Synod Council
The Synod Council is the board of directors of this synod and serves serve as its interim legislative authority between meetings of the Synod Assembly.
Minutes of Synod Council meetings are located in our Resource Library under the Minutes category.
Officers of the Synod
| Name | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Bishop Claire S. Burkat | Holy Communion (Central Phila.) | 2018 |
| Tracey A. Beasley, vice president | Reformation, Phila. (Northeast Phila.) | 2017 |
| Rev. Karl Richard, secretary | St. Matthew, Springfield (Delaware) | 2019 |
| Janet Neff, CPA, treasurer |
Grace, Royersford (Upper Montgomery) | 2019 |
Clergy
| Name | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Rev. Sarah Anderson-Rajarigam | Grace, Drexel Hill (Delaware) | 2019 |
| Rev. Regina Goodrich | Mediator, Philadelphia (Central Phila.) | 2019 |
| Rev. Thomas Lang | 2017 | |
| Rev. Jane Marston | Tabor, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2017 |
| Rev. Dwight Mason | Good Shepherd, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Rev. Bryan Penman | St. Mark’s, Conshohocken (Lower Montgomery) | 2017 |
| Rev. Tyler Rasmussen | Trinity, Pleasant Valley (Upper Bucks) | 2017 |
| Rev. Lizette Rios-Sanchez | Iglesia Luterana Nueva Creacion (Central Phila.) | 2018 |
| Rev. Laura Tancredi | St. Paul’s Ardmore (Delaware) | 2018 |
Lay
| Name | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Emanuel Alves, young adult | Holy Communion, Philadelphia (Central Phila.) | 2019 |
| Adam Clark | Zion, Olney (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Cheryl Detwiler | Grace, Pottstown (Upper Montgomery) | 2019 |
| David Ehret | Grace, Broomall (Delaware) | 2019 |
| Wynne Fisher, at-large | St. Michael, Sellersville (Upper Bucks) | 2017 |
| Emily Fowler, young adult | New Hanover, Gilbertsville (Upper Montgomery) | 2019 |
| William Graham, at large | Prince of Peace, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Donald Gleiter, Lower Bucks | Redeemer, Jamison (Lower Bucks) | 2017 |
| Lucille Hall, at-large | St Mark, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2017 |
| Robert Hensil, at large | Temple, Havertown (Delaware) | 2018* |
| Joyce Maloney, Central Phila. | Trinity, Philadelphia (Central) | 2018 |
| Sue Massey, Lower Montgomery | Living Word, Roslyn (Lower Montgomery) | 2017* |
| Susan Pursch, at large | University, Phila. (Central Phila.) | 2018* |
| Rodman Rothermel, Chester | St. Luke, Devon (Chester) | 2017* |
| Henry Strobel, youth | Trinity, Lansdale (Lower Montgomery) | 2017 |
| Phil Tackett, Upper Bucks | St. Peter, Hilltown (Upper Bucks) | 2018 |
* indicates ineligible for re-election.
** eligible for re-election at-large but not as conference representative.
Executive Committee
The Rev. Claire S. Burkat, bishop
Ms. Tracey A. Beasley, vice president
The Rev. Karl Richard, secretary
Ms. Janet Huber Neff, treasurer
The Rev. Tyler Rasmussen
Mr. Robert Hensil
Ms. Joyce Maloney
Women of the ELCA rep: Joy Grace
