Volunteers

Board of Regents

• Chairman: Ryan P. Ermeling ’97, Founder of College Athletics Video Streaming Provider
• Vice Chairman: David J. Hemker, Ph.D., Senior VP/ Chief Technology Officer, Lam Research Corporation (Ret.)
• Secretary: Anthony Harnack, Wellington Foods Incorporated
• Jeffrey Beavers '89, Ed.D. '23 Teacher/Executive Director, Crean Lutheran High School, Irvine, CA
• Jason J. Bredeson, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sacramento, CA
• Neil Cowen, Senior Management in Biotech Industry
• Matthew Flandermeyer, Business Owner
• Michael E. Gibson, President, Pacific Southwest District, LCMS
• Laura G. Hemminger, Director, Y4Life, Lutherans for Life
• Scott Klemsz, Pastor, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Salinas, CA
• Glenn Lucas, Senior Pastor, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and School, Lake Forest, CA
• Michael McThrow, AI researcher, Fujitsu Research of America
• Paula Meyer ’80, Attorney, President, Paula E. Meyer & Associates
• Craig Olson, Retired CEO/CFO, International Bakery Supplier
• Xavria Schwarz '96 Principal, Christ Lutheran Church and School, La Mesa, CA
• Mary Scott, Chief Executive Office, Orange Lutheran High School
• Mike Von Behren, Advisory, President, northwest District, LCMS
• Rachel Klitzing, MAEd '98, Advisory, Executive Director of School Ministries, Pacific Southwest District LCMS
• Michael Lange, Advisory, President, California-Nevada-Hawaii District, LCMS
• David Leichtfuss, Ex Officio, Chairman, Concordia Foundation Board of Trustees
• James Maxwell '05, Advisory, President, Rocky Mountain District, LCMS
• Michael Thomas, Ex Officio, CUI President

Board of Trustees

• Chairman: David Leichtfuss, President, Braodview mortgage (Ret.)
• Vice Chairman: Chris Pond '04, Director of Sales Planning & Analytics, Allergan
• Secretary: Cheryl M. Keithly, Business Owner, Keithly Williams Seeds
• Treasurer: Paul A. Schroeder, Owner, Schroeder Management Company
• Paul Belden, Investment Executive, WLA Investments, Inc.
• Ronn C. Cornelius, Managing Partner at Montauk TriGuard Funds
• Garth K. Flint, Partner, Founder, Beacon Pointe Advisors
• Ramsey Israwi, Executive, Thrivent Financial
• Cathy Joeckel, Manager, Oil & Gas Entities
• Sarah Johnson ’91, former educator
• Ron Levesque, Executive Vice President, Tha;es-Raytheon Systems Company (Ret.)
• Leann Luchinger, M.A. '13, Communications Director (ret.), Christian author
• Dianne Schautschick, Educator (Ret.)
• E. Steven Sonnenberg, Business Owner, Sonn Associates
• Donna Thiessen, Human Resources Consultant
• James N. Vitale '92, Systems Manager, TGS Management Company
• Pamela Frese Wade '82, M.A. '95, Business Executive, Pamela Wade Consulting
• Pam Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. (Ret.)
• Tim Jaeger, Ex Officio, Concordia Vice President for University Advancement
• Michael A. Thomas, Ex Officio, Concordia University Irvine President
• Bryan Valentini '99, Ex Officio, Concordia Alumni Association President

Alumni Board of Directors

• President:  Bryan Valentini '99
• Vice President:  James Morrison, MBA '17
• Secretary: Brian Moore, MBA '12
• Henry Alonzo, MBA '09
• Sarah Anderson '15, MAOL '20 (Staff Representative)
• Natalie Annunziato '25 (ASCUI President)
• Jared Arteaga '16
• Kaylee de la Motte '22
• Daniel Jenkins '06
• Kelley Lawson '04, MA '08
• Sandra Mercier '93, MAEd '06 (Faculty Representative)
• Amy Neben '02, M.Ed. '07
• Raquel Porter '18
• Meredith Scarpato, MBA '19
• Elizabeth Thomas, MAEd. '19, Ed.D. '23
• Jerry Thor, MCAA '16
• Cheryl Todd, MA '18
• Brittany Torres, ABSN '25 (Nursing Representative)
• Savanna Winchel '22
• Michael Zangl, MCAA '15, MSCE '19
• Tamara Sauer '02, Mail '18, Ex Officio, Staff
• Matt Wingert, Ex Officio, Staff