Hands of Mercy Board of Directors

Deaconess Patricia S. Nuffer, founder and president

• Deaconess with LCMS, currently called through Zion Lutheran Church, Ft Wayne, to serve Hands of Mercy
• Former Speech Pathologist, home educator and homemaker
• Mother to four adult children and wife to Richard, professor at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft Wayne, IN
• Member of Zion Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne, IN

Deaconess Intern Katelyn M. Hiett, vice president

• Graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary in Deaconess studies May 2012
• Graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in earth sciences
• Member of Hope Lutheran Church, Murfreesboro,TN

Heath Eshelman, treasurer

• Co-owner “Eshelman Repair, Inc.” automobile repair business in Kendallville, IN
• Member and elder of Zion Lutheran Church, Corunna, IN
• Engaged to Lailey Mugisha, a Ugandan woman, and plans to marry and live in Uganda, as well as part time in Indiana

Nancy Embler, secretary

• Administrative Assistant at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN
• Member of Shepherd of the City Lutheran Church, Ft Wayne, IN
• Mother three adult children

Elise Koeneman

• Resident of Ft. Wayne, IN
• Former president of Indiana District Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML)
• Mother of a Lutheran missionary daughter, who lives in Alaska

Gary Nahrwold

• Graduate of Purdue University
• Has held the position of assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Concordia Theological Seminary for over 10 years

Bob Floyd

• founder and president of Floyd & Partners, a Fort Wayne-based advertising and public relations firm
• Graduate of Indiana University and the University of St. Francis.