Meet the Board

Our community is loved and led by 14 individuals who comprise our Advisory Board.

Current board members (pictured above): Row 1: Sara Baaker, Debbie Manning, Andrea Johnson, Rebecca Rasp; Row 2: Dan Noeldner, Chloe Mark Heinrich (Vice President), Nancy Hirschfeld, Mark Harmon (President), Gino Giovannelli; Row 3: Elliot Schmidt, Keith Radtke, Shane Harjes (Treasurer) Not Pictured: Justin Bell

What the board does

Together with our staff, the board is responsible for our strategic direction and business affairs. Ours is a working board; members devote time and energy to one of four key areas:

• Executive Committee: This team, comprised of the board president, vice president (president-elect), treasurer, and treasurer-elect serve to manage board operations and church finances

• Impact Committee: This team serves to increase The Table’s impact beyond our community (e.g. partnering with local organizations, growing our resources, coordinating responses to sudden community needs, etc.)

• Community Committee: This team serves to build relationships and belonging within our community (e.g. community meals, affinity groups like Men/Women/QTs at The Table, Connection Circles, etc.)

• Faith & Formation Committee: This team serves to grow the faith of our entire community (finding volunteers for kids programming, planning and/or hosting Bible studies for adults, etc.)

Who gets to lead

One of our spoken priorities is for the board to be representative of the diversity of our community. The work of inclusivity starts with the places decisions are made.

How it works

New board members are nominated by members of the community, interviewed by the current board, and selected in a blind vote. Nominees must be members, affirm our values, and offer the community their presence and expertise for a three-year term. We’re not just looking for warm bodies—we need doers.