LEADERSHIP
Executive Team
David Duea
Chief Executive Officer
Heike Lake
President & Chief Operating Officer
Nicholas Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Jaimie Fournier
Chief Advancement Officer
Sergio Razo
Chief Technology Officer
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Aija Stapars
Chief People & Culture Officer
Christopher Ross
Compass Housing Alliance President
Kerrisan Meyer
Senior Executive Assistant
District Directors
Nora Foster
Klamath Falls, OR
Sharon Gentry
Tri-Cities, WA
Shelly Hahn
Spokane, WA
Alma Jean
Safe Route Immigration (OR & WA)
Najib Nazhat
Greater Puget Sound, WA
Jordan Robinson
Yamhill County, OR
Jessica Ruehrwein
Boise, ID
Peter Vogelaar
Multicultural Community Services (OR &WA)
Shared Services
Ilias Alami
Director of Grants
Salah Ansary
Senior Director of Advocacy &
Government Affairs
Kristina Brown
Director of Project Management
Amy Converse
Director of Organizational Excellence
Joy Giovanini
Director of Donor Relations
Hannah Hand
Director of Human Resources Operations
Peter Harris
Director of Facilities
Dan Johnston
Director of Legal Affairs &
Risk Management
Vic Lin
Director of Financial
Planning & Analysis
Nina Maus
Corporate Controller
Matt Misterek
Director of Communications
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.