Members-Only
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries depends on the counsel of its board of directors for guidance in setting the long-term strategic direction of the agency as well as in connecting with the agency’s “moral owners,” the church in its many expressions. Members for 2008 are:

  • Emried D. Cole, Jr., Esq., Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Ms. Lynn Cromley, Upper Susquehanna Synod
  • Lawrence Delp, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Paul D. Horger, Esq., Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Peter L. Kern, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • The Rev. Dr. Philip D.W. Krey, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Anita Langford, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Bishop Emeritus A. Donald Main, Upper Susquehanna Synod
  • Erich March, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • The Rev. John Pearson, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • J. Douglas Price, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Ms. Cecile Reid, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Ms. Susan T. Schellenberg, Chair, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Jesse Weigel, M.D., Lower Susquehanna Synod

In addition, the Diakon Lutheran Fund board of directors oversees the agency's endowment fund and other investments, a significant portion of which generate income specifically to support services for children and families. Its members are:

  • Maurice H. Bobst, Jr., Chair, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Lawrence Delp, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Eddie L. Dunklebarger, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Holly A. Heintzelman, Esq., Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • D. Patrick Mazzola, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Kenneth G. Mertz II, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Dr. William Plavcan, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Ms. Carol Taylor, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Joe Wagman, Lower Susquehanna Synod




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