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.