NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION

Organized 1913; reorganized 2012; relocated 2017

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 2025 Yearbook for divisions, unions, conferences, missions/fields, regions, or field stations.

Statistics (June 30, 2024): Churches, 5,775; membership, 1,268,572; population, 378,473,000 (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.

X: https://X.com/NADAdventist.

Address: 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive; Columbia, Maryland 21046-1565.

Administration:

President, G Alexander Bryant (E-mail: show, show).

Assistant to the President, Richard R Remmers (E-mail: show).

Vice Presidents, Wendy Eberhardt (E-mail: show); Adam Fenner (E-mail: show); Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show); Calvin Watkins (E-mail: show); Ivan L Williams (E-mail: show).

Secretary, Kyoshin Ahn (E-mail: show); Undersecretary, Jorge A Ramirez (show); Associate, Carolyn R Forrest (E-mail: show); Bonita J Shields (E-mail: show); Orna Garnett (E-mail: show); Website: www.nadsecretariat.org.

Treasurer, Judy R Glass (E-mail: show); Undertreasurer, Chad Grundy (show); Associates, Sharon M Mabena (E-mail: show); C Michael Park (E-mail:show); Edwin Romero (E-mail: show).

Executive Committee:

G Alexander Bryant, Chair; Kyoshin Ahn, Secretary; Stephen Abrams Sr, Loren Agrey, Jorge Aguero, Charles Aguiler, Marlene Alvarez, Antonio Anobile, Phil Antunes, VicLouis Arreola, Emmanuel Asiedu, Ryan Ashlock, Betty Bailey, Timothy Bailey, Dora Baker, Philip Baptiste, Paul Bauer, Tim Baumgarten, Yami Bazan, Jenner Becerra, Henry Beras, LaVerne Berkel, Roger Bernard Jr, Jakov Bibulovic, Douglas Bing, Gary Blanchard, Celeste R Blyden, Frank D Bondurant, Stephen Boone, Shawn Boonstra, John Bradshaw, DeeAnn Bragaw, Angeline D Brauer, Stephen Brooks, Leon Brown, Marvin Brown, Arlene Brown-Dominguez, Michael Brown, Alex Bryan, Stacey Burey, Jonathan Burnett, Lisa Burrow, Robert Burrow, Carlton P Byrd, Carlos Camacho, Carol L Campbell, Michael Campbell, Stephen Carlile, Ron Carlson, Miryam Castaneda, Lazaro Cedano, Lee-Roy Chacon, Julio Chazarreta, Virgil Childs, Arthur Christon, Ellen Clark, William Comley, Matt Cook, Murray Cooper, Roberto Correa, Carlos J Craig, Miguel Crespo, Robert Cundiff, D Bryan Danese, Deborah Daniel, Ricardo Daphnis, Natalie Darisme, Melody Darrow, Oscar Davalos, James R Davidson, Cesar De Leon, Elton DeMoraes, Kenneth A Denslow, Collette Dieujuste, Roberson Dorelus, Ivanhoe Douglas, Paul H Douglas, Tyrone Douglas, Pamela Dugano-Daphnis, Byron Dulan, Richard Dye, Wendy Eberhardt, Kevin Erich, G Thomas Evans, Gabriela Escobar, Mari Escudero, Kalie Etheridge, Sandra Fagre, Adam Fenner, Terlegrand Filossaint, Yvon Fils-Aime, Sherry Fisher, Louis Fitting, Robert Folkenberg Jr, Brad Forbes, Brian Ford, Carolyn R Forrest, Linda Foxworth, David D Freedman, John C Freedman, Rich Fullmer, Frenita Fullwood, Garth Gabriel, Dale E Galusha, Bryan Gallant, Orna Garnett, Ana-Maria Gascoyne, John P Geli, Jennifer Gennick, Michael Gentry, Lora Geriguis, Gary Gibbs, Judy Glass, Keith Goodman, Josef Goshn, Amalia Goulbourne, Annaliese