Our Leadership Team

All over the world, workers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod bring the gospel to a world sorely in need. Concordia Plan Services has provided benefits to protect those workers, leveraging our collective numbers to bring quality benefits to all. We are created to care for you.

Shelley Kazmierczak

Shelley Kazmierczak joined Concordia Plan Services in October 2026 as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.

Shelley has more than 25 years of distinguished legal experience in employment law, litigation, corporate governance and policy development. She most recently held the role of Deputy Attorney General for Indiana. For the last decade, she has served on the Concordia University Chicago Board of Regents, including the past two years as Board Chair. She also served as legal counsel on the Presidential University Investigative Team for the LCMS, advising on LCMS bylaws and assisting the LCMS president with the supervision of the Concordia University System.

Shelley has a Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law — Indianapolis, as well as a Bachelor of Science in applied health.

A lifelong LCMS member, Shelley also brings deep familiarity with and commitment to our faith. She and her husband, Kris, have three children.