Leader	City	State	Synod	Title
Mark Youngblood*	Tulsa	OK	Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod	Ambassador
Herb Hergott*	Berthoud	CO	Rocky Mountain Synod	Ambassador
Joe Ebert	Thousand Oaks	CA	Southwest California Synod	Ambassador
Adam Baroni	Pembroke Pines	FL	Florida-Bahamas	Ambassador
Robert Manger	Kathleen	GA	Southeastern Synod	Ambassador
Jim Rathe*	Tripoli	IA	Northeastern Iowa Synod	Ambassador
Dennis Wohlers	West Burlington	IA	Southeastern Iowa	Ambassador
Greg Ploeger*	Ankeny	IA	Southeastern Iowa	Ambassador
Mark Juhl	Remsen	IA	Western Iowa	Ambassador
Pete Hinrich*	Clifton	IL	Central/Southern Illinois Synod	Ambassador
Ken Moats	Barnesville	MN	Northwestern Minnesota	Ambassador
Lon Buss	Leesburg	FL	Florida-Bahamas	Ambassador
Joshua Forde	Boynton Beach	FL	Florida-Bahamas	Ambassador
Mark Swanson	Becker	MN	Southwestern MN Synod	Ambassador
Jan Nelson*	Redwood Falls	MN	Southwestern MN Synod	Ambassador and President of the SW Minnesota LMM
Lon Buss	Rochester	MN	Southwestern MN Synod	Ambassador
Tim Schroeder*	St. Paul	MN	Minneapolis and St. Paul Synods	Ambassador
Steve Brown	Elkhorn	NE	Nebraska Synod	Ambassador
Don Schwartz	Herndersonville	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Jack Weller	Shelby	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Terry Edwards*	Lincolnton	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador & NC LMM Ministry Coordinator
Dwayne Graham	Gastonia	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Rich Mahler	Washington	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Dave Linker	Salisbury	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
John Barger	Hickory	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Joel Heavner	Lincolnton	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Charles Jenkins	Vale	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
White Iddings	Hickory	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Todd Burns	Fayetteville	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Roger Lyman	Matthews	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Ken Ring	Flat Rock	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Russ McKittrick	Charlotte	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Geo. Gardner, Jr.	Lincolnton	NC	North Carolina Synod	Ambassador
David Beaver	Lincolnton	NC	North Carolina Synod	Hendersonville
David Drumm	Gahanna	OH	Southern Ohio Synod	Ambassador and President of Southern Ohio Synod LMM
George Freestone*	Wyomissing	PA	Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Ambassador
Jason Adams	Las Vegas	NV	Grand Canyon	Ambassador
Vic Williams*	Reno	NV	Sierra Pacific	Ambassador
Matthew Love	Aptos	CA	Sierra Pacific	Ambassador
Alan Socha	Mauldin	SC	South Carolina Synod	Ambassador
Tom Ramsey	Simpsonville	SC	South Carolina Synod	Executive Director of SC Synod LMM
Philippe Cote	Columbia	SC	South Carolina Synod	Treasurer of SC Synod LMM
Gene Holiman	Austin	TX	SW Texas Synod	Ambassador
Randy Bratsven*	Houston	TX	Texas-Louisianna Gulf Coast	Ambassador
David Umlang	San Antonio	TX	Southwest Texas Synod	Ambassador
Jay Wenger*	San Antonio	TX	Southwest Texas Synod	Ambassador
Dennis Hickey	San Antonio	TX	Southwest Texas Synod	President Southwest TX LMM
Dave Newman*	San Antonio	TX	Southwest Texas Synod	Ambassador
Ronnie Sanford	Victoria	TX	Southwest Texas Synod	Ambassador
Rich White	South Riding	VA	Metropolitan Washington, DC	Ambassador
John Lasher	Waynesboro	VA	Virginia Synod	Ambassador
Hank Mays	Puyallup	WA	Southwestern Washington	Ambassador
Paul Beckman*	Madison	WI	South-Central Synod of Wisconsin	Ambassador
Andrew Moscinski	Appleton	WI	East-Central Synod of WI	Ambassador
Jeff Kuchenbecker	Fish Creek	WI	East Central Wisconsin Synod	Ambassador
Jim Schieble	Columbus	WI	South-Central Synod of WI	Ambassador
Chuck Dube	Woodruff	WI	Northern Great Lakes	Ambassador

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Synods are 65 geographic organizations encompassing the entire United States and headed by elected Bishops called to do God’s work through the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).

Ambassadors are volunteers from across the nation who forward quarterly Ambassador-Grams to those on their contact lists that may be interested in Lutheran Men in Mission updates. They also potentially develop contacts within their Synod office; requesting that LMM information gets posted and stays current on synod webpages. If you would like to volunteer as an Ambassador (or find out more about the position), contact LMM Director of Communications and Networking

NetCasters are Ambassadors who have volunteered for extra duties. They search for existing men’s ministry groups and establish contacts within them. These groups are then linked to the helpful programs and initiatives offered by LMM. NetCasters work closely with Synod offices across the country for their assistance in establishing contact with congregations. Subsequently, NetCasters also frequently serves as a regional point of contact for these congregational contacts.

Presidents are elected leaders of their respective Synodical or Congregational Lutheran Men in Mission chapters. All would welcome your questions, interest, and involvement. If you are aware of additional LMM Synod leaders that are not listed here, please forward that information to LMM Director of Communications and Networking

Ambassador-Grams help Ambassadors and Partners of Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM) effectively share consistent information with contacts in their network. These periodic communications, typically quarterly, will feature LMM resources and upcoming events to help individuals and congregations with their ministry to men. It is LMM’s hope that this information will help equip men to be bold, daring followers of
Christ.

Current and archived editions of Ambassador-Grams are listed below: