At least four of the elected members must be pastors of the ELCA, of whom at least one shall be a bishop of a synod within the Corporate Territory of the College. In addition, at least three elected members shall be alumni of the college. Each of the voting members of the Board of Regents is elected by the Corporation Assembly for a term of four years and subsequently may be re-elected for two additional full consecutive terms.

2025-26 Board of Regents
CHAIR: Mary S. Ranum ’78, Prior Lake, Minnesota \| Real Estate Property Law Specialist, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
David Anderson ’83, Charlotte, North Carolina \| President and CEO Merit Life Insurance Company
MaryAnn Anderson ’80, Minneapolis, Minnesota \| Executive Coach and Facilitator
Dr. Scott Anseth ’94, Chanhassen, Minnesota \| Orthopedic Surgeon, Twin Cities Orthopedics
Scott Bjelde '85, Eden Prairie, Minnesota \| Retired Managing Director, Wells Fargo
Dr. Julie A. Blehm ’74, Fargo, North Dakota \| Senior Medical Director, BCBSND
The Rev. Terry Brandt, Fargo, North Dakota \| Executive Director, Offutt Family Foundation
Ruth Anna Buffalo, Fargo, North Dakota \| CEO and Advocate, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Troy J. Butner ’90, Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| Partner, Ernst & Young
Jean E. Bye ’79, Mankato, Minnesota \| Retired CEO, Dotson Iron Casting
The Rev. Hans Dahl ’96, Alexandria, Minnesota \| Lead Pastor, Calvary Lutheran Church
Corey L. Haaland ’86, Edina, Minnesota \| Senior VP and Treasurer, Target Corp.
Paul Hanson ’86, Sioux Falls, South Dakota \| President and CEO, Sanford Health
Dr. Kathryn E. Hasbargen ’95, Fargo, North Dakota \| Executive Communications Director, Microsoft
The Rev. Gary R. Henderson ’79, Nashville, Tennessee \| Retired Chief Relationship Officer – Global Partnerships, United Methodist Communications
David J. Horazdovsky ’78, Sioux Falls, South Dakota \| Former President and CEO, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Mark S. Jordahl '81, Minneapolis, Minnesota \| Retired President, Wealth Management, U.S. Bancorp
Robert Jossart, Minnetonka, Minnesota \| Co-Founder, RJM Construction
Tammy Lee ’93, Hopkins, Minnesota \| CEO, OUR Rescue
Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth ’92, Moorhead, Minnesota \| Bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Stephanie Lundquist ’98, Hamel, Minnesota \| Chief Human Resources Officer, Cargill
Dr. Patricia Pepper ’86, Scottsdale, Arizona \| Consultant Executive Health \| Mayo Clinic Arizona
Harold Pope ’77, Detroit, Michigan \| Retired Litigator, Dykema
Beth Renner ’91, Fargo, North Dakota \| Retired Head of Advice Center, Wells Fargo
Bishop Craig Schweitzer, Bismarck, North Dakota \| Bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Asmah Tareen ’96, St. Paul, Minnesota \| Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
John E. Ydstie ’74, Chevy Chase, Maryland \| Retired Correspondent/Host, National Public Radio

Current Advisory Members
Pete Seljevold '84, Moorhead, Minnesota \| Program Administrator, BCBS, North Dakota
The Rev. Lamont Wells, Philadelphia \| Executive Director, Network of ELCA Colleges & Universities