by Katherine R. Hinck*, ELCA News Service
Suzanne Gibson Wise, president and chief executive officer,
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas, Raleigh, N.C., was
elected chair of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Services in
America (LSA) during the 2006 LSA Annual Conference April 26-28.
LSA, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the United
States, is an alliance of nearly 300 social ministry
organizations, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. LSA provides services to more
than 6 million people a year.
A graduate of Florida International University, Miami, Wise
earned her master's degree in human resource development from
Barry University, Miami Shores, Fla., and received a professional
certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University, Durham,
N.C. Wise served as president of Family Service Centers of
Pinellas County, Inc., Clearwater, Fla., and held leadership
roles in human service agencies including the American Institute
for Nonprofit Management, Sarasota, Fla.; Christian Community
Service Agency, Miami; and Volunteers in Service to America,
Washington D.C.
*Katherine R. Hinck is a senior journalism and religion major at
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. This summer she is an
intern with the ELCA News Service. Information was provided by
Lutheran Family Services.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
