Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Concordia University Foundation is comprised of individuals with an affinity for and desire to serve the mission of Concordia University. Directors are elected by the Board to serve a three-year term of office and may serve up to three consecutive full terms, with approximately one-third of the board being elected each year. The board serves to supervise the overall business affairs of the Foundation and meets at various times throughout the year to inform, discuss, and strategize the goals and activities of the Foundation. The involvement of these individuals is invaluable to the work of the Foundation, and we thank them for their service.

Mr. George Thurston, Jr.
Chairman, Board of Directors
Executive Vice President and Director (Retired), North Pacific Group, Inc.
Portland, OR
Mr. Larry Wade
Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors
President, Software Assoc. of Oregon (Retired)
Portland, OR
Mr. Dennis Stoecklin
Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors
Chief Financial Officer, Concordia University
Portland, OR
Mr. Grieg Anderson
Treasurer, Oregon Synod-ELCA
Assistant to the Chairman/Assistant Treasurer (Retired), Portland General Holdings
Portland, OR
Mr. Alvin Berg
President and Owner, (Retired) Criticare Hospital Services, Inc.
Vancouver, WA
Mr. Rodney Boucher
CEO, President, Energy Connect, Inc.; CEO, President, Microfield Group, Inc.
San Jose, CA
Dr. Charles Brondos
Physician and Surgeon, Neurology Associates
Spokane, WA
Mr. Barry Caldwell
Sales Director, Asia Pacific Sales Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Co.
Bellevue, WA
Dr. Johnnie Driessner
Executive Director, Concordia University Foundation
Portland, OR
Mr. David Eash
Partner, Ewing, Anderson, P.S.
Spokane, WA
Dr. Gloria Edwards
President (Emeritus,) International Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Portola Valley, CA
Ms. Diane Gunning
Co-owner, T.& D. Investments
Spokane, WA
Dr. Robert Hilken
First Vice President, CFP, (Retired) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Portland, OR
Ms. Kathleen Hone
Secretary-Treasurer, Hone Company
Gardnerville, NV
Mr. Paul Kelly, Jr.
Of Counsel, Garvey Schubert Barer
Portland, OR
Mr. Douglas Kindred
Chief Executive Officer, Lyons Moving & Storage (Retired)
Hope, ID
Mr. Gerald Eugene Koll
Partner, Koll.Lenhoff-DIBroker
Lake Oswego, OR
Dr. Kenneth Lien
Senior Vice President, Benjamin Franklin Savings and Loan (Retired)
Beaverton, OR
Mr. Thomas Muhly
Financial Associate (Retired), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Sequim, WA
Dr. Charles Schlimpert
President, Concordia University
Portland, OR
Mr. Hide Tanigami
President and Chief Executive Officer, Marubun/Arrow USA, LLC
Los Altos, CA
Mr. Andrew White
Vice President, National Bark Sales
Boise, ID
Mr. Terry Wilson
Partner, Compass Commercial Real Estate Services
Portland, OR
Mr. Ray Guenther
Intel Corporation (retired)
Portland, OR

Past Board Members

Murray Bawden
Chairman, Howard S. Wright Construction Co.
Honolulu, HI
Constance (Connie) Brinkley
Director, Customer Operations, Verizon Northwest Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon
Reginald Eklund
President & CEO (Retired), NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc
Portland, Oregon
Dale Porath
Owner, Porath Architects
346 Low Oak Woods Road, Kiawah Island, SC
Daniel Lorenz
Law Offices of Daniel C. Lorenz
6733 SE Morrison, Portland, OR
John A. Schaller
President, Sierra National Capital Company
Tiburon, CA

Emeritus Board Members

Duane Bartsch
Foundation Director Emeritus, Concordia University Foundation
Portland, OR
Erhardt Weber
President Emeritus, Foundation Director Emeritus, Concordia University Foundation
Lake Oswego, OR
George White
Foundation Director Emeritus, Concordia University Foundation
Boise, ID