LEADERSHIP
Our Leadership Team
LCM Canterbury is led by a council of students and young adults
who work together with Pastor Mike to plan our activities and events.
Abby Bachman
Co-President and Music Minister
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Vocal Performance
Class: 2025
Favorite Color: Cerulean, mint green, & dark purple
Favorite carnivorous plant and why: Fluffy dogs with cute faces because they bring me joy.
Fiona Wiltse
Co-President and Peer Minister
Pronouns: she/they
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Queer Studies
Class: 2025
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite carnivorous plant and why: Audrey II
Luke Zaddack
Treasurer
Pronouns: he/him
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Class: 2027
Favorite Color: Dark blue & sunset orange
Favorite carnivorous plant and why:
Caleb Jensen
Website Manager
Pronouns: he/him
Major: Journalism
Class: 2026
Favorite Color: Dark green
Favorite carnivorous plant and why: Archaeopteryx, because they're cool
Sarah Lee
Social Media Manager
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Theater Arts (Theater Studies) & Secondary Education (English)
Class: 2028
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite carnivorous plant and why:
Roundleaf Sundew, because the way they attract and catch prey is fascinating, as well as the science behind their digestive systems. They also remind me of fancy dandelions!
Pastor Mike Girlinghouse
Chaplain
Pastor Mike comes to LCM Canterbury after having served for twelve years as the bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the ELCA. Before being elected as bishop in 2011, Pastor Mike served for twenty years in campus ministry at Wayne State College, Wayne, NE, the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD and at the University of Oklahoma, OK. Pastor Mike loves to cook, read, watch sci-fi and photography. He also plays the trombone and djembe drum. Pastor Mike lives with Terrie, his wife of forty years, and their two pups.
Our Board
LCM Canterbury is the campus ministry of the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at NAU. Beginning in 2022, our ministry is governed by one covenanted board, along with the leadership and guidance of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona and the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA.
Rev. Mike Girlinghouse
Campus Chaplain
Rev. Gwen Brandfass
President
Rev. Shannon Leach
Vice President
Ken Kumon
Secretary
Rev. Cheryl Fox
Treasurer
Sarah Lee
Student Representative
Luke Zaddack
Student Representative
Rev. Jacqui Pagel
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Synod Representative
Rev. Alison Lee
Board Member
Rev. Adam Barnhart
Board Member
Craig McAlister
Board Member
Cecily Combs
Board Member
Cari States-Codding
Board Member
Karen Plager
Board Member
Zach Smirris
Board Member