Chair

Kurt Buchholz of Glen Arm, Maryland
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2014
Married and the father of two, Buchholz is a graduate of Concordia University Irvine and Concordia University St. Paul. Last year he was named vice president of special initiatives for Lutheran World Relief and previously had been a senior executive for LCMS World Mission. Formerly he was a missionary in Taiwan. He represented LCMS World Mission on a standing committee of the LLL board and has board experience with Lutheran Society of Missiology and also Lutherans in Medical Mission.

Vice Chair

Philip Krauss II of Westland, Michigan
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2013
Married and the father of two, Krauss earned degrees from Adrian College (Adrian, Mich.) and Marygrove College (Detroit). He is program developer at Marygrove College where he had been director of enrollment. Krauss also was a bank loan representative. He has experience administratively in finance, recruitment, counseling, and admissions. Krauss was an LLL regional governor and committee chair and held several posts such as district chair and board secretary. Now he is an Ambassador and Men's NetWork group leader.

Secretary

Janice Wendorf of Grafton, Wisconsin
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2014
Completing her final term as LWML president last year, Wendorf is married (mother of three) and has attended LLL conventions. She is a graduate of Concordia Teacher's College, River Forest, Ill. (now Concordia University Chicago). Besides positions in the LWML, Wendorf was on the board of regents at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., and an advisory member to the LCMS Board for Mission Services. She has been featured on radio station KFUO, Clayton, Mo., and has volunteered for several societies.

Treasurer

Michael E. Brown of Westminster, Colorado
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2015
Brown was educated at American National College (Denver) in business administration and worked more than 35 years for General Electric, retiring as operations manager. Married (father of two), he currently serves the LLL as regional governor, zone Ambassador coordinator, and local Ambassador. Several district officer and zone positions are to Brown's credit, including president. He has chaired various boards in his congregation and was honored with several awards by GE. He chaired ROC planning in Colorado Springs in 2011.

Directors

Londa Borer-Skov of Sacramento, California
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2013
Borer-Skov earned degrees from Concordia College, Seward, Neb., and Wayne State University (Detroit). She was employed by California State University in Sacramento as a chemistry professor, retiring in 2008. Married, Borer-Skov served on the Foundation Board at Concordia University Irvine and is very active as a leader in the LWML. Named educator of the year by Concordia University Seward in 2000, she was on LHM tours to five countries. She also spent six weeks on a mission trip to Brazil.

Jack Ficken of Fairview, Tennessee
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2015
Ficken (married, father of two) has been a financial associate with Thrivent since 1995. He earned his degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and was executive vice president of a non-profit association. He concentrated on strategic planning, budget, and membership growth. Currently Ficken is an LLL district president and local Ambassador and is on the board of an LCMS district. He received numerous industry and Thrivent awards for sales and service. He belongs to his area Chamber of Commerce.

Richard Gast of Mission Viejo, California
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2014
Gast is president of Richard Gast & Associates LTD., Irvine, Calif., and is married (father of three). His degree is in business administration (attended the University of Wisconsin and Madison Business College, Madison). For 22 years he has co-chaired the Petal Pushers associated with the Lutheran Hour Float Committee of which he is general chair. He was a member-at-large for the Int'l LLL. Among honors is the 1997 Aquila Award from Concordia Publishing House as volunteer of the year.

Phillip Gnadt of Hickory, North Carolina
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2013
Gnadt is an LLL district president and has been active in his local club, plus as district communication coordinator, treasurer, and vice president. Married (father of two), he obtained his education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He owns and presides over Paper & Cyber Graphics, LLC, and has experience in national sales, training, manufacturing, teaching, and data services. Gnadt belongs to his local Chamber of Commerce and a home builders' association. He chaired several efforts in his congregation.

Phillip Johnson of Maplewood, Minnesota
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2014
Johnson was a post-Columbine outreach event coordinator. He earned his degree from Regis University in Denver. He also had attended Concordia University St. Paul, where he now serves as the director of Christian outreach, program coordinator. He has experience in Christian outreach via other congregational work in Nebraska and Colorado. In 2006 he was honored with the Master DCO Award from Lutheran Education Association. Married and the father of four, Johnson is vice-chair of the Lutheran Society for Missiology.

Kay Meyer of St. Louis, Missouri
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2015
Meyer is founder, president, and radio program host for Family Shield Ministries. Her degrees came from Harris-Stowe University (St. Louis) and Webster University (Webster Groves, Mo.) with an emphasis on media communications. Meyer had been involved with the Dakota Boys Ranch and Voelkerding Village and was executive director of the National Lutheran Parent Teachers League. Married, she was mother to three and stays busy with various local and district church events. She is the author of several print resources.

Andreas Schwabe of Edmonton, Alberta
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2014
Schwabe attended Concordia University College of Alberta and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology with a major in English. Since 2008 he has been aide to the president of Concordia College of Alberta with special emphasis on public relations. Married, and a former reporter, instructor, and radio producer, Schwabe is active in his congregation as an elder and communion assistant. He has produced radio albums, done freelance productions, and is a frequent commentator and guest on local and regional radio programs.

Weldon Schwiebert of Westland, Michigan
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2015
A graduate of Weaver Airline Training School (Kansas City, Mo.), Schwiebert is married and has been a customer service agent with U.S. Airways in Detroit. He is a former LLL governor, district president, and committee chairman. Locally he has been Lutheran Brotherhood branch president and chair of the board for Lutheran Homes of Michigan. He presides over a Thrivent chapter. Currently Schwiebert is on his congregation's finance board and is involved with stewardship. He is a Church Extension Fund representative.

Richard Sindlinger of York, Pennsylvania
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2013
Retired with the International Union of United Auto Workers, Sindlinger previously was a die maker and a missionary in Liberia. Married and the father of two, he was an LLL district president and chaired the LLL presidents' meeting. Sindlinger has been a congregational Ambassador since 1970 and an Ambassador coordinator since 2005. He served the local congregation in various posts, including president and deacon. He volunteered with an LLL work team in response to rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

William Snow of Watertown, South Dakota
Elected: 2012
Term Expires: 2013
Snow has an earned degree in mathematics from South Dakota State College, Brookings, S.D., and is married (father of five). He worked his way to operations auditor of Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, being with the company since 1960. He serves the LLL as regional governor and had been a district president and vice president. Locally Snow held several offices including congregational chair, elder, and treasurer. He was honored by the local Cosmopolitan Club as member of the year.