LEADERSHIP
Executive Team
David Duea
Chief Executive Officer
Heike Lake
President and Chief Operating Officer
Nicholas Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Sergio Razo
Chief Information Technology Officer
Aija Stapars
Chief Human Resources Officer
Joy Giovanani
Chief Advancement Officer
Kerrisan Meyer
Senior Executive Assistant
Christopher Ross
Compass Housing Alliance President
District Directors
Nora Foster
Klamath Falls, OR
Sharon Gentry
Tri-Cities, WA
Shelly Hahn
Spokane, WA
Alma Jean
Safe Route Immigration (OR & WA)
Najib Nazhat
Greater Puget Sound, WA
Jordan Robinson
Yamhill County, OR
Jessica Ruehrwein
Southwest Idaho
Peter Vogelaar
Multicultural Community Services (OR & WA)
Division Directors
David Chivo
Director of Advancement
(Compass Housing Alliance)
Michael Davalos
Director of Operations
(Compass Housing Alliance)
Teena Ellison
Senior Director of Housing and Services
(Compass Housing Alliance)
Shared Services
Ilias Alami
Director of Grants
Salah Ansary
Senior Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs
Kristina Brown
Director of Project Management
Amy Converse
Director of Organizational Excellence
Becky Davis
Director of Employee Relations
Luz Escalante
Director of Digital Transformation and AI
Ariel Gustanski
Director of Philanthropic Strategy
Hannah Hand
Director of Human Resources Operations
Dan Johnston
Director of Legal Affairs & Risk Management
Vic Lin
Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Nina Maus
Corporate Controller
Matt Misterek
Director of Communications
Doug Roth
Director of IT Operations
Beca Saur
Director of Facilities
Board of Directors
Chair: Greg Gilbert, Gig Harbor, WA
Vice Chair: Kim Nelson, Spokane Valley, WA
Secretary: Cathy Neer, Spokane, WA
Rev. Emillie Binja, Clackamas, OR
Roger Chase, Spokane, WA
Bonita Hammer, Boise, ID
Mark Kachmarek, Olympia, WA
Anna Meekisho, Beaverton, OR
Jean Paul Mugisha, Portland, OR
Jonathan Perrino, Seattle WA
Deacon Carla Spaccarotelli, Olympia, WA
Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers, Seattle, WA
Rev. Kirby Unti, Renton, WA
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Ex-Officio Board Members
Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar, Oregon Synod, ELCA
Bishop Keith Marshall, Southwestern WA Synod, ELCA
Bishop Meggan Manlove, Northwest Intermountain Synod, ELCA
Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest WA Synod, ELCA
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Special thanks to former Southwest WA Synod Bishop Richard Jaech, who retired in 2025. We are grateful for his contribution to LCSNW.
Note: ELCA – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America