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. Dwight Mason | Good Shepherd, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Rev. Christopher McKinstry | St. James, Limerick (Upper Montgomery) | 2020 |
| Rev. Lydia Posselt | Family of God, Buckingham (Lower Bucks) | 2020 |
| Rev. Tyler Rasmussen | Trinity, Pleasant Valley (Upper Bucks) | 2017 |
| Rev. Lizette Rios-Sanchez | Iglesia Luterana Nueva Creacion (Central Phila.) | 2018 |
| Rev. Serena Sellers | Christ, Kulpsville (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| Rev. Laura Tancredi | St. Paul’s Ardmore (Delaware) | 2018 |
Lay
| Name, constituency | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Emanuel Alves, young adult | Holy Communion, Philadelphia (Central Phila.) | 2019 |
| Raine Bedeaux, youth | Trinity, Perkasie (Upper Bucks) | 2019 |
| Adam Clark, Northeast Phila. | Zion, Olney (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Cheryl Detwiler, Upper Montgomery | Grace, Pottstown (Upper Montgomery) | 2019 |
| David Egret, Delaware | Grace, Broomall (Delaware) | 2019 |
| Emily Fowler, young adult | St. Luke, Devon (Chester), young adult | 2019 |
| Henry Geyer, Jr., Lower Montgomery | Living Word, Roslyn (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| Nicholas Gentile, youth | Advent, West Chester (Chester) | 2019 |
| Albert Glenn, at-large | St. John, Melrose Park (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| William Graham, at large | Prince of Peace, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2019 |
| Lisa Hand, at-large | Good Shepherd, King of Prussia (Lower Montgomery) | 2019 |
| Robert Hensil, at-large | Temple, Havertown (Delaware) | 2018 |
| Joyce Maloney, Central Phila. | Trinity, Philadelphia (Central) | 2018 |
| Susan Pursch, at-large | University, Phila. (Central Phila.) | 2018 |
| Phil Tackett, Upper Bucks | St. Peter, Hilltown (Upper Bucks) | 2018 |
| Elizabeth Young, Lower Bucks | Resurrection, Yardley (Lower Bucks) | 2020 |
| Sandra Zimmerman, Chester | St. John, Phoenixville (Chester) | 2020 |
Open Positions: Lay Female At Large (term expiring 2020)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Rev. Claire S. Burkat, Bishop
Ms. Tracey Beasley, Vice President
The Rev. Karl Richard, Secretary
Ms. Janet Huber Neff, Treasurer
Mr. Emanuel Alves
Ms. Lisa Hand
Pr. Laura Tancredi
Women of the ELCA rep: Joy Grace
