The Synod Council is the board of directors of the synod and serves as its interim legislative authority between meetings of the synod assembly. Its members are elected for three-year terms by the voting members during the annual assembly. Nominations come from the 18 conferences and also at large.

If you would like to contact the Synod Council, e-mail Vice President Diana Haywood. She will forward your message to the council or the council member you specify. egadgh@northcarolina.edu

Synod Council members and terms are listed in the table below:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Term Ends
	Alan	Beaver	2009
	Ben	Beaver	2010
	Miji	Bell	2010
	Fred	Black	2010
Bishop	Leonard	Bolick	2009
	Bachman	Brown, Jr.
Ms.	Kathy	Carr	2011
	Paige	Coulter	2011
	Tim	Deal	2010
The Rev.	Stephen	Gerhard	2009
	*Diana	Haywood	2012
The Rev.	Lori	Hefner	2009
	Wendy	Hefner	2009
	David	Hinshaw	2012
The Rev.	Sara	Ilderton	2010
	Sarah	Ingle	2011
Dr.	Michael	Kestner	2010
The Rev.	John E.	Mack, Jr.	2011
	Vicki	McCombs	2009
The Rev.	William	Mitcham	2009
Ms.	Elizabeth	Norris	2009
The Rev.	Marty	Ramey	2010
The Rev.	Michael	Riley	2011
The Rev.	Ronald	Rinn	2011
	Becky	Sigmon	2011
	JoAnn	Spees	2011
	Linda	Warren	2009
The Rev. Dr.	Gary	Weant	2010
	Harold	Yost, Sr.	2009
The Rev.	Charles	Zimmerman	2009

Officers of the Synod

President of the Synod:
The Rev. Dr. Leonard Bolick,
Bishop of the N.C. Synod

Vice President of the Synod:
Diana Haywood
Diana is Director of Data Administration at University of North Carolina General Administration in Chapel Hill. She lives in Durham where she is a member of Church of the Abiding Savior Lutheran.

The vice president presides at Synod Council meetings. Elected in 2008, her term ends in 2012

Secretary of the Synod:
The Rev. Charles Zimmerman
Pastor Zimmerman serves First Lutheran Church-Greensboro. His term ends in 2009.

Treasurer of the Synod:
David Hinshaw
David Hinshaw, a member of Lutheran Church of the Epiphany in Winston-Salem, has been a Certified Public Accountant for 29 years. His term ends in 2012.