
LEADERSHIP
Executive Team
District Directors
Shared Services
Board of Directors
Chair: Greg Gilbert, Gig Harbor, WA
Vice Chair: Kim Nelson, Spokane Valley, WA
Secretary: Cathy Neer, Spokane, WA
Rev. Emillie Binja, Clackamas, OR
Roger Chase, Spokane, WA
Bonita Hammer, Boise, ID
Mark Kachmarek, Olympia, WA
Anna Meekisho, Beaverton, OR
Jean Paul Mugisha, Portland, OR
Jonathan Perrino, Seattle WA
Deacon Carla Spaccarotelli, Olympia, WA
Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers, Seattle, WA
Rev. Kirby Unti, Renton, WA
Welcome to Bonita Hammer, Jonathan Perino, and the Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers as the newest members of the Board in 2025. And thanks to Lisa Kraft and Amina Suchoski for their tremendous years of service to the Board ending in 2024.

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
Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest WA Synod, ELCA
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Special thanks to former Northwest District LCMS President Paul Linnemann, who retired in 2024. We are grateful for President Linnemann's service and are excited to partner with President Mike Von Behren. ​
Note: ELCA – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LCMS - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
In Memoriam


For nearly 40 years, Roberta Nestaas served LCSNW with distinction. She started as a sexual assault social worker in our Spokane office in 1977 and retired as the organization’s President and CEO in 2014. She passed away on Sept. 3, 2024, in Seattle.






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