector Colleges | Washington, DC
Jayesh Hines-Shah
Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Chicago, IL
The Rev. Philip D.W. Krey
President, The Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA
The Rev. Dr. Rafael Malpica-Padilla
Executive Director, ELCA Global Mission | Chicago, IL
The Rev. Dr. Richard A. Nelson (Chair)
Senior Pastor, Central Lutheran Church | Minneapolis, MN
Emma Graeber Porter
President, Graeber Consulting | New York, NY
Linda K. Reiser
Grand Island, NE
Jonathan D. Schultz (Secretary)
Vice President and General Counsel, Concordia Publishing House | St. Louis, MO
Dr. Teizazu T. Sukessa
Senior IT Technical Analyst - Enterprise Web Services for Cargill, Inc. | Minnetonka, MN
Kristin Yakimow
Senior Vice President & General Manager at Advisory Board Company | Chicago, IL
