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

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

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.