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NOTE: When a new stake is created or a new stake presidency is called in an existing stake, leaders are given time to report the changes and provide brief biographical information for each member of the stake presidency. A list of stakes reporting changes is compiled and published at the end of each month. The actual date of the stake’s creation or reorganization is in parentheses following the name of the stake.
Following is a list of newly created stakes and reorganized stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.
New Stakes
A new stake has been created from the Luputa Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake. The Kabusanga Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake, which consists of the Contoniere, Kabusanga 1st, Kabusanga 2nd, Luputa 1st and Mukukuyi wards, was created by Elder Joseph W. Sitati, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Pungwe S. Kongolo, an Area Seventy.
KABUSANGA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Bukasa Donatien Yamba, 34, liberal engineer; wife, Célestine Malu Kabangu. Counselors — Breloc Tshibadi-Matambu, 53, self-employed; wife, Francine Ngalula Mbuyamba. Kazadi Jean Marie Tshianga, 52, Institut Muana Ibidi professor; wife, Ilunga Chouchou Tshinuishi.
A new stake has been created from the Coeur d’Alene Idaho and Hayden Lake Idaho stakes. The Post Falls Idaho Stake, which consists of the Plummer Branch and Lakeland 1st, Lakeland 2nd, Pleasant View, Prairie Falls, Timberlake and White Pines wards, was created by Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Siegfried A. Naumann, an Area Seventy.
POST FALLS IDAHO STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Bradley Scott Moss, 41, Active Travel marketing owner and founder; wife, Jeanne Sharee Demars Moss. Counselors — Travis Lee Roth, 49, ALK senior director of operations and development; wife, Kimberli Wilson Roth. James Timothy Bastedo Jr., 43, Northland Plumbing owner; wife, Sara Suzanne Knudson Bastedo.
A new stake has been created from the Akron Ohio, Columbus Ohio East and Columbus Ohio South stakes. The Zanesville Ohio Stake, which consists of the Cambridge and Coshocton branches and the Athens, Lancaster, New Philadelphia, Newark and Zanesville wards, was created by Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Kevin W. Birch, an Area Seventy.
ZANESVILLE OHIO STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Craig Murray Bell, 58, Ripple Rock Fish Farms LLC self-employed; wife, Traci Lynne Stirling Bell. Counselors — Mark Edward Brown, 63, Purple Innovation vice president of human resources; wife, Michele Marie Wolford Brown. Timothy Alan McKnight, 61, Trinity Hospital Twin City family physician; wife, Karen Fay McNutt McKnight.
Reorganized Stake Presidencies
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND TAMAKI STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Tama’a’au Karl Olive, 62, Community Approach Trust team leader; succeeding Faaeteete Lavea; wife, Margaret Mafuli Laga’aia Olive. Counselors — Sean Marty Collins, 37, Oranga Tamariki Children and Youth litigation solicitor; wife, Kendal Judee Goebel Collins. Tofili Mu’a, 54, Westferry Property Services cleaner; wife, Pona Luve Kuresa Mu’a.
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA EAST STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Jacob William Pollock, 42, Kern Medical accountant; succeeding R. Brian Taylor; wife, Laura Suzette Estill Pollock. Counselors — Richard Keith Mayberry, 61, Kern High School District teacher and coach; wife, Miriam Virginia Arellano Mayberry. Brett Alan Wight, 54, Air Force Research Laboratory research chemist; wife, Sandra Diane Evans Wight.
BARINAS VENEZUELA STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Jose Angel Palma Plaza, 54, Ministry of Education teacher; succeeding Euvel Rodriguez Rodriguez; wife, Maribel Josefina de Palma Querales. Counselors — Saulo Alberto Avila Villamizar, 32, Company Products and Supplies AG CA president; wife, Claudia Juliveth Gonzalez Florez. Jesus Eduardo Frias Toro, 61, Maquinarias MC CA agricultural adviser; wife, Yuri Elena Arias de Frias.
BARRANCA PERÚ STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Merlin Feliciano Sanchez Salazar, 34, Widersud Eirl administrator; succeeding Hernán N. Cacino Hernández; wife, Gretna Gali Pozo Mejia. Counselors — Jose Luis Arce Bustamante, 57, independent driver; wife, Danissa del Pilar de Arce Rivas. Juan Freddy Leonardo Flores, 43, Clinica Dental Emident dental technician prosthodontist; wife, Santa Rosa Blas Ortega.
