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LEADERSHIP

Executive Team

District Directors

Shared Services

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Board of Directors

Chair: Greg Gilbert, Gig Harbor, WA

Vice Chair: Kim Nelson, Spokane Valley, WA

Secretary: Cathy Neer, Kennewick, WA 

Rev. Emillie Binja, Clackamas, OR

Roger Chase, Spokane, WA 

Mark Kachmarek, Olympia, WA

Lisa Kraft, Eagle, ID

Anna Meekisho, Beaverton, OR

Jean Paul Mugisha, Portland, OR

Deacon Carla Spaccarotelli, Olympia, WA 

Amina Suchoski, Seattle, WA

Rev. Kirby Unti, Renton, WA

 

 

Welcome to the Rev. Emillie Binja as the newest member of the Board in 2024! She fills a vacant seat representing the Oregon Synod, ELCA.

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Ex-Officio Board Members 

Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar, Oregon Synod, ELCA

Bishop Richard Jaech, Southwestern WA Synod, ELCA

Bishop Meggan Manlove, Northwest Intermountain Synod, ELCA 

President Paul Linnemann, Northwest District, LCMS

Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest WA Synod, ELCA 

 

 

Thank you to the Rev. Kristen Kuempel for her service to the church and to the LCSNW Board. She was succeeded by Bishop Manlove as Northwest Intermountain Synod Bishop in 2024.

 

Note: Church representation on Board is denoted as follows:
ELCA – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 
LCMS – Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
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