NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION
Organized 1913; reorganized 2012
Territory: Bermuda, Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Johnston Island, Marshall Islands, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States of America, Wake Island, and the French possession of Saint Pierre and Miquelon; comprising the Atlantic, Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, Columbia, Lake, Mid-America, North Pacific, Pacific, Southern, and Southwestern Union Conferences; and the Guam-Micronesia Mission.
Editor's Note: Credentialed Employees are not being listed in the 2023 Yearbook for divisions, unions, conferences, missions/fields, regions, or field stations.
Statistics (June 30, 2022): Churches, 5,679; membership, 1,224,769; population, 372,082,000 (online statistics).
Telecommunications:
Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7200.
Fax: 1 (443) 259-4884.
E-mail: show.
Website: https://www.nadadventist.org.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NADAdventist.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadadventist.
Media/Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/user/nadadventist.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NADAdventist.
Address: 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive; Columbia, Maryland 21046-1565.
Administration:
President, G. Alexander Bryant (E-mail: show, show).
Vice Presidents, Wendy Eberhardt (E-mail: show); Minervino Labrador Jr. (E-mail: show); Arne Nielsen (E-mail: show); Calvin Watkins (E-mail: show).
Secretary, Kyoshin Ahn (E-mail: show); Undersecretary, Jorge A. Ramirez (show); Associate, Carolyn R. Forrest (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadsecretariat.org.
Treasurer, C. Randolph Robinson (E-mail: show); Undertreasurer, Judy R. Glass; Associates, Sharon M. Mabena, C. Michael Park, Edwin Romero.
Executive Committee:
G. Alexander Bryant, Chair; Kyoshin Ahn , Secretary; Loren Agrey, Jorge Aguero, Charles Aguiler, Rob Alfalah, Marlene Alvarez, Antonio Anobile, Phil Antunes, VicLouis Arreola, Emmanuel Asiedu, Ryan Ashlock, Steve Aust, Betty Bailey, Timothy Bailey, Dora Baker, Philip Baptiste, Gabriel Barraza, Paul Bauer, Tim Baumgarten, Betty Bayer, Henry Beras, LaVerne Berkel, Roger Bernard, Douglas Bing, Gary Blanchard, Celeste R. Blyden, Frank D. Bondurant, Stephen Boone, Shawn Boonstra, DeeAnn Bragaw, John Bradshaw, Angeline D. Brauer, Stephen Brooks, Leon Brown, Marvin Brown, Arlene Brown-Dominguez, Jonathan Burnett, Lisa Burrow, Carlton P. Byrd, Carlos Camacho, Carol L. Campbell, Michael Campbell, Stephen Carlile, Dennis Carlson, Ron Carlson, Miryam Castaneda, Lazaro Cedano, Lee-Roy Chacon, Julio Chazarreta, Virgil Childs, Claudio J. Consuegra, Matt Cook, Murray Cooper, T. Dean Coridan, Kenneth L. Corkum, Elena Cornwell, Roberto Correa, Carlos J. Craig, Miguel Crespo, Robert Cundiff, Bryan Danese, Deborah Daniel, Melody Darrow, James R. Davidson, Cesar Deleon, Elton DeMoraes, Kenneth A. Denslow, Collette Dieujuste, Natalie Dorland, Paul H. Douglas, Karnik Doukmetzian, Pamela Dugano-Daphnis, Byron Dulan, Richard Dye, Wendy Eberhardt, Mansfield W. Edwards, Kevin Erich, G. Thomas Evans, Gabriela Escobar, Mari Escudero, Kalie Todd Etheridge, Sandra Fagre, Joy Fehr, Kleyton Feitosa, Adam Fenner, Terlegrand Filossaint, Fils-Aime Yvon, Sherry Fisher, Louis Fitting, Robert Folkenberg, Brian Ford, Terry Forde, Carolyn R. Forrest, Linda Foxworth, Carolyn Francis, David D. Freedman, John C. Freedman, Erik Freking, Rich Fullmer, Garth Gabriel, Dale E. Galusha, Orna Garnett, Ana-Maria Gascoyne, John P. Geli, Jennifer Gennick, Lora Geriguis, Gary Gibbs, Judy Glass, Keith Goodman, Amalia Goulbourne, Omar E. Grieve, Tom Grove, John Grys, Rodney Hahn, Steve Haley, Lucious Hall, Keith Hallam, Michael