BUENA VISTA VIRGINIA YSA STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Darin Glen Palmer, 57, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute director; succeeding Scott Y. Doxey; wife, Shauna Dia King Palmer. Counselors — Brent Douglas Dryden, 54, dentist; wife, Deidra Kaye Johnson Dryden. Roger David Johnson, 59, Southern Virginia University professor; wife, Whitney Leigh Wilson Johnson.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA BANFIELD STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Pablo Amos Lopez, 46, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchasing manager; succeeding David E. Mouhsen; wife, Susana Isabel Silva Lopez. Counselors — Marcelo Mario Colazo, 50, Colestudio Digital Agency CEO and creative director; wife, Karina Angelica Martinelli Colazo. Silvio Adrian Senlle, 49, Automac SA production assistant; wife, Patricia Adriana Martinez.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA CONGRESO STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Gabriel Natalio Valle, 45, AySA medical department head and Ugofe staff physician; wife, Edit Alfonsina Valle. Counselors — Remberto Hernandez Perez, 52, private medical practice physician; wife, Claudia Isabel Hernandez Perez. Joan Mario Flores Martínez, 31, IBM data engineer.
CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Feb. 6, 2022) President — Dylan Holmes, 44, MTN Managers UCC platform architecture employee; succeeding Ryan Holmes; wife, June Parker Holmes. Counselors — Imani Jimmy Mwaipopo, 44, Njozi Electrical electrical technician; wife, Valerie Matu Mwaipopo. Akhona Vincent Zokufa, 41, business owner; wife, Kaylianne Rialda Aploon Zokufa.
CAPIATÁ PARAGUAY STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Jorge Luis Noguera Aquino, 31, Banco Itaú Paraguay financial risk analyst; succeeding Sergio R. Nuñez Delgado; wife, Vivian Noemi Rojas Aponte. Counselors — Ever Gabriel Fernandez Caballero, 36, Cooperativa Medalla Milagrosa section chief; wife, Liz Rossana Godoy Romero. Gustavo Adolfo Vera Ruiz, 30, Social Welfare Institute bachelor of nursing; wife, Ornella Giuliana Pagliaro.
CHICLAYO PERÚ FEDERICO VILLARREAL STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Ricardo Sadoc Gallegos Blua, 35, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Daniel A. Cruzado; wife, Nadia Nayu de Gallegos Chancafe. Counselors — Jimy Jhon Sanchez Cabanillas, 40, People OUTSOURCING promoter representative; wife, Adys Noemi de Sanchez Baldera. Cristhian Junior Oscco Huangal, 29, Konecta, GTR management control analyst; wife, Katheryn Fiorella de Oscco Díaz.
CHIHUAHUA MÉXICO CHUVISCAR STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Roberto Navarro Hermosillo, 50, business owner, builder; succeeding Jorge H. Limon Salinas; wife, Natalia De Navarro Moreno. Counselors — Jesus Manuel Melendez Realyvazquez, 38, Visteon Chihuahua automation and robotics engineer; wife, Laura de Melendez Gonzalez. Christian Michael Dominguez Reyna, 28, Government of the State of Chihuahua specialized auxiliary; wife, Suany de Orbe Soriano.
CLINTON UTAH WEST STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Cory David Price, 48, self-employed orthodontist; succeeding Jeffrey H. Rosenlund; wife, Emily Clark Price. Counselors — Travis Paul Barnes, 48, Lyle W. Williams Co. principal and partner; wife, Steffanie Child Barnes. Thomas Mason Steed, 43, Mason Electric Inc. owner; wife, Allison Hill Steed.
CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA STAKE: (Feb. 13, 2022) President — Jorge Omar Calevoso, 66, Omar Contractors self-employed; succeeding Stephen R. Smith; wife, Rosana Maluf Calevoso. Counselors — James Douglas Barrus, 57, Motorola Solutions distinguished member of the technical staff; wife, Alisa Frederickson Barrus. Adam Michael Fleming, 41, Anju Software chief financial officer; wife, Lindsay Anne Stevenson Fleming.