Grellmam, Waldemar Grenz, Omar E Grieve, Chad Grundy, John Grys, Luz Guzman-Quiles, Rodney Hahn, Steve Haley, Keith Hallam, Delvin Hansen, Michael Harpe, Richard Hart, Kerry Heinrich, Vernon Herdoldt, Ernesto Hernandez, Chad Haggins, Randy Hill, Paul Hopkins, Ruth Horton, LouAnn Howard, Andetta Hunsaker, Ted Huskins, Roy Ice, Alberto Ingleton, Jesmarie Iverson, Lacamera Jack, Ann Marie Jacobs, Myrna James, David Jamison, Jim John, Oral John, Kara Johnsson, Orlan Johnson, Philip Johnson, Washington Johnson, Carl S Johnston, Benjamin Jones, Jose Joseph, Abraham Jules, Walt Kalkan, Ron Kelly, Ed Keyes, Eldeen King, Trevor Kinlock, Matthew Kirk, Dwight Kruger, Ngoy Kyala, Minervino Labrador Jr, W Derrick Lea, Stephen Lee, Matthew Leffler, John Legair, Shad Lehmann, Paul Llewllyn, Mileen Loeffler, Francis Lopez, Leslie D Louis, Kelly Loxdale, Jerry Lutz, Sereivudh Ly, Sharon M Mabena, Paulo Macena, Allan Machado, Mwalundi Malekano, Kenneth L Manders, Rick Mann, Bernell Mapp, Kimberly Maran, Stephen Mayer, Joi McClellan, Bill McClendon, Terrell McCoy, Shereen McFarlane, Carl McRoy, 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, John Murley, Paul Musafili, Titus Naftanaila, Bradford C Newton, Kenneth Norton, Emeka Nwankpah, Joseph Oh, Pablo Olmedo, Michael Owusu, Claudia Padilla, Campbell Page, Joh Page, Jean Parisien, Jonathan Park, Michael Park, Shaun Paschal, Ana Patterson, Tricia Payne, Ingrid Pierre, Eddie Polite, Leslie N Pollard, Jeff Potts, Ruth Prato, David J Prest Jr, Calvin Preston, Casey Prindle, Darren Purdy, Robert Quintana, Elden Ramirez, Jorge A Ramirez, Ruben Ramos, Michael Razon, Mark A Remboldt, Richard R Remmers, Osvaldo Rigacci, Randy Roberts, Sandra Roberts, Marcellus Robinson, Lee Rochholz, Miguel Rodriguez Sr, Edwin Romero, Donovan Ross, Gary Rustad, Barbara Rutt, Juan Raymer-Alvarez, John Sackett, Velino A Salazar, Milton Sand, Julio Santana, Saw Samuel, Jeff Scoggins, Glynn Scott, Dan Serns, Kenneth Shaw, Terry Shaw, Sarah Shepherd, Bonita Shields, James Shires, Gary Siebel, Peter Simpson, Alonzo Smith, Ron Smith, Debleaire Snell, Leidamae Solijon Muse, Weymouth Spence, Karen Stoddard, Elizabeth Talbot, Shirley Tan, Charles Tapp, John Wesley Taylor, Serina Thomson, Brad Thorp, Diane Thurber, Gary F Thurber, Mic Thurber, Danielle Toddy, Sarah Traczyk, Ralph Trecartin, Claude Trepanier, DeJaun Tull, Carol Hurley Turk, Sherri Uhrig, Vic Van Schaik, Erik Vandenburgh, David VandeVere, Berit Von Pohle, Keith Walde, Janice Walker-Cleveland, Brad Walton, Calvin L Watkins, Chere Wehling, Rohann Wellington, Cyndee Westenrider, J Raymond Wahlen II, David Wiens, Ivan C Williams Sr, James Winegardner, Amanda Withers, Nick Wolfer, Tracy Wood, Marc Woodson, Vincent Woolsey, Arkeisha Young-Lewis, Elias F Zabala Sr.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, Washington Johnson II (E-mail: show); Associate, M Gilda Dholah-Roddy (E-mail: show); Healthcare and Campus (NE and SE); Michael Monroig (E-mail:show); Armed Forces, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Community; Angela Li (E-mail: show); Healthcare and Campus. Website: www.nadadventistchaplains.org.

