Convention Workbook

Who’s Who Candidate Profiles
disciples." Throughout the District, we need to focus on worshiping, growing, and serving while
connecting people to Jesus. It's that simple.
Ellen Knowlton
Home Congregation: Faith Community Lutheran, Las Vegas, NV
Occupation: Retired, Special Agent in Charge, FBI
Experience Pertinent to Position: Past president of Congregation, Chairman of
BOD, Faith Community Lutheran Church.
My Vision for the ministry of the PSW: To effectively advance Jesus Christ’s mission by acting in
support of and on behalf of district congregations and school by providing financial support,
guidance and encouragement, while fostering a closer relationship between the district and the
congregations and schools we serve.
Board of Directors LCEF Committee Chairperson
Michael Grobelch
Home Congregation: Light of Christ Lutheran, Irvine, CA
Occupation: Software Consultant
Experience Pertinent to Position: My consultancy practice requires our company to be lean and agile
in our marketplace. We compete successfully with companies the size of IBM and CSC. Over the
last 25 years of competing with companies we have developed a mindset of using technology to
leverage our position. Using Date Mining Techniques we are rapidly able to ID trends and take
advantage before our competition.
My Vision for the ministry of the PSW: By using the techniques learned competing with larger
companies, I envision using unconventional methods to extend God’s Kingdom here in the PSD.
Julian L. Fruhling
Home Congregation: Desert Foothills Lutheran, Scottsdale, AZ
Occupation: Banker
Experience Pertinent to Position: Chairman LCEF Committee for 6 years; Banker
for 36 years, CEO of three banks; Co-Lead a Strategic Planning Process for Desert
Foothills; Past Capital Campaign Leader with successful outcome.
My Vision for the ministry of the PSW: To provide the necessary support to the
Churches and Schools of the district and to fulfill the mission of supporting the
faith of fellow Lutherans and to bring people to Jesus.
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