CUERNAVACA MÉXICO STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Jorge Alberto Peralta Trejo, 43, HSBC Bank systems manager; succeeding Oskar Munguia; wife, Liz Beyrut de Peralta Landa. Counselors — Eucario Misael Lopez Calvillo, 42, Glorieta La Luna Service management assistant; wife, Alda Verenice López Ortiz. Joaquin Anselmo Aguirre Holguin, 58, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints property manager; wife, Carla Liliana de Aguirre Román.
EAST BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Dirk Edward Lindeman, 55, Merck & Co. executive director and chief of staff; succeeding Bryan J. Law; wife, Kin Ling Fung Lindeman. Counselors — Michael Louis Maldonado, 50, Genmab US Inc. vice president of human resources; wife, Amanda Christina Rockwell Maldonado. John Shoener Zulick IV, 55, National Basketball Association director of engineering; wife, Noleen Janell Smith Zulick.
ENOCH UTAH STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Shawn Emil Stoor, 53, Hilti account manager; succeeding Daren A. Lovell; wife, Tonya Cheree Spell Stoor. Counselors — Michael Arthur Jensen, 52, Leavitt Group Enterprises IT coordination manager; wife, Stacie White Jensen. John Delor Brown Jr., 45, Southwest Behavioral Health mental health therapist; wife, Lisa Blake Brown.
GUATEMALA CITY BOSQUES DE SAN NICOLÁS STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Hector Daniel Wolke Canales, 34, FUNVAL Mexico-Central America director; succeeding Yeison B. Samayoa; wife, Lesslie Valeska Garcia Durini. Counselors — Luis Emilio Lopez Rivera, 35, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints planning analyst and facilities manager, and Emilio Lopez Arquitectura founder; wife, Brenda Yolanda Archila Turcios. Camilo Esteban Fajardo Escobar, 36, assistant temple registrar; wife, Ilduara Johanna De Leon Del Cid.
HAMILTON NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Andrew David Reddoch Gibbs, 48, Hamilton Boys’ High School assistant headmaster; succeeding Dale P. Anderson; wife, Carolyn Ruth Brocas-Gibbs. Counselors — Daniel Golder, 51, New Zealand Government Ministry for Children strategic HR business partner; wife, Peni-Rachel Hohapata Murray-Campbell Golder. Samuel James Higgins, 43, self-employed gym owner and operator; wife, Opal-Rose Black Higgins.
HARARE ZIMBABWE SOUTH STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Gilbert Kepekepe, 53, St. George’s College teacher; succeeding Philip J. Mathemera; wife, Modester Miriro Muvazhirwa Kepekepe. Counselors — Marshal Munyaradzi Bomba, 30, self-employed CEO; wife, Muchaneta Portia Shumba Bomba. Notias Baudhi, 46, The Bread Co. t/a Kunesu sales and marketing manager; wife, Tariro Baudhi.
HILO HAWAII STAKE: (Feb. 6, 2022) President — Aaron Kauhimakakuokalani Auna, 41, HPM Building Supply buyer and Auna Enterprises sales representative; succeeding Samuel A. Erbe; wife, Jacqueline Kame Yonashiro Auna. Counselors — Ammon Leo Ohai Bernard Kau, 41, Malama Dental 4 Kids LLC pediatric dentist; wife, Ruth Halualani Ahuna Kau. Jared Nako’oko’o Kamanakuponoho’ikemaikalani Hao, 35, businessman; wife, Celeste Nuumealani Lemapu Manuia Hao.
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Strati Lee Young, 46, Option Right Athletics CEO and founder; succeeding Nathan A. Craig; wife, Thenese Letina Redfield Young. Counselors — Garth Thomas Porter, 39, Cumberland Surgical Arts oral surgeon; wife, Melissa Leigh Gibbons Porter. Gary William Sawyers, 51, self-employed farmer; wife, Dana Lou Frougue Sawyers.
KATUBA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Ntambwe Emery Kazadi, 38, Chemical of Africa chemist and shift in charge; succeeding Justin Kabala Mukuna; wife, Kikudji Aimée Kazadi. Counselors — Jean Jacques Mukalay Banza, 48, Ruashi Mining metallurgy operator; wife, Mwamba Dina Ilunga. Mutoni Kilambila Jean Claude Monga, 47, MMG technician; wife, Kazadi Nicole Kyungu.
