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Our Leadership

The Foundation executive leadership team is grateful for, and dedicated to, the opportunity to serve our Lord and Savior through the support provided to the Church by the Foundation. Learn more about executive leadership team below.

Our Board of Trustees

In addition to our leadership staff, the Foundation is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees. The Board meets quarterly with staff to ensure the Foundation is following its mission, effectively stewarding its resources and overall serving His people and church as effectively as possible. Learn more about our Board of Directors below.

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David Fiedler

President

Dave has worked at the national headquarters of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1995. Prior to his current role as President of the LCMS Foundation, a position he assumed in 2013, he was the Executive Director of the LCMS General Services Department from 2005-2013. From 1997-2005, he held positions in the LCMS Human Resources Department. Dave started his career at the organization as a major gifts officer, helping donors identify opportunities to support the work of LCMS World Mission.

Dave has a bachelor’s degree in German and political science, and a master’s degree in business. He has attended trust schools offered by Cannon Financial and held SPHR certification through the Society for Human Resources Management.

Dave is also the author of four books and a frequent public speaker. He has written for a number of newspapers and magazines including HR Magazine, Workforce and Human Resource Executive. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal online edition and has been carried by the Associated Press and the New York Times Syndicate.

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Rev. Philip Krupski

Senior Vice President for Gift Planning Services

Rev. Philip Krupski serves as Senior Vice President of Gift Planning Services for the LCMS Foundation. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading the deployed gift planning team across the Synod in assisting God’s faithful stewards in planning their gifts to show love to family and to support ministry. He also looks to create and support relationships with ministries across the Synod, assisting them in discovering opportunity to plan for solid, future, ministry support through gift planning.

Phil has served the Church his whole life. Being raised in a pastor’s family, he attended Concordia University, Ann Arbor, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne. For more than 26 years he served three congregations as pastor; he served at First Lutheran in Kingsley, Iowa, St. John’s in Peru, Indiana and St. John in Indianapolis, Indiana. Twenty-four of those years of ministry were in parishes with Lutheran Schools. Before accepting his current role at the Foundation, Phil served as a gift planning counselor in the Indiana District.

Phil and his wife Maridee have three daughters: Bethany Krupski (Milwaukee, WI), Rebekah Krupski (Cleveland, OH) and Katherine Krupski (Indianapolis, IN).

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Tina Clasquin

Senior Vice President for Legal and Data Management

Tina Clasquin serves as Senior Vice President, Legal/Data Management. She began her career at the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod headquarters in June 1986 with the Lutheran Church Extension Fund. In March 1999, Tina was called to serve as a trust administrator for the LCMS Foundation, supporting the donors, beneficiaries, congregations and ministries on gifts and investments under management. In her current role, Tina is responsible for managing the data across two databases and facilitates both internal and external reporting.  She also oversees the Legal Review teams within the organization.

Tina earned her associate degree in accounting from Southwestern Illinois College, and then a bachelor's degree in business and a Master of Business Administration degree from Fontbonne University. Tina holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation from the state of Missouri and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA).

Tina and her husband, Todd, have two grown children and they are members of The Way Lutheran Church in Columbia, Illinois. She serves her congregation in many volunteer capacities but especially enjoys singing for Sunday worship. She enjoys spending time with her family and loves being a grandma.

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Mark Cannon

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration

Mark is Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for the LCMS Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2013, Mark worked in the corporate sector for 20 years, serving in a variety of financial reporting, management and analysis roles, primarily in the banking industry. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University and a master's in economics from Vanderbilt University.

Mark is responsible for the Investment, Finance and Administrative departments of the Foundation. He leads the Foundation’s Investment team, working closely with the Foundation’s investment committee, investment advisor and fund managers to oversee the Foundation’s $1.1 billion in assets.

Mark and his wife Cristyn are both from St. Louis, and have been married since 1996. They have three children and are active members at St. Paul’s in Des Peres, Missouri, where Mark has served on the church council and the building committee, and Cristyn works as a teacher. Mark has taught as an adjunct professor of finance and serves on the board of the Lutheran High School Association of St. Louis. He enjoys biking, golf and following sports of all kinds.

Our Board of Trustees

Mr. Russell Harms - Chairman
Former Group Chief Financial Officer (Retired)
Hospital Corporation of America
Brentwood, Tennessee

Rev. Dr. Ralph Blomenberg
Senior Pastor
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Seymour, Indiana

Mrs. Carol Hack Broome
Financial Advisor
Thrivent Financial
San Jose, California

Mr. Melvin Faulkner - Secretary
Executive Director 
Voice of Care
Huntley, Illinois

Mr. Dennis Fliehman
Former President/CEO (Retired)
Capital Region Community Foundation
Lansing, Michigan

Mr. Brian Fricke
SVP and Financial Advisor
Wealth Enhancement Group

New Symrna Beach, Florida

Ms. Kay Kreklau
Former Vice President (Retired)
KodaBank
Drayton, North Dakota

Mr. Kirk Mattes
Former Administrator Development (Retired)
Lutheran Senior Services
Saint Louis, Missouri

Mr. Gregory Miller - Vice Chairman
Estate Planning Strategist
Wells Fargo Advisors
Saint Louis, Missouri

Rev. Todd Riordan
Retired Parish Pastor
Columbus, Indiana

Rev. Kevin Robson
LCMS President’s Representative
St. Louis, Missouri

Mr. Timothy Sheldon
Former President – Caribbean and Latin America (Retired)
Marriott International
Moatsville, West Virginia

Mr. Nathan Haak - Ex-Officio Member
LCMS Chief Financial Officer
St. Louis, Missouri

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