On July 9, 2025, during the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, delegates elected associate directors to serve in various departments of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the 2025–2030 quinquennium.
Working under their respective department directors, these associate leaders help develop global strategies, implement key initiatives, and provide field-level support across the church’s core areas of ministry—including education, health, youth, stewardship, Sabbath School, family ministries, and more.
The elected associate directors are:
Children’s Ministries
Nilde Itin – Associate Director
Communication
Samuel Gil Soldevilla – Associate Director
Education
Richard A Sabuin – Associate Director
Sócrates Quispe – Associate Director
Juvenal Balisasa – Associate Director
Anneris Coria-Navia – Associate Director
Family Ministries
Elaine Oliver – Associate Director
General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS)
Robyn Kajiura – Director
Jonathan Beagles – Associate Director
Maurine Wahlen – Associate Director
Guillermo Leal – Associate Director
Boris Cardenas – Associate Director
Gary Blood – Associate Director
JoJean Birth – Associate Director, North America Area
Furaha Mpozembizi – Associate Director, Trans Africa Area
Roy Cortez – Associate Director, Trans America Area
Jeremy Smith – Associate Director, Trans-Asia Pacific Area
TBD – Associate Director, Euro-Asia Area
Health Ministries
Milton A. Mesa – Associate Director
Katia Reinert – Associate Director
Yury Bondarenko – Associate Director
Ministerial Association
Anothony R. Kent – Associate Secretary
Jongimpi Papu – Associate Secretary
Aurora Canals – Associate Secretary
Crystal E. Ward – Associate Secretary
Jeffrey O. Brown – Associate Secretary
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL)
Elie Henry – Associate Director
Samuel H. Neves – Associate Director
Publishing Ministries
Super Moesi – Associate Director
Sabbath School and Personal Ministries
Daniel Ebenezer – Associate Director
E. Douglas Venn – Associate Director, Adventist Possibility Ministries
Stewardship Ministries
Aniel Barbe – Associate Director
Women’s Ministries
Omobonike Adeola Sessou – Associate Director
Youth Ministries
Petronio Genebago – Associate Director
Alfred Asiem – Associate Director
Associate directors are elected to assist with the expanding needs of a global church family, helping to coordinate resources, training, and mission support across more than 200 countries. They bring specialized expertise, cultural insight, and deep commitment to the church’s strategic priorities.
The election is part of the broader decision-making process of the General Conference Session, where delegates from around the world gather every five years for business meetings, worship, and the selection of global leadership.