GC Session Delegates Elect IAD Secretary and Treasurer  

Pierre Caporal and Ivelisse Herrera were confirmed to be part of the church’s top administrative team.

July 8, 2025 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News

Just one day after Pastor Abner De Los Santos was elected as president of the Inter-American Division (IAD) during the 62nd General Conference Session in St. Louis, Missouri, delegates reconvened on July 8 to vote in the next key leaders for the region. Pastor Pierre Caporal was elected as executive secretary and Ivelisse Herrera as treasurer, both to serve alongside De Los Santos for the next five years.

Following the announcement of newly elected division secretaries and treasurers across the world field, Pastor Billy Biaggi, General Conference general vice president and chair of the morning business session, called on delegates to reflect on the spiritual significance of the moment. “Praise the Lord for all these leaders and thank the committee for all these nominations,” he said. “Fix your eyes on Christ.”

Caporal has most recently served as president of the Haitian Union Mission since 2015. Prior to that he served as executive secretary of the Haitian Union from 2008 to 2015. His decades of service span roles in education, departmental leadership, and executive and financial administration—both at mission and union levels.

Caporal is an ordained minister and holds a bachelor’s degree in theology from Université Adventiste d’Haïti, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Montemorelos University in Mexico.

He is married to Enuce and together they have grown children.

Herrera, who became IAD treasurer in 2023, has been part of the division’s financial administration for two decades. Prior to this role, she served as under treasurer beginning in 2013, after working as associate treasurer from 2010 and as an accountant in the IAD since 2005.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Herrera has served the church for 36 years. She began her denominational service as a conference accountant. She later served as mission secretary-treasurer and managed the revolving fund for the Dominican Union.

She is a commissioned minister and holds a Master’s degree in Business from Montemorelos University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Dominican Adventist University.

She is married to Roberto Herrera, and together they have two adult children.

With backgrounds rooted in both ministry and financial leadership, Caporal and Herrera bring a combined 75 years of denominational experience to their new roles.

In a special moment on stage, the newly elected officers and their families were prayed over as they prepare to shoulder new responsibilities.