Contacts




Name	Position	Phone
Becky Brakke	Assembly Meeting Planner	214-363-0921
Rev. Dr. Kevin S. Kanouse	President of the Synod
Kenn Mingus
Rev. Dr. Kevin S. Kanouse	Bishop of the Synod	214-637-6865 - Ext. 107
Hattie Hammer	The Mission Endowment Fund, NT-NL Synod	972-296-3703
Stephanie Varnum, AIM	Vice President of Synod
Rev. Vince Nelson
Rev. Dr. Stanley J. Meyer	Bishop Assistant, Leadership and DiscipleLife	214-637-6865 - Ext. 108
Rev. Norma Cooper	First Call Theological Director	972-659-1387
Michael Weir	Treasurer
Dan Whittington
Rev. Jane Mar	Bishop Assistant, Mobility and Congregational Care	214-637-6865 - Ext. 131
Rev. Russell Vardell	Parish Lay Academy Dean	214.821.5929
Dr. Ann Kirch	Secretary
Nona Preble	Waco Conference - LF
Rev. Stephen Kanouse	ELCA Director for Evangelical Mission (Deployed)	214-637-6865 - Ext. 111
Sharon Holmes	Chair - Congregational Life, Commission
Christian Marbach	Youth Rep/Male
Irma Bañales	Hispanic / Latino Coordinator Coordinadora de los Ministerios	214-637-6865 - Ext. 112
Niels Jorgen Bentsen	Central Texas Conference
Rev. Jamie Bruning	NT-NL Synod Youth Coordinator	214-637-6865 - Ext. 105
Rev. Phil Heinze	Great Fort Worth Conference
Tyna Oslie	Synod Administrator	214-637-6865 - Ext. 109
Althea Milton	Rolling Plains Conference
Judy Rommel	NT-NL Administrative Assistant	214-637-6865 - Ext. 110
Lynn Stedje	Panhandle Conference
Jesus Escamilla	Greater Forth Worth Conf.
Timothe Mast	South Dallas Conference
Joyce O'Connell	West Texas Conf.
Rev. Ernie Barr	Rolling Plains Conf.
Rev. Patricia Dietrich	Waco Conf.
Ed Edgren	North Central East – LM
Jean Irwin	Northeast Dallas – LF
Charles Shoul Jr.	East TX – North LA – LM
Rev. Scott Zimmerer	North Central West
Rev. Yvonne Kiebler	Panhandle
Miriah Sowders	LYO Representative

NT-NL Synod of the ELCA

1230 River Bend, Suite 105

Dallas, TX 75247-4912

Mailing Address: PO Box 560587

Dallas, TX 75356-0587

Voice: 214-637-6865

For After Hours Meetings Ext. 106

Fax: 214-637-4805

Synod Office

Northern Texas - Northern Louisiana Synod, ELCA

1230 River Bend #105 • Dallas, Texas, 75247

SynodOffice@ntnl.org • 214.637.NTNL (6865) • 214.637.4805 (Fax)

Executive & Staff

Rev. Dr. Kevin S. Kanouse

Rev. Dr. Stanley J. Meyer

Rev. Jane Mar

Rev. Stephen Kanouse

Irma Bañales

Rev. Jamie Bruning

Tyna Oslie

Judy Rommel

Adjunct Staff Part-time

Becky Brakke

Hattie Hammer

Rev. Norma Cooper

Rev. Russell Vardell

Sharon Holmes

Officers

Rev. Dr. Kevin S. Kanouse

Stephanie Varnum, AIM

Michael Weir

Dr. Ann Kirch

Other Council Members

Kenn Mingus

Rev. Vince Nelson

Dan Whittington

Nona Preble

Christian Marbach

Niels Jorgen Bentsen

Rev. Phil Heinze

Althea Milton

Lynn Stedje

Jesus Escamilla

Timothe Mast

Joyce O'Connell

Rev. Ernie Barr

Rev. Patricia Dietrich

Ed Edgren

Jean Irwin

Charles Shoul Jr.

Rev. Scott Zimmerer

Rev. Yvonne Kiebler

Miriah Sowders

ELCA Staff

Serving NT-NL

Pr. Herb Palmer

Region IV Deployed Staff

Pr. Carol Spencer

Associate Vice President

Mission Investment Fund

Hank Wellnitz

ELCA MIF

Church Building Consultant