Contact Us

The Rev. Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl
Coordinator for the Lutheran Malaria Initiative and the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS
Office of the Presiding Bishop
Phone: 800-638-3522 ext. 2724 or 773-380-2724
E-mail: andrea.degroot-nesdahl@elca.org
Primary contact for: synod events and strategy, ecumenical partnerships, organizational partnerships and collaborations, questions about the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS.

Jennifer Barger
Associate Director for Development, ELCA World Hunger / HIV and AIDS Strategy
Development Services
Phone: 800-638-3522 ext. 2638 or 773-380-2724
E-mail: jennifer.barger@elca.org
Primary contact for: making a gift to support HIV and AIDS ministries, organizing fundrasiers and congregation events, requests for stories, resources and speakers about HIV and AIDS ministries supported by the ELCA.

Christopher Carpenter
Associate Director, ELCA World Hunger
Church in Society
(Chair, ELCA HIV and AIDS Strategy Implementation Team – domestic ministry)
Phone: 800-638-3522 ext. 2815 or 773-380-2815
E-mail: christopher.carpenter@elca.org
Primary contact for: requests for education/awareness resources about HIV and AIDS, efforts to organize HIV screening events in congregations, communities and synods, questions about the domestic components of the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS, requests for funding for HIV and AIDS-focused work from U.S.-based organizations.

Louis Dorvilier
Director for International Development and Disaster Response
Global Mission
(Chair, ELCA HIV and AIDS Strategy Implementation Team – international ministry)
Phone: 800-638-3522 ext. 2620 or 773-380-2620
Email: louis.dorvilier@elca.org
Primary contact for: questions about the international components of the ELCA Strategy on HIV and AIDS, questions about the strategies on HIV and AIDS of the Lutheran World Federation and of global companion churches.