{"id":2556,"date":"2024-11-05T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nad.https:\/\/central-states.org\/offices\/treasury-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:42:39","slug":"admin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/central-states.org\/?page_id=2556","title":{"rendered":"Administration &#038; Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><section class=\"x-div e2556-e1-v0 m1z0-0 m1z0-1 m1z0-2 m1z0-3 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-6 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-15 exp03-section\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-2:;\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e1-v1 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-9 m1z0-a m1z0-b m1z0-c m1z0-d m1z0-v m1z0-w has-fade-mask-left\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-5:normal;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e1-v2 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-b m1z0-d m1z0-e m1z0-f m1z0-x exp03-simple-bg is-cover\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-6:url(https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conference-Center.jpg);--tco-dc1z0-7:50% 50%;--tco-dc1z0-8:100%;\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e2556-e1-v3 m1z0-1 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-d m1z0-g m1z0-h\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e3-v0 m1z0-1 m1z0-2 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-i m1z0-j m1z0-16\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-9:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-c:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-e:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-h:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-j:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-l:transparent;\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e3-v3 m1z0-1 m1z0-3 m1z0-5 m1z0-8 m1z0-d m1z0-g m1z0-n m1z0-o\"><nav class=\"x-crumbs e2556-e5 m1z0-20\" role=\"navigation\"><ol class=\"x-crumbs-list\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb Navigation\"><li class=\"x-crumbs-list-item\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"x-crumbs-current x-crumbs-link\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Thing\" itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/\" title=\"You Are Here\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><i class=\"x-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-sr=\"&#xe3af;\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Home<\/span><\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e6-v0 m1z0-21 m1z0-22 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-17 exp03-hero-heading\" data-rvt-inner-wrap=\".x-text-content-text-primary &gt; strong\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Administration &#038; Leadership<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--tco-dc1z0-v:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-y:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e7-v0 m1z0-21 m1z0-23 m1z0-25 m1z0-18 exp03-heading\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><p class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Central States Conference of Seventh-day Adventists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"x-div e2556-e8-v0 m1z0-1 m1z0-2 m1z0-3 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-6 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-p m1z0-19 exp03-section\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-11:;\"><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e2556-e8-v3 m1z0-1 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-d m1z0-g m1z0-r\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e10-v0 m1z0-1 m1z0-2 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-j m1z0-s m1z0-1a\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-18:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-1b:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-1d:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-1g:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-1i:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-1k:transparent;\"><div class=\"x-div e2556-e10-v3 m1z0-1 m1z0-3 m1z0-5 m1z0-8 m1z0-d m1z0-g m1z0-o m1z0-u\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e12-v0 m1z0-21 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-26 m1z0-1b exp03-hero-heading\" data-rvt-inner-wrap=\".x-text-content-text-primary &gt; strong\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><strong>Executive<\/strong> Team<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"x-section e2556-e13 m1z0-2c m1z0-2d\"><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e2556-e14 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-d\"><div class=\"x-row e2556-e15 m1z0-2h m1z0-2i m1z0-2k m1z0-2l\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2556-e16 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2t m1z0-2u m1z0-2v\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e17 m1z0-2z m1z0-30 m1z0-31 m1z0-32 m1z0-33 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-36\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.40.11-PM.png\" width=\"323\" height=\"372\" alt=\"Cryston Josiah\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 323px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 323\/372;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e18 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Cryston Josiah<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e19 m1z0-3r m1z0-3s\"><p>Conference President<\/p><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e20-v0 m1z0-3v m1z0-3w m1z0-14 m1z0-1c exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-1u:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-1x:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-20:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-22:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-23:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-26:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-28:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-2b:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-2f:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:josiah.c@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e21 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e22 m1z0-2z m1z0-31 m1z0-34 m1z0-36 m1z0-37 m1z0-38 m1z0-39\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.49.01-PM.png\" width=\"294\" height=\"373\" alt=\"Cryston Josiah\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/373;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e23 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-28 m1z0-29\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Joseph Ikner<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e24 m1z0-3r m1z0-3t\">VP of Administration<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e25-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-3x m1z0-14 m1z0-1d exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-2g:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-2j:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-2m:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-2o:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-2p:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-2s:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-2u:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-2x:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-31:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:ikner.j@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e26 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e27 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.25.51-PM.png\" width=\"282\" height=\"372\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 282px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 282\/372;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e28 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Delbert Pearman<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e29 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">VP of Finance<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e30-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-3y m1z0-14 m1z0-1e exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-32:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-35:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-38:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-3a:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-3b:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-3e:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-3g:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-3j:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-3n:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:pearman.d@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e2556-e31 m1z0-2c m1z0-2e m1z0-2f\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2556-e32 m1z0-2h m1z0-2j m1z0-2m m1z0-2n\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2556-e33 m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e34-v0 m1z0-21 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-2a m1z0-1f exp03-hero-heading\" data-rvt-inner-wrap=\".x-text-content-text-primary &gt; strong\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Office <strong>Administration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e2556-e35 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-d\"><div class=\"x-row e2556-e36 m1z0-2h m1z0-2i m1z0-2k m1z0-2o\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2556-e37 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e38 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3e\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/89bcd0_26fbce11aaaa4855aa61f4da6998421emv2.png\" width=\"856\" height=\"856\" alt=\"Barbara Williams\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 856px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 856\/856;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e39 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Barbara Williams<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e40 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Departmental Secretary<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e41-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-3z m1z0-14 m1z0-1g exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-3o:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-3r:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-3u:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-3w:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-3x:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-40:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-42:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-45:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-49:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:williams.b@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e42 