Westlake Lausanne is led by a plurality of elders. Their primary purpose is the teaching, pastoring, guarding, leading, and caring of God's flock. 


Clive Wilder-Smith | Elder

Clive is married to Luzia and they have one married son and a grandson. He is British and a consultant gastro-enterologist. He cares about your gut feeling, but you don't want to ask him any thing more about his work.

Dan Dubei  |  Elder

Dan is married to Mia, and has one (married) daughter, two sons and three grandsons. He is Romanian/Canadian, a design engineer, and pretty nifty at the BBQ.

Martin Slack | Pastor & Elder

Martin is married to Su and they have four daughters. He is British and has been the pastor of Westlake Lausanne since April 2008. Before this he was a medical doctor specialising in neonatal intensive care. So unless you weigh less than 500g you are better off asking Su for medical advice.

Tom Rizzo | Elder

Tom is married to Karen and they have a grown-up son and daughter and three grandchildren. Tom is American and Swiss and professor of Chemistry, having been Dean of Basic Science, at the EPFL. A man of his age should really stop playing basketball.

Geert Hendriks |  Elder

Geert is married to Marielle and they have three daughters. His favourite colour is orange, and no one can pronounce his first name properly. Which means he must be Dutch. He is a consultant in sport and development.

Alphonse Abraham | Elder

Alphonse is married to Marinette and they have one son. Alphonse is Singaporean and spent many years working for Mercy Ships. He is a ship's engineer. With Alphonse on board, what could possibly go wrong?

John Pollard | Elder

John is married to Hannah and they have two sons. John is English and Swiss (which is kind of useful). He is a civil engineer and works for the City of Lausanne... so you know who to blame for all the roadworks. 


 Elders 2 2015