Alicia Hinton

About

Alicia “Lee” Hinton serves as administrative coordinator for LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces (MAF). In this role, she supports LCMS chaplains and military personnel by coordinating training events; distributing religious materials; and managing programs such as Ministry-by-Mail, Adopt-A-Chap and Operation Barnabas. She also assists LCMS pastors seeking chaplaincy roles in the military, Civil Air Patrol, Coast Guard Auxiliary or Department of Veterans Affairs by guiding them through the ecclesiastical endorsement process.

Hinton joined MAF in March 2019 after a 20-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where she retired as a master sergeant. She served as a weather forecaster across multiple commands and concluded her service as the manager of Weather Policy and Standardization at Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. During her service, she deployed six times in support of major operations at locations in Kosovo, Spain, Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar and Turkey.

She holds a B.S. in Management/Human Resources from Park University and an MBA from Columbia College. Originally from Staten Island, N.Y., Hinton is married to her high school sweetheart, Thomas. They have three children and are active members of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Ill.