KATY TEXAS STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Shad Bingham Hanis, 41, Smile Doctors orthodontist; succeeding Timothy D. Morris; wife, Amy Beth Nebeker Hanis. Counselors — Mark Merle Allen, 55, Petrolia Energy Corporation CEO; wife, Audralyn Bluth Allen. Jonathan Edward Shurtz, 43, First Service Credit Union chief administrative officer and in-house counsel; wife, Meghan Millard Shurtz.
LAS PALMAS SPAIN STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Zebensuí Casañas Hernández, 42, Align Clinic orthopedic; succeeding Braulio Déniz; wife, Vanessa Garrido Carrillo. Counselors — Ruben Blanco Teruel, 35, Ideco SA (Government of the Canary Islands) sports technician; wife, Devora Alarcón Pineda. Harold Valbuena Vega, 42, pensioner; wife, Maira Alejandra Giraldo Cárdenas.
LAYTON UTAH CREEKSIDE STAKE: (April 10, 2022) President — Justin Goff Bitner, 51, Sterling Financial Group partner; succeeding Steven J. Bernards; wife, Celeste Parkinson Bitner. Counselors — Eli Justin Willis, 49, iCFO LLC owner; wife, Stacy Lynn Hadley Willis. John August Valletta, 45, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion associate director of the Weber Institute of Religion; wife, Melodee Ann Prows Valletta.
LUQUE PARAGUAY STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Santiago Daniel Tate Silveira, 40, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints property administrator; succeeding Cesar R. Hermosilla Reyes; wife, Maria Veronica Viera Melo. Counselors — Nelson Javier Baez León, 47, Beehive Paraguay production assistant; wife, Fabiola Elizabeth Baez. Cesar Blas Miranda Gonzalez, 60, entrepreneur; wife, Ramona Ada Miranda.
MAGNA UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Ryan Wayne Loose, 46, City of South Jordan city attorney; succeeding Thayne D. Atkinson; wife, Lisa Ann Gourley Loose. Counselors — Kirkham Moyle Burbidge, 47, BYU–Idaho online adjunct faculty and Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary principal; wife, Shauni Martin Burbidge. Chase Guillermo Hathaway, 60, USANA
senior scrum master; wife, Frances Ada Chilson Hathaway.
MCCAMMON IDAHO STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Ryan Nathan Cupp, 39, Idaho Central Credit Union construction operations manager; succeeding R. Lance Marshall; wife, Kara Rachel Packham Cupp. Counselors — Ray Cornell Babcock, 56, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints system architect; wife, Mary Myrell Elwood Babcock. Boyd Kent Murdock, 51, JR Simplot maintenance mechanic; wife, Nichole Michelle Wolfe Murdock.
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA CRAIGIEBURN STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Kilisimasi Latu, 47, The University of Auckland senior lecturer; succeeding Clayton T. Williams; wife, Mavaetangi Susitina Uipi Veamuni Latu. Counselors — Carlos Antonio Hellebuyck, 40, ThermoFisher Scientific director of project management; wife, Alma Gabriela Trabanino Hellebuyck. Tassie Timoteo Metusela, 31, Mercer project manager; wife, Sasha Susana Mackay Metusela.
MESA ARIZONA KIMBALL EAST STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Duston Garfield Postert, 47, Lebaron and Carroll Insurance partner; succeeding Lynn C. Westergard; wife, Katherine Lola Killian Postert. Counselors — Gerald Paul Beagley, 45, RepCATS owner; wife, Traci Jo Ahlstrom Beagley. Robert Aaron Blaylock, 44, City of Mesa performance adviser; wife, Lola Lachelle Harms Blaylock.
MURRAY UTAH STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Keith Jared Larson, 48, Bowen Collins & Associates water resource engineer; succeeding Keven R. Harsh; wife, Cheree Jan Webb Larson. Counselors — David Lee Harris, 55, DLH Fitness Inc. president; wife, Linda Jane Jensen Harris. Lloyd Rushforth Jones, 57, Farmers Insurance managing attorney; wife, Sherry Kerns Jones.
NANCY FRANCE STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Michael Ulrich, 34, Ministry of National Education professor of mathematics in preparatory classes; succeeding Carlos Rodriguez Castro; wife, Ornella Bicchierri Ulrich. Counselors — Samuel Alain Petion, 43, French State auditor; wife, Dorine Dominique Calmels Petion. Lewis Joseph Howarth, 33, Amazon business senior manager; wife, Justine Nicole Blomdal Howarth.