Harpe, Richard Hart, Trevor Haugen, Kerry Heinrich, Edwin Hernandez, Ernesto Hernandez, Chad Haggins, Darrell Hinger, Gary Hodder, Daniel Honore, Paul D. Hopkins, Ruth Horton, LouAnn Howard, Andi Hunsaker, Ted Huskins, Roy Ice, Alberto Ingleton, Ann Marie Jacobs, Myrna James, David Jamison, Jim John, Oral John, Chariolett Johnson, Orlan Johnson, Philip Johnson, Washington Johnson, Carl S. Johnston, Benjamin Jones, Jose Joseph, Abraham Jules, Walt Kalkan, Ron Kelly, Anthony Kern, Ed Keyes, Matthew Kirk, Bruce Knight, Erton Kohler, N'Goy Kyala, Minervino Labrador Jr., Hugh Langley, W. Derrick Lea, Matthew Leffler, John Legair, Ashia Lennon, Arkeisha Lewis, Daniel Linrud, Paul Llewllyn, Mileen Loeffler, Francis Lopez, Leslie D. Louis, Kelly Loxdale, Jerry Lutz, Andrea Luxton, Sereivudh Ly, Sharon M. Mabena, Paulo Macena, Allan Machado, Mwalundi Malekano, Fred Manchur, Kenneth L. Manders, Rick Mann, Mariya Martin, Benjie Maxson, Stephen Mayer, Bill McClendon, Terrell McCoy, Shereen McFarlane, Jason McLin, Carl McRoy John K. McVay, Leonard Melendez, Carmelo Mercado, James Micheff, David Miller, Kevin Miller, Cyril Millett III, Terrica Mixon, Michael Monroig, Hubert Morel Jr., Wayne J. Morrison, Jiris Moskala, Michell Mota, Paul Musafili, Leidamae Muse, Titus Naftanaila, Bradford C. Newton, Arne Nielsen, Kenneth Norton, Emeka Nwankpah, Joseph Oh, Pablo Olmedo, Pierre Omeler, Michael Owusu, Claudia Padilla, Campbell Page, Joh Page, Pete Palmer, Jean Parisien, Jonathan Park, Michael Parkm, Shaun Paschal, Ana Patterson, Ingrid Pierre, Eddie Polite, Leslie N. Pollard, Ruth Prato, David J. Prest Jr., Calvin Preston, Casey Prindle, Darren Purdy, Luc Kuiles, Robert Quintana, Elden Ramirez, Jorge A. Ramirez, Ruben Ramos, Michael Razon, Mark A. Remboldt, Rick Remmers, Osvaldo Rigacci, Randy Roberts, Sandra Roberts, C. Randolph Robinson, Miguel Rodriguez Sr., Edwin Romero, Donovan Ross, Gary Rustad, Barbara Rutt, Juan Raymer-Alvarez, Velino A. Salazar, Milton Sand, Julio Santana, Gerson Santos, Vinita Sauder, Kari Schebo, Glynn C. W. Scott, Dan Serns, Kenneth Shaw, Terry Shaw, Sarah Shepherd, James Shires, Melissa Shoemaker, Gary Siebel, Ron Smith, Weymouth Spence, Karen Stoddard, Elizabeth Talbot, Shirley Tan, Charles Tapp, Madonna Taueu, Maria Thomas, Serina Thomson, Brad Thorp, Diane Thurber, Gary F. Thurber, Mike Thurber, Sarah Traczyk, Ralph Trecartin, Claude Trepanier, DeJaun Tull, Carol Turk, Sherri Uhrig, Maurice Valentine, Vic Van Schaik, Erik Vandenburgh, David VandeVere, Berit von Pohle, Keith Walde, Janice Walker-Cleveland, Brad Walton, Calvin L. Watkins, Karl Watson Sr., Chere Wehling, David Weigley, Mark Weir, Rohann Wellington, Cyndee Westenrider, David Wiens, Ivan C. Williams Sr., James Winegardner, Amanda Withers, Nick Wolfer, Tracy Wood, Marc Woodson, Vincent Woolsey, Tricia Wynn-Payne, Elias F. Zabala Sr.
Departments:
Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, Washington Johnson II (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadadventistchaplains.org. Associate, M. Gilda Roddy (NE NAD Quadrant); Assistant Directors (Field Representatives): William Cork (Great Plains NAD); ___ (SE NAD Quadrant); Angela Li (West Coast NAD). Chaplains' Associations: Campus, Community, Corrections, Healthcare, and Military.
Children's Ministries, Sherri Uhrig (E-mail: show); Associate, Gerry Lopez (E-mail: show). Website: www.childmin.org.
Communication, ___; Associates, Kimberly Maran (E-mail: show); Julio Munoz (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadadventist.org.
Education, Arne Nielsen (E-mail: show); Associates: Martha Ban (Technology and Support); Stephen Bralley (Secondary); Leisa Morton-Standish (Elementary); ___, (Adventist Colleges Abroad); Evelyn Sullivan (Early Childhood). Website: www.adventisteducation.org.