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e43 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-38 m1z0-39 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3f\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/89bcd0_b87efb612d5b45678dd41ae1a745b99amv2.jpg\" width=\"1152\" height=\"976\" alt=\"Jonathan Green\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1152px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1152\/976;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e44 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Jonathan Green<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e45 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Associate VP of Finance &amp; IT Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e46-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-40 m1z0-14 m1z0-1h exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-4a:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-4d:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-4g:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-4i:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-4j:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-4m:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-4o:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-4r:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-4v:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:green.j@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e47 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e48 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.49.01-PM.png\" width=\"294\" height=\"373\" alt=\"Lori Baynham\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/373;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e49 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Joseph Ikner<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e50 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Human Resources Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e51-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-41 m1z0-14 m1z0-1i exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-4w:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-4z:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-52:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-54:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-55:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-58:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-5a:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-5d:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-5h:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:humanresources@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e52 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e53 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/89bcd0_ad59cf2b79904314a792f5b2d8c2a86fmv2.png\" width=\"856\" height=\"856\" alt=\"Michael Anderson\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 856px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 856\/856;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e54 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Michael Anderson<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e55 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Facilities Manager<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e56-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-42 m1z0-14 m1z0-1j exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-5i:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-5l:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-5o:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-5q:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-5r:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-5u:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-5w:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-5z:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-63:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:facilities@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e2556-e57 m1z0-2c m1z0-2e m1z0-2g\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2556-e58 m1z0-2h m1z0-2j m1z0-2m m1z0-2p\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2556-e59 m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e60-v0 m1z0-21 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-2b m1z0-1k exp03-hero-heading\" data-rvt-inner-wrap=\".x-text-content-text-primary &gt; strong\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Ministry <strong>Directors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e2556-e61 m1z0-4 m1z0-5 m1z0-7 m1z0-8 m1z0-a m1z0-d\"><div class=\"x-row e2556-e62 m1z0-2h m1z0-2i m1z0-2k m1z0-2q\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2556-e63 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e64 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3d m1z0-3f m1z0-3g\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Employee-Updates-For-Central-States-Conference-of-SDA--scaled.jpg\" width=\"1211\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1211px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1211\/1280;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e65 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Luckson Emmanuel<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e66 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Prayer Ministries Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e67-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-43 m1z0-14 m1z0-1l exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-64:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-67:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-6a:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-6c:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-6d:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-6g:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-6i:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-6l:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-6p:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:prayer@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e68 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e69 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-38 m1z0-39 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3h\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.16.35-PM.png\" width=\"714\" height=\"758\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 714px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 714\/758;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e70 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Trevor Barnes<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e71 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Communications Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e72-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-44 m1z0-14 m1z0-1m exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-6q:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-6t:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-6w:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-6y:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-6z:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-72:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-74:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-77:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-7b:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:barnes.t@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e73 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2u m1z0-2v m1z0-2x\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e74 m1z0-2z m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3c m1z0-3i m1z0-3j\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Purple-Gradient-Mobile-Apps-Presentation--scaled.png\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1440;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e75 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">David &amp; Demetria Bedeau<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e76 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Family Life Ministries Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e77-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-45 m1z0-14 m1z0-1n exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-7c:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-7f:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-7i:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-7k:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-7l:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-7o:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-7q:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-7t:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-7x:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:familylife@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e78 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2u m1z0-2y\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e79 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3k\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.00.13-PM.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"440\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 423px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 423\/440;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e80 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Donna Brown<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e81 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Women's Ministry Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e82-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-46 m1z0-14 m1z0-1o exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-7y:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-81:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-84:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-86:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-87:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-8a:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-8c:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-8f:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-8j:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:women@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e83 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e84 m1z0-2z m1z0-30 m1z0-32 m1z0-38 m1z0-3j m1z0-3l\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2192.