Children's Ministries, Sherri Uhrig (E-mail: show); Associate, Gerry Lopez (E-mail: show). Website: www.childmin.org.

Communication, Kimberly Maran (E-mail: show); Associate, Julio Munoz (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadadventist.org.

Education (Interim), Dennis Plubell (E-mail: show); Associates: Martha Ban (E-mail: show) (Technology and Support); Stephen Bralley (E-mail: show) (Secondary); Juan Antonio Lopez (E-mail: show) (Adventist Colleges Abroad); Leisa Morton-Standish (E-mail: show) (Elementary); Evelyn Sullivan (E-mail: show) (Early Childhood). Website: www.adventisteducation.org.

Family Ministries, Cesar De Leon (E-mail: show); Associate, Carolann De Leon (E-mail: show). Websites: www.NADfamily.org; www.adventistsingleadultministries.org; www.emale.org; www.helpimaparent.org.

Health Ministries, Angeline D Brauer (E-mail: 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); Gerardo Oudri (E-mail: show); Ministerial Spouses Association, Desiree Bryant (E-mail: show).

Planned Giving and Trust Services, ___. 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, Andre Watson-Payne (E-mail: show).

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 Smith (E-mail: show). Website: www.nadwm.org.

Youth Ministries, Tracy Wood (E-mail: show); Associates, Vandeon Griffin (E-mail: show); Armando Miranda Jr (E-mail: show). Website: www.adventistyouthministries.org.

Other Ministries and Services:

Adventist Colleges Abroad, Inc. Juan Antonio Lopez (E-mail: show); 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). 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. Richard R Remmers. Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7136.

Adventist Single Adult Ministries (ASAM). Cesar De Leon (E-mail: show); Associate, Carolann De Leon (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, Robin Park (E-mail: show).

Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities. Andrea Luxton (E-mail: show). 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 (E-mail: show).

Haitian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Hispanic Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Human Resource Services. Danielle Toddy (E-mail: show); Associate, Jeannie Wright (E-mail: show).

Hungarian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Information Technology Services. Milton Sand (E-mail: show); Associate, Eric Claus (E-mail: show); Assistant, 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. Esther Knott (E-mail: show). SDA Theological Seminary; Andrews University; Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-1500. Telephone: 1 (269) 471-3353.

Institute of Church Ministry. 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 (E-mail: show).

Korean Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Men's Ministries. Cesar De Leon (E-mail: show).

Multilingual Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show). Esperanza TV, Assistant, Axel Orellana (E-mail: show).

Muslim Ministries, Adventist. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr; Coordinator, Gabriela Profeta-Phillips (E-mail: show).

Native American Ministries. Advisor, Richard R Remmers (E-mail: show).

Office of Human Relations. Carolyn R Forrest (E-mail: show).

Office of Volunteer Ministries. Ernest Hernandez (E-mail: show); Associate, Leah Jordache (E-mail: show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7118. Website: www.HeSaidGo.org.

Philanthropic Service for Institutions. Michael J Brown (E-mail: show). Telephone: 1 (443) 391-7169. Website: www.philanthropicservice.com.

Portuguese Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Prison Ministries. Coordinator, Cleveland Houser (E-mail: show).

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 (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 (E-mail: show).

Spirit of Prophecy. Calvin Watkins (E-mail: show).

Yugoslavian Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Zimbabwean Ministries. Advisor, Minervino Labrador Jr (E-mail: show).

Agency:

ADRA. Liaison, Wendy Eberhardt (E-mail: show).

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, Tim Madding; Associates, John T Boston II, Heather Crews, Errol N McLean, Eli Rojas; 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 (E-mail: show); Associates, Wirmin Alcantara (E-mail: show), Andrew Choi (E-mail: show), Lisa Turpen (E-mail: show); Assistant Directors, Tara Mead (E-mail: show), Lisa Sharpe (E-mail: show).

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.