Inter-America Affirms New Leadership for the Next Five Years at GC Session
IAD President Pastor Abner De Los Santos leads the Inter-American Division Caucus on July 10, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, to present the first slate of leaders to be voted in for the 2025–2030 term. Pastor Pierre Caporal, executive secretary of the IAD stands next to Pastor De los Santos during the caucus meeting during GC Session. [Photo: Daniel Gallardo/IAD]
IAD Caucus votes in vice presidents and department directors to lead mission-focused growth through 2030.
July 11, 2025 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News
Delegates of the 62nd General Conference Session from the Inter-American Division (IAD) elected a new slate of vice presidents and department directors to guide the church’s 3.7 million members over the next five years. The July 10 and 11 meeting brought together 453 IAD delegates in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, to affirm leadership for the 2025–2030 term.
“We are here to begin a new quinquennium and continue advancing in the mission,” said Pastor Abner De los Santos, newly elected president of the Inter-American Division. “I am deeply thankful for the way the nominating committee has worked. I’m certain the Holy Spirit is moving.”
IAD administrators (L–R): Ivelisse Herrera, treasurer; Abner De Los Santos, president; and Pierre Caporal, executive secretary, lead the Inter-American Division delegation during a special session on July 10, 2025. [Photo: Daniel Gallardo/IAD]
De los Santos also expressed appreciation for the previous administration’s contributions. “We sincerely thank the former leadership for their dedication and service,” he said. “Their faithful work has laid a solid foundation for the road ahead.”
Pastor Pierre Caporal, executive secretary, and Ivelisse Herrera, treasurer of the Inter-American Division, pledged to serve God and His church with dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment over the next five years.
Delegates of the Inter-American Division raise their hands in approval of the newly elected leadership for the 2025–2030 term, on July 11, 2025. [Photo: Daniel Gallardo/IAD]
Following a thorough review, the nominating committee—composed of delegates from the IAD caucus—presented the recommended names, which were voted by the delegation. The elected leaders will serve in departments, ministries, and key administrative roles at the Inter-American Division headquarters for the next five years:
- Vice President: Balvin Braham, incumbent
- Vice President: Tomas Torres, incumbent
- Undersecretary: Alvaro Niño
- Associate Secretary: Janelle Scantlebury
- Under treasurer, Abilio Cima, incumbent
- Associate Treasurer: Juan Jose Moran, incumbent
- Associate Treasurer: Florencio Suarez, incumbent
- Associate Treasurer: Daniel Zuñiga
- Personal Ministries/Sabbath School: William Barrero
- Children and adolescents/Women’s Ministries: Sandra Pinto
- Communication director: Abel Marquez, incumbent
- Education Director: Faye Patterson, incumbent
- Health Ministries Director: Franck Geneus, incumbent
- Ministerial Association secretary: Josney Rodríguez, incumbent
- Possibility Ministries and Adventist Mission: Samuel Telemaque, incumbent
- Publishing Ministries director: Isaías Espinoza, incumbent
- Stewardship director: Roberto Herrera, incumbent
- Youth, PCM and Chaplaincy Ministries director: Daniel Torreblanca
Newly elected leaders stand with Inter-American Division administrators on July 11, 2025, following the second round of leadership votes. [Photo: Daniel Gallardo/IAD]
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