Family Ministries, Claudio J. Consuegra (E-mail: show); Associate, Pamela K. Consuegra (E-mail: show). Websites: www.NADfamily.org; www.adventistsingleadultministries.org; www.emale.org; www.helpimaparent.org.
Health Ministries, Angeline D. Brauer (E-mail: show); Assistant, Marjorie Belizaire (show). Websites: www.NADHealth.org; facebook.com/NADHealth.
Ministerial Association, Ivan L. Williams Sr. (E-mail: show); Associates, Jose Cortes Jr. (E-mail: show); Esther Knott (E-mail: show); Ministerial Spouses Association, Desiree Bryant (E-mail: show).
Planned Giving and Trust Services, Dennis R. Carlson (E-mail: show); Associate, Scot T. Coppock (E-mail: show). Websites: www.willplan.org; www.willplan.ca.
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Orlan Johnson (E-mail: show); Associate, Melissa Reid (E-mail: show); Editor, Bettina Krause (E-mail: show). North American Religious Liberty Association, Inc. President, Orlan Johnson; Vice President, ___; Executive Director, Melissa Reid. Website: www.religiousliberty.info.
Publishing Ministries, Carl McRoy (E-mail: show).
Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, ___.
Stewardship Ministries, Michael Harpe (E-mail: show); Associate, Rudy Salazar (E-mail: show). Websites: www.nadstewardship.org; www.stewardshipJack.org.
Women's Ministries, Deeann Bragaw (E-mail: show); Assistant, Erica Jones (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadwm.org.
Youth Ministries, Tracy Wood (E-mail: show); Associate, Armando Miranda Jr. (E-mail: show). Website: www.adventistyouthministries.org.
Other Ministries and Services:
Adult Ministries. Director, ___.
Adventist Colleges Abroad, Inc. Director, ___. Website: www.acastudyabroad.com.
Adventist Community Services. W. Derrick Lea (E-mail: show); Associate, Colette Newer (E-mail: show); Assistant Director, Wynelle Stevens (E-mail: show). Website: www.communityservices.org.
Adventist Disability Ministries. Advisor, Wendy Eberhardt (E-mail: show). Coordinator, Charlotte L. V. Thoms (show).
Adventist Information Ministry (AIM). Director, Brent Hardinge (E-mail: show). Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-0970. Telephone: 1 (800) 253-3002. E-mail: show. Website: www.callaim.org.
Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI). Secretary-Treasurer, Philip Baptiste (show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7235. Fax: 1 (443) 259-4888. Website: www.asiministries.org. ASI Missions, Inc. 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive; Columbia, Maryland 21046-1565.
Adventist Learning Community. Adam Fenner (E-mail: show); Associate, Paola Franco-Oudri (E-mail: show). Website: www.adventistlearningcommunity.com.
Adventist Media Ministries. ___. Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7140.
Adventist Single Adult Ministries (ASAM). Claudio J. Consuegra (E-mail: show); Associate, Pamela K. Consuegra (E-mail:show).
AdventSource. Brad Forbes (E-mail: show). 5120 Prescott Avenue; Lincoln, Nebraska 68506. Telephone: 1 (402) 486-8800. Fax: 1 (402) 486-8819. E-mail: show. Website: www.adventsource.org.
Asian/Pacific Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, VicLouis Arreola (E-mail: show).
Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities. Executive Director, Gordon Bietz. 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive; Columbia, Maryland 21046-1565.
Auditing Service (See listing under General Conference Services).
Christian Record Services, Inc. President, Diane Thurber (E-mail: show); Vice President for Finance, Lonnie Kreiter (E-mail: show). 5900 S. 58th Street, Suite M; Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. Telephone: 1 (402) 488-0981. Fax: 1 (402) 488-7582. E-mail: show. Website: www.christianrecord.org.
Deaf Ministries. Advisor, Wendy Eberhardt (E-mail: show).
Greek Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, George Dialectakis (E-mail: show).
Haitian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Jose Joseph (E-mail: show).
Hispanic Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.
Human Resource Services. Director, Orna Garnett (E-mail: show); Associate, Chandler Riley (E-mail: show).
Hungarian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Mariuse Marton (E-mail: show).
Information Technology Services. Director, Milton Sand (E-mail: show); Associate Director, ___; Assistant Director, Rick Roberts (E-mail: show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7377.
Ingathering: Hope for Humanity. ___. Telephone: 1 (888) 425-7760; 1 (443) 391-7250.
InMinistry Center. Director, Esther Knott (E-mail: show). SDA Theological Seminary; Andrews University; Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-1500. Telephone: 1 (269) 471-3353.
