Jonathan Laabs

Laabs has been executive director of Lutheran Education Association for 23 years, overseeing all functions of the organization, working with its board of directors, and acting as key liaison with church and secular organizations. He previously was an associate professor of education and director of teacher education at Concordia University Ann Arbor after serving as a Lutheran school teacher and administrator for 15 years. His extensive service in education and ministry capacities includes dozens of leadership positions at the congregational, district, and national levels, as well as consulting, speaking, and travel experience globally on six continents.