Get to know
Our Team

Abigail Espinosa

Administrative Assistant at Wewoka Woods Adventist Center

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Andreea Chavez

Executive Committee Member

Oklahoma City Central Hispanic Church

Anthony Adams

District Pastor

Choctaw Adventist Church
Shawnee Adventist Church

Bob Holbrook

Nature Center Director

Wewoka Woods Adventist Center

Buster Swoopes, Sr.

Executive Committee Member

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Damaris Prieto

Hispanic & Children's Assistant

Hispanic Ministry Administrative Assistant
Children Ministries Assistant

David Herrera

Pastor

Broken Arrow Spanish, & Garnett Spanish

Dominick Alipoon

District Pastor

Bartlesville SDA Church
Nowata SDA Church
Ponca City SDA Church

Emily Watts

Accountant

Emily Watts serves as the accountant for the Oklahoma Conference.

Giovanni Marin

Senior Pastor

Central Seventh-day Adventist Church

Heather Severnance

Administrative Assistant

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Jack Manongi

Assistant Treasurer - Payroll

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Jessica Ann Burns, CPA

Conference Treasurer

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Joseph Schappert

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Waurika Lake Church

Larry Sendelbach

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Coalgate Church and Ada Church

Luis Prieto

Hispanic Ministries Director

Luis has served many years in ministry in Oklahoma.

Matthew Vixie

District Pastor

Canadian Valley SDA Fellowship

Mungtong Mung

District Pastor

Guymon SDA Church

Osmailyn Pena

Executive Committee Board Member

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Richard Piñero

Ministerial & Evangelism Director.

Richard started working here in 2024.

Ruth Ann Vargas

Executive Committee Member

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Tara Bailey

Director of Education

Tara oversees 8 schools across Oklahoma.

Tony Roberts

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Cleveland Church

Alex Rivera

Camp Ranger

Wekoka Woods Adventist Center

Andrew Spooner

District Pastor & Young Adult Coordinator

Bristow SDA Church
Okmulgee SDA Church

Barry Smith

District Pastor

Altus SDA Church
Elk City SDA Church
Weatherford SDA Church

Brian Cowin

District Pastor

Broken Arrow SDA Church
Claremore SDA Church
Revelation SDA Church

Carlos de la Cruz

District Pastor

Antlers SDA Church
Hugo SDA Church

Daniel Braun

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Arbuckle View Church

David Qualls

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Three Angel’s Owasso Church

Eduardo Javier

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Lawton Spanish Church

Garfield Clark

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Pioneer Adventist Fellowship

Grace Manongi

Planned Giving & Trust Services, Auditing, and Insurance

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In-Jong Choi

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Tulsa Korean Church

Jack Stout

Executive Committee Member

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Jim Landelius

Pastor & Native Ministries

Sand Springs SDA Church
Sapulpa SDA Church

Juan Williams

District Pastor

Emmanuel Spanish
West Siloam Springs Spanish

Laura Ham

Executive Committee

Laura Ham is from Adventist Fellowship

Mang Lian

District Pastor

Myanmar Adventist Fellowship Company

Miguel Espinosa

Chef at Wewoka Woods Adventist Center

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Nathan Shires

Executive Secretary

Nathan serves as the Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Conference

Paul Evans

Executive Committee Member

Paul Evans is from the Okeene SDA Church

Ricky Mercer

Senior Pastor

Adventist Fellowship

Samson Sembeba

Senior Pastor

First SDA Church of Tulsa

Tasha Schellenberg

Executive Committee Member

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Van Hurst

Executive Committee Member

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Amneris Martinez

Human Resources Director

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Annette Piñero

Education & Ministerial Assistant

Annette started in January 2024 in the Education Department.

Ben Burkhardt

District Pastor

Alva SDA Church
Shattuck SDA Church
Woodward SDA Church

Brian Ham

Associate Pastor

Tulsa Adventist Fellowship

Cindy Mercer

Prayer & Womens Ministries Director

Cindy Mercer, Prayer and Women’s Ministries Director for the Oklahoma Conference.

Daniel Ortega

President

Daniel serves as the Conference President since April 2025.

David Young

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Stilwell Church

Edward Bryan

Evangelism & Church Planting Coordinator

Edward Bryan serves as the Oklahoma Conference Evangelism and Church Planting Coordinator.

Ginlian Thang

District Pastor

Zomi Seventh-day Adventists Tulsa

Greg Simpson

Executive Committee Member

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Israel Mora

Youth Director

Israel joined our team in 2023.

Jairo Campos

Volunteer Lay Pastor

West Siloam Springs

John Millea

Executive Committee Member

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Kris Knott

District Pastor

Jay SDA Church
Ketchum SDA Church
Miami SDA Church

Leonardo Castillo

District Pastor

Bixby Spanish SDA Group
Independence Spanish SDA Church
Tulsa Spanish SDA Church

Mark Dubon

District Pastor

Canton SDA Church
Enid SDA Church
Okeene SDA Church

Monique Monroe

Community Service Director

Monique oversees community service across Oklahoma.

Norman Johnson

Volunteer Lay Pastor

Chickasha Church

Rebeca Chavez

Youth Administrative Assistant

Rebeca started work April 2026

Rudolpho Prieto

District Pastor

Lakeside Hispanic Company
Enid Spanish Church
Stillwater Hispanic Church

Tamra Clark

Associate Treasurer

Tamra is a long-time Conference Employee and a joy to work with!

Todd Gessele

Assistant Communication Director

Todd Gessele started working part-time at the conference in August 2025

William Norman

District Pastor

Chandler SDA Church
Summit Ridge SDA Church