LIMM Board – 2015

LIMM is so thankful to have a wonderful Board of Directors. Below is a brief bio and picture of each Board member for 2015:

Rev. Alan Abel, M.D.

Former LCMS Missionary to the Philippines, Rostered LCMS Pastor and Physician

Deaconess Olga Preisz Groh

LCMS World Mission Missionary to Latin America and the Caribbean 2004-2011. Director of Care Ministry at Lutheran Urban Mission Agency (LUMA) and experienced CHE trainer.

Dr. John Lautenschlager

Former LCMS Missionary to Nigeria, physician for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and experienced CHE consultant and teacher

Harold A. Melser, FAHP

Former Director of Ministry Advancement for Lutheran Hour Ministries, Concordia University-Nebraska faculty member, Director of LCMS World Mission Support, Executive Director of Deaconess Health System Foundation

Rev. Larry Rockemann

Former Director of Placements and Dean of Students, Concordia Seminary, currently working with development and church relations at the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF)

Rev. Dr. Leopoldo Sanchez

Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies in The Werner R.H. and Elizabeth Ringger Krause Chair for Hispanic Ministries at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Sharon Thomas, RN

Nurse Liaison, Practice Velocity Urgent Care Solutions. Served on 14 mission trips in the past 5 years in Kenya, Madagascar, Indonesia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize and Mexico.

Dr. David Wesche, M.D.

Former LCMS Missionary to Papua New Guinea, pharmacology researcher and malaria expert, currently working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Executive Director

Marguerite (Rita) Nickel, BSN, MSed

Medical Missionary with LCMS World Mission in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, 1998-2009. Developed and implemented CHE Program in Kyrgyzstan 2002-2008. Teacher, trainer and CHE advisor on LCMS mission fields since 2005. CHE advisor/leader on three LCMS Mercy Medical Team CHE trips since 2011, with the fourth scheduled for October, 2014