Institute of Church Ministry. Director, Petr Cincala (E-mail: show). Andrews University Seminary S136; 4145 E Campus Circle Dr; Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-1530. Telephone: 1 (269) 471-3589. Fax: 1 (269) 471-6202.
Jewish Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Ralph Ringer (show).
Korean Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Samuel Kim (E-mail: show).
Men's Ministries. Claudio J. Consuegra (E-mail: show); Associate, Pamela K. Consuegra (E-mail: show).
Muslim Ministries, Adventist. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Gabriela Profeta-Phillips (E-mail: show).
Native American Ministries. Advisor, Rick Remmers (E-mail:show).
Office of Human Relations. Carolyn R. Forrest (E-mail: show).
Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment. ___.
Office of Volunteer Ministries. Ernest Hernandez (E-mail: show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7118. Website: www.HeSaidGo.org.
Philanthropic Service for Institutions. Director, Michael J. Brown (E-mail: show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7169. Website: www.philanthropicservice.com.
Portuguese Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator (Interim), David Pires (E-mail: show).
Prayer Ministries. ___.
Prison Ministries. Advisor, ___.
Production Services. Nick Wolfer (E-mail: show).
Professional Services. Rohann Wellington (E-mail: show); Associate, Shane Hochstetler (E-mail: show).
Refugee and Immigrant Ministries, Adventist. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Terri Saelee (E-mail: show).
Romanian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Daniel Ciobanu (E-mail: show).
Seminars Unlimited (Revelation Seminars). Chair, G. Alexander Bryant; Director, Carl S. Johnston; Treasurer, Alan W. Weis. 403 East Highway 67; P.O. Box 66; Keene, Texas 76059. Telephone: 1 (800) 982-3344; 1 (817) 641-3643. Fax: 1 (817) 641-3640.
Social Media and Big Data Services. Paul Hopkins (E-mail: show).
Southern Asia Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Khan M. Mehbub (show).
Spirit of Prophecy. Calvin Watkins (E-mail: show).
Yugoslavian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.
Zimbabwean Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr.; Coordinator, Cuthbert Machamire (E-mail: show).
Agency:
ADRA. Liaison, Wendy Eberhardt.
Adventist Radio Broadcasters Association (ARBA):
Member Stations:
KACS FM, Chehalis, Washington.
KARM FM, Visalia, California.
KEEH, Spokane, Washington.
KGTS FM, College Place, Washington.
KJRN FM, Keene, Texas.
KLRF FM, Walla Walla, Washington.
KPLW FM, Wenatchee, Washington.
KROH FM, Port Angeles, Washington.
KSDA FM, Agana Heights, Guam.
KSOH FM, Yakima, Washington.
KSVA FM, Corrales, New Mexico.
KTSY FM, Boise, Idaho.
KUDU FM, Tok, Alaska.
KSOH FM, Yakima, Washington.
WAUS FM, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
WBLC AM, Lenoir City, Tennessee.
WDNX FM, Savannah, Tennessee.
WGTS FM, Takoma Park, Maryland.
WJOU FM, Huntsville, Alabama.
WSMC FM, Collegedale, Tennessee.
(For further information, see Radio and TV Stations section.)
North American Division Evangelism Institute:
Director, Eduard E. Schmidt; Associates, Errol N. McLean, Tim Madding, John T. Boston II; Business Manager, Joel M. Edgar. 4145 E. Campus Circle Drive, Suite S303; Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-1590. Telephone: 1 (269) 471-8303. Fax: 1 (269) 471-8324. E-mail: show. Website: www.nadei.org.
Retirement Plans of the North American Division:
Administrator, Edwin G. Romero; Associates, Wirmin Alcantara, Andrew Choi, Lisa Turpen; Assistants, Tara Mead, Lisa Sharpe.
United States Retirement Plans:
Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7300. Fax: 1 (443) 259-4880. E-mail: show.
Address: 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21046-1565.
Plans Administered:
Adventist Retirement Plan.
Guam/Micronesia Mission of Seventh-day Adventists Retirement Fund.
Marshall Island Mission of Seventh-day Adventists Deferred Income Plan.
North American Division Retiree Auxiliary Healthcare Assistance and Death Benefit Fund.
North American Division Retiree Auxiliary Loma Linda Foods Employee Fund.
North American Division Retirement Hospital Medical Fund.
Seventh-day Adventist Hospital Retirement Plan.
Seventh-day Adventist Retirement Plan of the North American Division.
Seventh-day Adventist Church Retirement Plan for Canadian Employees:
Telephone: 1 (905) 433-0011. Fax: 1 (905) 433-0982.
Address: 1148 King Street East; Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1H8; Canada.
Director, Marilyn Pazitka (E-mail: show).
System Codes: EntityID: 14197; OrgMastID: AN1111; AdmFieldID: NAD.