Mission Advancement Staff Directory
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Our Commitment to Donors
General Contact Information
Departments
Coordination & Accountability
Shane Smithson
Interim Executive Director — LCMS Mission Advancement
Director — Member Engagement
- Contact:
314-974-8508 (mobile)
314-996-1693 (office)
shane.smithson@lcms.org
Mark D. Hofman, B.S. Ed., MBA
Consulting Director, Strategy and Analytics
- Contact:
314-996-1315
mark.hofman@lcms.org
Laura Bucy
Executive Administrative Assistant
- Contact:
314-996-1325
laura.bucy@lcms.org
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Member Engagement
Gift Receipting, Records-Keeping and Database Management
Ann Lowery
Manager — Data Integrity: CRM Database
Jenna Koch
Gift Receipting Coordinator
Pam Hassler
CRM Database Administrator
Kate Ellis
Contributor Information Coordinator
- Contact:
314-996-1680
kate.ellis@lcms.org
Julie Branson
Manager — Gift Processing & Telecare
- Contact:
314-996-1665
julie.branson@lcms.org
Linda Thomas
Telecare Representative
Joan Clifton
Telecare Representative
Sandra Hood
Telecare Representative
Beverly Clancy
Telecare Representative
Ginger Reese
Gift Processing Specialist
- Contact:
314-996-1640
ginger.reese@lcms.org
Brooke Sparks
Gift Processing Specialist
- Contact:
314-996-1614
brooke.sparks@lcms.org
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Transformative Giving
Mission Advocates, Grants, Foundations, and District/Congregation Relations
John Lewis
Senior Mission Advocate
- Regions: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Florida
- Contact:
734-646-0122
john.lewis@lcms.org
David Fiala
Mission Advocate
- Regions: Wisconsin and Minnesota
- Contact:
314-278-9750
david.fiala@lcms.org
Joe Deverian
Mission Advocate
- Region: Arizona, California, and Nevada
- Contact:
562-383-8454
joe.deverian@lcms.org
Frank Kremer
Mission Advocate
- Regions: Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri
- Contact:
314-644-8668
frank.kremer@lcms.org
Krista Young
Mission Advocate
- Regions: North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware
- Contact:
314-745-2381
krista.young@lcms.org
Michael Fischer, CFRE, CDE, M.Ed.
Manager, Gift Planning Advocate
- Contact:
480-313-5251
michael.fischer@lcms.org
Josh Douglas
Gift Planning Advocate
- Contact:
262-995-4511
josh.douglas@lcms.org
Zach Schnare
Mission Advocate
- Regions: Illinois and Iowa
- Contact:
618-973-2426
zach.schnare@lcms.org
Mary Hamilton
Coordinator — Grants and Foundations
- Contact:
314-996-1310
mary.hamilton@lcms.org
Ella Duffy
Coordinator — Grant Writing
- Contact:
314-996-1332
ella.duffy@lcms.org
Tricia Furman
Specialist — Information and Donor Care
- Contact:
314-996-1661
tricia.furman@lcms.org
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Campaigns and Special Initiatives
Martha (Mitkos) Dahlke
Director — Campaigns and Special Initiatives & Mission Advocate
- Regions: Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Western Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
- Contact:
314-996-1322 (office)
618-520-5445 (mobile)
martha.dahlke@lcms.org
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Information Analysis and Advocate Support
Cindy Schwegmann
Specialist — Information Analysis
- Contact:
888-930-4438
cindy.schwegmann@lcms.org
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Missionary Network Care & Support
Chandra Thurman, MBA
Director — Missionary Network Care & Support
- Contact:
314-996-1053
chandra.thurman@lcms.org
Edie Honaker
Coordinator — Missionary Network Care & Support
- Contact:
314-996-1323
edie.honaker@lcms.org
Gary Thies
Missionary and Support Advocate/Mission Development Counselor — Specialist advocate for missionaries and mission projects through Mission Central in Mapleton, Iowa
- Regions: Nebraska & Iowa-West Districts
- Contact:
712-251-1264
gary.thies@lcms.org
Rev. Steve Schulz
Onsite Host and Pastoral Advisor — Mission Central in Mapleton, Iowa
- Regions: Nebraska & Iowa-West Districts
- Contact:
712-882-1029
steve.schulz@lcms.org
Sonya Sexton
Administrative Assistant — Mission Central in Mapleton, Iowa
- Contact:
712-882-1029
sonya.sexton@lcms.org
Mission Central is a partnership of the LCMS, the LCMS Iowa District West and the LCMS Nebraska District. It operates under the tax-exempt status given to the LCMS by the IRS and is a budgeted, integral part of the LCMS Mission Advancement unit.
Michelle Beckmann
Membership Coordinator — Mission Senders (Individuals and families giving or pledging financial support for official LCMS missionaries)
- Contact:
888-930-4438, ext. 1047
314-996-1047
michelle.beckmann@lcms.org
Julie Loehring
Membership Coordinator — Together In Mission (LCMS congregations and organizations giving or pledging financial support for official LCMS missionaries)
- Contact:
888-930-4438, ext. 1651
314-996-1651
julie.loehring@lcms.org
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