Board of Trustees
2026 – 2027
The Board of Trustees governs the Concordia University Foundation and provides guidance in the planning and implementation of all Foundation programs and activities. The board plays a major role in raising necessary resources to further the University’s mission and service to students.
Elected Members
- Chairman: Chris Pond ’04, Head of Channel Strategy & Loyalty, Alastin Skincare
- Paul Belden, Investment Executive, WLA Investments, Inc.
- Garth K. Flint, Partner/Founder, Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
- Ramsey Israwi, Executive, Thrivent Financial
- Cathy Joeckel, Manager, Oil & Gas Entities
- Sarah Johnson ’91, Educator (Ret.)
- Cheryl M. Keithly, Business Owner, Keithly Williams Seeds
- Ron Levesque, Executive Vice President, Thales-Raytheon Systems Company (Ret.)
- Leann Luchinger, MA ’14, Author
- Dianne Schautschick, Educator (Ret.)
- Paul A. Schroeder, Owner, Schroeder Management Company
- E. Steven Sonnenberg, Business Owner, Sonn Associates
- Donna Thiessen, Consultant
- James N. Vitale ’92, Systems Manager, TGS Management Company
- Pam Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. (Ret.)
Life Members
- Kim Alsop, Business Executive, Union Oil
- Michael D. Antonovich, County Supervisor, Los Angeles (Ret.)
- Londa L. Borer-Skov Ph.D., University Professor, California State University, Sacramento (Emeritus)
- Russell Campbell, Business Executive (Ret.)
- Ruth E. DeNault ’07, MBA ’09, President, DeNault’s True Value Hardware
- H.E. Durbin II ’93, Executive, Thrivent Financial
- David Leichtfuss, President, Broadview Mortgage (Ret.)
- Robert Odle, Business Owner, Real Estate Development (Ret.)
- Gregory E. Preuss, Business Executive, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- John Stueve, Business Executive (Ret.)
- J. David Theis Jr. (Ret.)
- Jo Voertman, Business Owner, Real Estate & Investment
- Pamela Frese Wade ’82, M.A. ’95, Business Executive, Pamela Wade Consulting
- Richard J. Wendt
- Carol Schroeder Wold, Vice President, Five Point Communities (Ret.)
- Eldred G. Wolf, Controller (Ret.), Rosarita Mexican Foods
Ex Officio
- Tim Jaeger, Vice President for University Advancement, Concordia University Irvine
- Dr. Michael Thomas, President Concordia University Irvine
- Brian Valentini ’99, President, Concordia University Irvine Alumni Association