BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marlis Norton
Board of Directors
Board Member | Chair
Dr. Johnnie Driessner
Board of Directors
Board Member | Vice Chair
Rev. Dr. Wayne Braun
Board of Directors
Board Member | Secretary
Ed Lamb
Board of Directors
Board Member | Treasurer
Deaconess Sonja Baumeister
Board of Directors
Board Member
Robin Domeier
Board of Directors
Board Member
Rev. Dr. Peter Meier
Board of Directors
Board Member
Rev. Dr. Paul Mueller
Board of Directors
Board Member
Nickie Wilson
Board of Directors
Board Member
ABOUT MARLIS NORTON
Previously worked in Information Technology project management in the marketing and media arenas; retired and serving in numerous capacities at church and elsewhere.
ABOUT NICKIE WILSON
USAF Lieutenant Colonel, retired; varied international and domestic mission experience.
ABOUT DR. WAYNE BRAUN
After 38 years in full-time pastoral ministry, including time as a missionary in Germany, Dr. Braun has retired to Denton, TX.
ABOUT ED LAMB
Retired IT Executive. Currently an Executive Advisor/Life Coach and Owner of Fruitful Connections. Board Secretary at Christ Greenfield Church in Gilbert, AZ.
ABOUT DR. PETER MEIER
Serves the Florida-Georgia District, LCMS, as Executive Director of Missions and Outreach. Prior to the FLGA District, Peter served as Executive Director of the Center for United States Missions, Concordia University Irvine from 2013 to 2019. He is a Senior Master Trainer for Dynamic Church Planting International, Oceanside, CA. Peter is a Director on the Mission Haiti Board and serves as Chairman of the Board of Project Video, which proclaims the Gospel through locally produced video in Southeast Asia. Peter served the Minnesota South District, LCMS, as Executive Assistant to the President (2005-2006), and Assistant to the President for Missions (2005-2013). He served as Senior Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church and School in Mayer, MN from 1982-2005.
ABOUT DR. PAUL MUELLER
Now retired, served as the Executive Director of the Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership and Director of the Mission Training Center, Concordia University, Portland; Regional Director – Africa and Evangelistic Missionary in Liberia for LCMS World Mission; and full professor teaching mission and outreach courses at Concordia in St. Paul, MN and Portland, OR. He is the secretary for the North American Mission Executives group.
ABOUT DR. JOHNNIE DRIESSNER
Doctoral Faculty and Dissertation Chair (Part-Time), University of Phoenix; previously served in a variety of faculty and administrative posts at Concordia University Portland, including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and Interim President; previously deployed to the Concordia University Educational Network (CUEnet) as Director of Academic Programming.
ABOUT DEA. SONJA BAUMEISTER
Program Coordinator for Mission Training Center which helps lay leaders learn to engage in God’s mission in their own communities.
ABOUT ROBIN DOMEIER
Owner and operator of Nibbles Personal Chef and an associate with Project Outpour, a mobile-shower service for the homeless.; former journalist, and a student with the Lutheran Diaconal Association.
ABOUT DR. MARIN CERCHEZ
Pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC; former LCMS U @ GVSU Director; former Ratio Christi Michigan Area Director, former LWML Grand Rapids Zone Pastoral Counselor; born under the Soviets (Moldavia), grew up as an atheist and worked as a medical doctor and a university professor in Moldova; became a Christian in the 1990s.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICES STAFF
Rev. Dr. Rich Rudowske
Executive
Executive Director + CEO
Paul Federwitz
Field Programs
Director for Field Programs
Seth Hinz
Marketing
Director for Brand + Marketing
Rev. Dr. Tilahun Mendedo
Executive
Associate Executive Director
Alyssa Petty
Development
Director for Development
Angela Tayloe
Operations
Director of Operations + CFO
Jessica Albers
Marketing
Social Media + Content Coordinator
Charlotte Brandt
Operations
Gift Records Coordinator
Sarah Esala
Field Programs
Regional Director | Southern & East Africa + Pacific
Ali Federwitz
Member Care
Member Care Coordinator
Rev. David Federwitz
Field Programs
Regional Director | West Africa
Valerie Federwitz
Member Care
Nutrition & Wellness Consultant
Katie Hogan
Field Programs
Program Data Coordinator
Calvin Inman
Operations
IT Coordinator
Jill Inman
Marketing
Marketing Assistant
Matt Kistler
Operations
Senior Measurement & Evaluation Analyst
Kathy Knipmeyer
Operations
Gift Records
Jennifer Kunkel
Executive
Executive Assistant
Stephanie Luetjen
Operations
Accounting Assistant
Andrea Mitchell
Development | Field Programs
Administrative Assistant
Janine Pluger
Field Programs
Ethiopia Programs Data Coordinator
Molly Poppe
Marketing
Creative Content Writer
Sarah Rudowske
Marketing
Creative Coordinator
Melissa Schweigert
Operations
Human Resources Manager
Audrey Seider
Development
Systems Support Assistant
Eshinee Veith
Operations
Innovation Manager