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
Eleasa
Allen
0000-00-00
Alan
Beaver
2009-01-01
Ben
Beaver
2010-01-01
Miji
Bell
2010-01-01
Fred
Black
2010-01-01
Bishop
Leonard
Bolick
2009-01-01
Bachman
Brown, Jr.
0000-01-01
Ms.
Kathy
Carr
2011-01-01
Paige
Coulter
2011-01-01
Tim
Deal
2010-01-01
The Rev.
Stephen
Gerhard
2009-01-01
*Diana
Haywood
2012-01-01
The Rev.
Lori
Hefner
2009-01-01
David
Hinshaw
2012-01-01
The Rev.
Sara
Ilderton
2010-01-01
Sarah
Ingle
2011-01-01
Dr.
Michael
Kestner
2010-01-01
The Rev.
John E.
Mack, Jr.
2011-01-01
Vicki
McCombs
2009-01-01
The Rev.
William
Mitcham
2009-01-01
Ms.
Elizabeth
Norris
2009-01-01
The Rev.
Marty
Ramey
2010-01-01
The Rev.
Michael
Riley
2011-01-01
The Rev.
Ronald
Rinn
2011-01-01
Becky
Sigmon
2011-01-01
JoAnn
Spees
2011-01-01
Linda
Warren
2009-01-01
The Rev. Dr.
Gary
Weant
2010-01-01
Harold
Yost, Sr.
2009-01-01
The Rev.
Charles
Zimmerman
2009-01-01
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.