Board of Directors
| Joel Vale | President Rio Grande Valley Representative |
| Denise Blomquist | Vice President Capital North Conference Representative |
| Aaron Pyle | Treasurer Hill Country Conference Representative |
| Jonathan Zitelman | Secretary At Large Representative |
| Deacon Darcy Mittelstaedt | Bishop’s Representative, At Discretion |
| Rev. Marcus Bigott | At Large Representative |
| Amy Singer | At Large Representative |
| Alicia Tezel |
Alamo Conference Representative |
| Justin Jaks | Bluebonnet Conference Representative |
| Leigh Ingram | Capital South Conference Representative |
| Rev. Paul Theiss |
Cibolo Creek Conference Representative |
| Beth Tankersley |
Gulf Coast Conference Representative |
| James Ehler | Synod Council Representative |
| Rev. Daryl Knox |
Lutheran Men in Mission (Advisory) |
| Peggy Itz |
Women of the ELCA (Advisory) |
| Hannah Hansen | Summer Staff Representative (Advisory) |
| Jackson Noblett |
Summer Staff Representative (Advisory) |
The Cross Trails Ministry Board of Directors is a vision and policy governing body that works on behalf of the congregations of the Southwestern Texas Synod, who own the corporation. The Board of Directors meets four times per year.
Each conference has a voting representative on the Cross Trails Ministry Board. Conference Representatives are elected by their conference for three-year terms, renewable once. Contact Cross Trails Ministry to determine conference openings, or contact your conference dean if you are interested.
There are three voting, At-Large Board Member positions. One of these is up for election at the corporation meeting each year. Each At-Large Board Member is eligible for a three-year term, renewable once. At-large members are nominated by the Executive Committee of the board, or may be nominated from the floor at the time of the vote. The vote takes place at our yearly business meeting, which is held in conjunction with the Synod Assembly.
Cross Trails Ministry’s by-laws state that the electing body should try for inclusive representation on the board. As a result, the Executive Committee will take into account lay/clergy, male/female, minority groups and regional representation, along with personal experience when making a recommendation to the voting members at the annual meeting. Interested persons should fill out an at-large application by the publicized date.
Other voting board positions include a Bishop’s Representative and a Synod Council Representative. These serve at the discretion of the bishop and synod council.
Advisory, non-voting members include a Women of the ELCA representative, a Lutheran Men in Mission Representative and Summer Staff Representatives.
