Board of Directors

The Lutheran Legacy Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of six individuals: Jerry Klug, Christopher Eldredge, Thomas E. Patchett, James Jordan-Wagner, Mark A. Bluhm, and Ingrid Petrich.

They can be reached at:

Lutheran Legacy Foundation
513 South Main Street
P.O. Box 31 Paris, IL 61944
217-463-8202
LLF@LutheranLegacyFoundation.org

JERRY L. KLUG – Executive Director

Education

• Bachelor of Arts – Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne, IN
• Master of Divinity – Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
• Completed courses in Basic Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Business Law – Danville Community College, Danville, Illinois

Professional Experience

• St. Paul Lutheran Church, Woodland, Indiana – Pastor
• Grace Lutheran Church, Paris, Illinois – Pastor

Affiliations

• Association for Small Foundations

Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Inc.

• Member of the board of directors since 1985

JAMES JORDAN-WAGNER – Treasurer

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Psychology) – Central Michigan University
• Master of Arts (Psychology) – Central Michigan University
• Doctor of Philosophy (Finance) – University of North Texas

Professional Experience

• Instructor, Department of Business, Wittenberg University
• International Fixed Income Research, Drexel Burnham Lambert (London)
• Professor of Finance, Eastern Illinois University
• Dean of Business, Tennessee Technological University

Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Inc.

• Member of board of directors since 2016

CHRISTOPHER ELDREDGE – Secretary

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration) – Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois

Professional Experience

• Illinois Cereal Mill, Paris, Illinois – Vice-President of Sales Citizens National Bank, Paris, Illinois – President

Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Inc.

• Member of the board of directors since 2000

THOMAS E. PATCHETT – President

Education

• Bachelor of Science – Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois

Professional Experience

• Owner and Operator of Patchett Farms, Inc. – Experience in business operation, commodity trading, farm real estate, and real estate development.

Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Inc.

• Member of the board of directors since 1997

Mark A. Bluhm – Director

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Economics/Agricultural Education) – University of Illinois
• Graduate School of Banking – University of Wisconsin – Madison
• Certified Association Executive (CAE) – American Society of Association Executives

Professional Experience

• First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust, Charleston
  Community President
•  International Society of Arboriculture –
  Director of Finance and Operations
•  Eastern Illinois University – Associate Director
  of Business Operations, Housing and Dining
  Services
•  Actively involved with his family’s farm in East Central Illinois

Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Inc.

• Member of the board of directors since 2021

Ingrid Petrich – Director

Education