SSD associate officers and directors elected

Two days to the end of the business session of the 59th General Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the 154 regular delegates of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) completed its work of electing associate officers, department directors and associates.
Earlier this week, Pastor Alberto C Gulfan, Jr; Pastor Saw Samuel; and Mr Keith Heinrich, president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively, were elected and their names were voted upon by the 2,412 regular delegates to the world session.
On Thursday, July 1, the SSD body affirmed the recommendation of the 17-member of the nominating committee for associate officers, department directors and associate directors who will serve the 18-country territory of SSD for the next five years.
Those elected were:
Johnny Lubis—Vice President for Administration
Sergie Ferrer—Undertreasurer
Moldy Mambu—Associate Treasurer
Kevin Costello—Associate Treasurer
Gary Rustad—Associate Secretary
Houtman Sinaga—Ministerial Association Secretary
James Brauer—Adventist Mission Director
Wendell Mandolang—Stewardship/Trust Services Director
Jonathan C Catolico—Communication/PARL Director
Leonardo R Asoy—Sabbath School/Personal Ministries Director
Miriam Andres—Children/Family Ministries Director
Helen B Gulfan—Women Ministers/Shepherdess International Director
Vivencio Bermudez—Publishing Ministries/Spirit of Prophecy Director
Abraham T Carpena—Health Ministries Director
Jobbie Yabut—Adventist Youth Ministries Director
Lawrence Domingo—Education Department Director
Denny Rantung—Education Department Associate Director
Michael Bankhead—Information Technology Director
Rufo Gasapo—Adventist Health Care Director
In this election, a vice-president for administration has been added as a new position while the Philanthropic Services Department has been added as an additional responsibility in the Trust Services Department.
The retirement of Ms Thelma Selerio necessitated the appointment of a new director in the Adventist Health Care, while the vacancy brought about by the election of Dr Mike Lekic to the position of associate director of education for the General Conference of the World Church (GC) has elevated Dr Domingo to the directorship. A new education associate, Dr Rantung, was elected. [Jonathan C Catolico]