ASHLAND – Rev. Jonathan Stufft recently joined the Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO) board of directors.

“We are pleased to welcome Jonathan to our board of directors. He brings a multitude of experience and skill sets to our organization and is a person of high integrity,” said Chief Development Officer Ralph V. Tomassi, Jr.

Stufft serves as an ELCA pastor at St. Paul Mansfield and St. Timothy Lutheran Churches in Mansfield. He was named Dean of the Southwest Conference of Clergy in the Northeastern Ohio Synod (ELCA) this year. He is a 1999 and 2004 graduate of The Ohio State University, with a B.S. in Construction Management and an Master's in Early Childhood Education, respectively. He attended Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary while serving St. Paul as Vicar (2018-present), and was ordained in June of 2021. 

Future plans include a Doctorate in Ministry. He currently serves on boards for Love on a Mission, The Hunger Network in Ohio, Grace Pantry and now Hospice of North Central Ohio. He is married to Rene Stufft, teacher for Columbus City Schools, and they have three children, Lorelai, Luke, and Vivian.