Central Staff
Nassisse Tumsa
Administrative Support for Candidacy
ELCA Vocation and Education, 8765 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL 60631
773-380-2870 | nassisse.tumsa@elca.org
Regional Staff
Region One
Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom
766 John St, Ste B, Seattle, WA 98109-5186
206-624-0093 ext. 109 | shelley.wickstrom@elcaregion1.org
Region Two
Margaret Schmitt Ajer, Diaconal Minister
1801 Park Ct Pl, Bldg C, Santa Ana, CA 92701
619-460-9312 | margaret.schmitt-ajer@elca.org
Region Three
Rev. Paul Baglyos
2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
651-649-0454 ext.232 | paul.baglyos@elca.org
Region Four
Rev. Herbert Palmer
10913 River Plantation Dr
Austin, TX 78747 herbpalmer@sbcglobal.net
Region Five
Rev. Carl Richard Evenson
675 Deerwood Ave, Ste 4, Neenah, WI 54956
920-720-9880 | carl.evenson@ecunet.org
Region Six
Marilyn Ruth McCann Smith, Associate in Ministry
911 E 86th St, Ste 200, Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840
317-253-3522 | marilyn.smith@ecunet.org
Region Seven
The Rev. Peggy M. Wuertele
Hagan Hall, 7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119-1794
215-248-6319 | pwuertele@ltsp.edu
Region Eight
Nancy Gable, Diaconal Minister
61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1794
717-338-3033 | ngable@ecunet.org
Region Nine
The Rev. Harvey L. Huntley Jr.
4201 N Main St, Columbia, SC 29203-5898
803-461-3263 | hhuntley@ltss.edu
Seminary Staff
Luther Seminary
2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
Krista Lind, Coordinator for Candidacy and Placement
651-641-3435 | 651-641-3497 (fax) | klind@luthersem.edu
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615
Marji Shannon, Assistant Director of Field Education and Candidacy
773-256-0746 | 773-256-0782 (fax) | mshannon@lstc.edu
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Dr. Rick Carlson, Post Internship Candidacy Coordinator
717-334-6286 ext.2143 | 717-334-3469 (fax) | rcarlson@ltsg.edu
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Rev. Marcia Bell, Director of Student Services
215-248-6312 | 215-248-4577 (fax) | mbell@ltsp.edu
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
4201 N Main St, Columbia, SC 29203
Dr. Michael Root, Academic Dean
803-461-3210 | 803-461-3285 (fax) | mroot@ltss.edu
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
2770 Marin Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708
Christopher Evans, Administrative Assistant to the Deans
510-559-2737 | 510-524-2408 (fax) | cevans@plts.edu
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
2199 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43209
Dr. James Childs, Academic Dean
614-235-4136 ext. 4331 | 614-236-3129 (fax) | jchilds@trinitylutheranseminary.edu
Wartburg Theological Seminary
333 Wartburg Pl, PO Box 5004, Dubuque, IA 52004
Rev. Ginger Anderson-Larson, Director for Candidacy
563-589-0337 | 563-589-0229 (fax) | gandersonlarson@wartburgseminary.edu
The Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest
PO Box 4790, Austin, TX 78765
Anna Livingston, Coordinator for Registration, Admissions and Student Services
512-477-2666 | aflemming@lsps.edu