Gerry Born

About Gerry

Former Board President

Gerry has been a member of Good Shepherd for thirteen years.  He is completing his first term on the Board. He has served as an usher, reader, communion server, and allergy free communion server. Gerry served on the councils at two previous congregations, Midvale Lutheran Church in Madison and Cross Lutheran Church in Burlington, and as congregational president at Midvale. He has previously served on the Synod Council for three years.

Gerry has a BA from Concordia College, Fort Wayne; an MS in Social Work from UW Madison and has done doctoral work at Marquette University. Gerry is currently a consultant in the field of human services. He served for many years as an Administrator in the Department of Health and Family Services and as Executive Director of ARC-Wisconsin Disability Association. Gerry has many years of experience in the fields of social services and services for people with disabilities. Gerry is married to Lois and they have two adult daughters and five grandchildren. One of their daughters and family are members of Good Shepherd. He looks forward to serving a second term on the Good Shepherd Board of Directors.