Boards of Directors

Bethesda's Board of Directors

Members

A 17-member board of directors guides the future of Bethesda and establishes its policies.

Meetings

The board meets quarterly (February, May, August and November), and the four-member executive committee meets four times a year to carry on business in-between board meetings.

Elections

Members of the corporation elect the board. Corporate membership is open to adults who belong to congregations affiliated with the Missouri Synod, Wisconsin Synod or Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Members of other Lutheran church bodies may become Friends of Bethesda. This entitles them to a non-voting voice at the annual meeting.

Balloting for board positions is done by mail prior to the annual meeting in November. Four Missouri Synod board members serve at large. All others are elected from geographic regions.

The Foundation Board of Directors

The Bethesda Lutheran Home Foundation, Inc. was established in 1979 and acts as an endowment to provide for the long-term future of Bethesda's mission and ministry.

Members

The Foundation Board is managed by a volunteer board of up to 23 members. The members of the board are chosen because of their dedication and commitment to our ministry and their financial, investment and business expertise.

Responsibilities

The Foundation Board manages and invests endowment funds, Unitrusts, Annuity Trusts, Pooled Income Funds and Discretionary Trusts exclusively for the benefit of Bethesda and our commitment to caring for people with developmental disabilities. By building the assets of the Foundation, we ensure future security for the people we serve . . . regardless of government or economic changes. [Help Support the Foundation]

Board member information

BBOD = Bethesda's Board of Directors
FBOD = The Foundation Board of Directors

Name	Board served	First year on board	Location
Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer	BBOD	2005	Ann Arbor, Mich.
Rev. Dr. Alan H. Bachert	BBOD	2005	Chesterfield, Mo.
Quinten Buechner	FBOD	2006	Cumberland, Wis.
Dr. Roger L. Burtner	BBOD	2006	Fullerton, Calif.
Dr. F. Paul Carlson	BBOD	2006	Olympia, Wash.
David C. Cook	BBOD	2006	Littleton, Colo.
Merle Freitag	FBOD	2010	Wildwood, MO
James R. Huebner	FBOD	2006	Mesa, Ariz.
Lowell W. Johnson	BBOD	2006	Youngstown, Ohio
David M. Kahle	FBOD	2006	Austin, Texas
Ed LeFevre BBOD Chairman	Both	1998	Peoria, Ill.
Helen Mayer BBOD Secretary	Both	1999	Cutler, Ill.
Frederick D. Mundt	FBOD	2006	Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Daniel Neumann	BBOD	2001	Hartland, Wis.
William H. Niksch BBOD Treasurer	Both	2001	Houston, Texas
John H. Oswald	FBOD	2006	Brookfield, Wis.
Judith Preuss, Ph.D. FBOD Secretary	FBOD	1994	Seward, Neb.
Kent A. Raabe	FBOD	2007	Brookfield, Wis.
Arvid W. Schwartz	BBOD	2003	Green Isle, Minn.
Norman Sell	BBOD	2011	St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. David Thomas	BBOD	2005	Chesterfield, Mo.
Rev. Walter C Tietjen	BBOD	2010	Elk Grove, Cal.
Robert G. Ulmer	BBOD	2010	Olathe, Ks.
K. Allan Voss	FBOD	2006	Sheboygan, Wis.
Darryl W. Winston	BBOD	2001	Milwaukee, Wis.
Eugene Witt	FBOD	2010	Milwaukee, Wis.
Roger H. Wolff	BBOD	2005	Lake Geneva, Wis.
John C. Zimdars, Jr.	FBOD	2007	Madison, Wis.