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e85 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Evenson Louis-Jeune<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e86 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Message Magazine Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e87-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-47 m1z0-14 m1z0-1p exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-8k:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-8n:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-8q:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-8s:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-8t:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-8w:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-8y:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-91:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-95:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:message@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e88 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e89 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-35 m1z0-36 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3f m1z0-3m\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-8.57.21-PM.png\" width=\"920\" height=\"878\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 920\/878;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e90 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Thurston Smith<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e91 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Men's Ministries Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e92-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-48 m1z0-14 m1z0-1q exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-96:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-99:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-9c:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-9e:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-9f:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-9i:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-9k:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-9n:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-9r:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:mensministries@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e93 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e94 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3n\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-08-10-at-10.25.14-PM.png\" width=\"283\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 283px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 283\/337;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e95 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Karen Josiah<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e96 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Minister's Spouses Association Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e97-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-49 m1z0-14 m1z0-1r exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-9s:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-9v:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-9y:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-a0:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-a1:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-a4:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-a6:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-a9:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-ad:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:msa@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e98 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e99 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/89bcd0_f4e1a8d801d64617a8d2d28b58980d4cmv2.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Schari Fontus\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e100 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Schari Fontus<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e101 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Education Superintendent<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e102-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-4a m1z0-14 m1z0-1s exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-ae:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-ah:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-ak:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-am:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-an:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-aq:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-as:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-av:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-az:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:education@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e103 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e104 m1z0-2z m1z0-38 m1z0-39 m1z0-3c m1z0-3n m1z0-3o\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-08-10-at-3.50.53-PM.png\" width=\"698\" height=\"977\" alt=\"Cryston Josiah\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 698px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 698\/977;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e105 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><strong>Bobby Waters<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e106 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Ministerial Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e107-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-4b m1z0-14 m1z0-1t exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-b0:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-b3:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-b6:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-b8:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-b9:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-bc:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-be:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-bh:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-bl:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:waters.b@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e108 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e109 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3p\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.21.08-PM.png\" width=\"364\" height=\"379\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 364px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 364\/379;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e110 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Byron Wright<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e111 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Youth Ministries Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e112-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-4c m1z0-14 m1z0-1u exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-bm:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-bp:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-bs:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-bu:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-bv:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-by:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-c0:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-c3:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-c7:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:youthministries@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e113 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e114 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d m1z0-3f\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-11-23-at-9.07.51-PM.png\" width=\"446\" height=\"431\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 446px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 446\/431;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e115 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Brian Irby<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e116 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Community Services Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e117-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-4d m1z0-14 m1z0-1v exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-c8:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-cb:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-ce:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-cg:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-ch:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-ck:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-cm:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-cp:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-ct:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:irby.b@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e118 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e119 m1z0-2z m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3q\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-08-10-at-4.09.42-PM.png\" width=\"735\" height=\"820\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 735px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 735\/820;\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e2556-e120 m1z0-23 m1z0-24 m1z0-27 m1z0-28\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ian Francis<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2556-e121 m1z0-3r m1z0-3u\">Pathfinder Director<\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic has-particle e2556-e122-v0 m1z0-3w m1z0-4e m1z0-14 m1z0-1w exp03-button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dc1z0-cu:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-cx:transparent;--tco-dc1z0-d0:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-d2:#1C445E;--tco-dc1z0-d3:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-d6:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-d8:#46697c;--tco-dc1z0-db:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);--tco-dc1z0-df:#1C445E;\" href=\"mailto:pathfinders@central-states.org\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><span class=\"x-particle is-primary\" data-x-particle=\"scale-x inside-c_c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-ss=\"&#xf0e0;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e2556-e123 m1z0-2r m1z0-2s m1z0-2w\"><span class=\"x-image e2556-e124 m1z0-2z m1z0-32 m1z0-34 m1z0-35 m1z0-38 m1z0-3a m1z0-3b m1z0-3c m1z0-3d\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/central-states.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/89bcd0_23c1593315df4358ba3278e26697b6cdmv2_d_3465_3319_s_4_2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1226\" alt=\"Tomas De Gyves\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; 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