NEW YORK NEW YORK YSA STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Yoshiya Yamada, 58, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center attending radiation oncologist; succeeding Joel R. Wiest; wife, Susan Sigrid Cranney Yamada. Counselors — Corey Robert Chivers, 56, Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner; wife, Vanessa Ann Pollard Chivers. Jason Christopher Bond, 39, Ernst & Young LLP partner.
OLANCHITO HONDURAS STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Oscar Adolfo Campos Hernandez, 38, dental clinic head; succeeding José N. López Andino; wife, Rosa Maria Muñoz de Campos. Counselors — Fredy Ramon Duran Almendares, 50, Memorias Amor Eterno sales executive; wife, Ericka Yorleny Najera Acosta. Douglas Edgardo Ramirez Ayala, 53, Minister of Education teacher and workshop assistant; wife, Nelda Irina Nuñez Mejia de Ramirez.
OREM UTAH YSA 1ST STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Robert Bruce Bowman, 52, Alliance Data Systems vice president; succeeding Steven E. Call; wife, Lastenia Anna Berrio Bowman. Counselors — Carl Milton Black, 61, Utah Radiology Associates partner; wife, Nan Sheffield Black. Thomas Allen Smith, 64, retired; wife, Rebecca Luane Starr Smith.
OREM UTAH YSA 2ND STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Mark Foster Zimbelman, 62, Brigham Young University professor; succeeding Michael E. May; wife, Karen Diane Burton Zimbelman. Counselors — Perry Verne Bratt, 68, Strattan and Bratt Landscapes owner; wife, Jana Lyn Monson Bratt. Gordon James Mella, 61, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints solutions manager; wife, Martta Linda Mecham Mella.
PAGE ARIZONA STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Joshua Tyler Smith, 43, City of Page city attorney; succeeding J. Michael Skaggs; wife, Amanda Marie Jones Smith. Counselors — Stuart Keith Sandall, 56, United Parcel Service delivery driver; wife, Eve Allen Sandall. Theodore David Martin, 48, Zion’s Way Home Health physical therapist; wife, Nicole Ross Martin.
PARK CITY UTAH STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Jeremy Dwight Manwaring, 49, Redwood Periodontics periodontist; succeeding Gregory B. Robinson; wife, Jodi Marie Hill Manwaring. Counselors — Brent Maurice Harman, 52, Cowboy Partners senior development partner; wife, Kristin Kay Tatton Harman. Joseph Allen Orr, 61, Dynasthetics LLC businessman and University of Utah research professor; wife, Karen Watson Orr.
PEORIA ILLINOIS STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Corey Scott Wurtzbacher, 51, Caterpillar Inc. general manager of powertrain systems; succeeding J. Scott Johnson; wife, Karrie Sue Pavia Wurtzbacher. Counselors — Donald Spencer Mehr, 46, Caterpillar Inc. physician; wife, Elizabeth Walker Mehr. Brian Keith Hafen, 50, State Farm Insurance infrastructure engineer; wife, Joy Margaret Larson Hafen.
PERTH AUSTRALIA NORTH COAST STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Justin J Richard, 51, Oar Resources Ltd. CEO and managing director, and Exo Marble managing director; succeeding Neil C. Brodie; wife, Debbie Ann Thomas Richard. Counselors — Brent Arthur Kimpton, 56, business owner; wife, Janice Louise McMeechan Kimpton. Geoffrey Andrew Grant, 43, Department of Transport WA human resources director; wife, Michelle Louise Godfrey Grant.
POCATELLO IDAHO TYHEE STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Shad Carl Johnson, 43, Portneuf Medical Center physician assistant; succeeding Ross N. Hugues; wife, Angela Renee Dyer Johnson. Counselors — Wade William Egan, 55, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion North America regional manager online institute; wife, Jill Leishman Egan. Chad Toby Harding, 47, Patriot Real Estate self-employed; wife, Helen Marlow Howell Harding.
PORTLAND OREGON STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2022) President — David Soren Mikkelsen, 45, investor relations employee; succeeding Kevin G. Dickey; wife, Kathryn Finklea Mikkelsen. Counselors — Lopeti T Tu’itavake, 56, United Parcel Service feeder department employee; wife, Iasinita Fatima Kaufana Tu’itavake. Richard L Justin Tooke, 47, dentist; wife, Caraston Gentry Tooke.
