The Board of Directors
Chairman: The Reverend Mark Braden
Secretary: Mr. Jonathon Giordano
The Reverend Mark Braden
Parish Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Detroit, Michigan
Voting Member
Elected 2023
Mr. Rande Casady
Wealth Manager, Confluence Financial Partners, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Voting Member
Appointed 2026
Mr. Mark Franke
Associate Vice-Chancellor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Retired)
Voting Member
Appointed 2024
Dr. Stevin Gehrke
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas
Voting Member
Appointed 2023
Mr. Jonathon Giordano
Theology Chair, Metro-East Lutheran High School, Edwardsville, IL
Voting Member
Elected 2023
Dr. Mark Kalthoff
Professor of History, Hillsdale College
Voting Member
Appointed 2024
Mrs. Ellen Lange
Counselor, Orange Lutheran High School, Orange, CA
Voting Member
Elected 2023
The Reverend Dr. Mark Nuckols
Pastor Emeritus
Voting Member
Elected 2026
The Reverend M. Alan Taylor
Parish Pastor, St. John Lutheran Church, Galveston, TX
Voting Member
Appointed 2026
LTC Gary Thompson
Professor of Military Science, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (Retired)
Voting Member
Elected 2023
Dr. Michael Thomas
President, Concordia University Irvine
Advisory Member
Institutional Advisory Council Representative
The Reverend Dr. Richard Stuckwisch
President, Indiana District
Advisory Member
LCMS Council of Presidents Representative
Mr. Blake Warren
Interim Chief Operating Officer, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Advisory Member
LCMS Board of Directors Representative
The Reverend Dr. Richard Serina
Associate Director, Commission on Theology and Church Relations, LCMS
Advisory Member
LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations Representative
Mr. Dennis Meyer
Consultant and Owner, Meyer Partners, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada
Advisory Member
Concordia Universities Board of Regents Chairmen’s Representative
The Reverend Daniel Galchutt
Chief Mission Officer, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Advisory Member
Ex Officio