PROVO UTAH MARRIED STUDENT 3RD STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Jeffery Ray Spencer, 55, Meta-Infra Data Centers global environmental health and safety manager; succeeding Gale J. Skousen; wife, Stephanie Beck Spencer. Counselors — Spencer Lyle James, 39, Brigham Young University associate professor; wife, Alyssa Rose Murphey James. Kevin Paul Paxton, 56, Brigham Young University fire marshal; wife, Melanie Okey Paxton.
PROVO UTAH YSA 2ND STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Mark Clinton Doyle, 49, Formative partner and owner; succeeding Brett P. Thomas; wife, Jennifer Lee Darby Doyle. Counselors — Gregory Fitzgerald Barry, 52, Imagine Learning area manager; wife, Renee Linette Hansen Barry. Steven Merrill Sandberg, 46, Brigham Young University general counsel; wife, Barbara Tanner Sandberg.
PROVO UTAH YSA 4TH STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — James Nathan Clarke, 49, Clarke Capital Partners managing partner; succeeding Scott R. Petersen; wife, Andrea Marie Earl Clarke. Counselors — Daniel Cannon Snow, 50, Brigham Young University associate professor and independent consultant and board member; wife, Rebecca Shahan Snow. Richard Ernest Whitehead, 57, Adobe head of product marketing; wife, Sandra Angela Lois Keller Whitehead.
PUERTO LA CRUZ VENEZUELA STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Jaime Antonio Salazar Viña, 41, trader and Petróleos de Venezuela SA exploration geologist and seismic interpreter; succeeding Gustavo R. León; wife, Josaine de los Angeles de Salazar Mendoza. Counselors — Arquimides Agustin Paraqueimo Guevara, 55, Banco del Tesoro business manager; wife, Virginia del Valle de Paraqueimo Carvajal. Victor Segundo Escorcia, 34, self-employed merchant; wife, Wilmar Carolina de Escorcia Silva.
SALT LAKE CENTRAL STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Benjamin Aaron Behunin, 48, Wild Rooster Artworks president; succeeding Richard B. McKeown; wife, Lynnette Scott Behunin. Counselors — Randy Wade Shumway, 50, Cicero Group CEO and founder; wife, Maureen Elizabeth Ryder Shumway. Melbourne Romney III, 73, Romney Lumber Company chief financial officer; wife, Karen Greene Romney.
SALT LAKE ENSIGN STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Seth Peter Andrews, 42, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital director; succeeding Lew W. Cramer; wife, Brooke Johnson Andrews. Counselors — Rickey van den Dungen Bille, 55, TEC Electric vice president; wife, Jennifer Lee Miller van den Dungen Bille. James Neil Freeman, 63, FamilySearch software engineer; wife, Elizabeth Anne Harder Freeman.
SALT LAKE JORDAN NORTH STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Erich Benjamin Fleischel, 45, UFirst Credit Union branch operations manager; succeeding Michael L. Higginson; wife, Julie Ann Deppe Fleischel. Counselors — Joshua James Tidwell, 43, Plumbing Excellence Inc. president; wife, Tori Forsyth Tidwell. Scott Laurence Harmon, 46, Utah Housing Corporation housing program manager and Harmon Real Estate Inc. owner and broker; wife, Jane Marie Miles Harmon.
SAN FERNANDO CALIFORNIA STAKE (SPANISH): (March 27, 2022) President — Marco Antonio Albarracin Gonzalez, 52, Los Angeles California Temple supervisor; succeeding Luis A. Alas; wife, Lorena Patricia Albartracin Suazo. Counselors — Hugo Hernandez, 56, Ramada Plaza WH concierge; wife, Aura Janeth Hernandez. Nefi Manriquez Salas, 42, Car Search USA painter; wife, Sandra Manriquez Betancourt.
SAN JUAN ARGENTINA CHIMBAS STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Leonel Federico Romeu, 32, Banco San Juan SA continuous improvement corporate analyst; succeeding Mauricio I. Zanni; wife, Andrea Zanni Ruiz. Counselors — Martin Exequiel Colombo Rodriguez, 37, Cofeco SRL production warehouse manager; wife, Cynthia Yamila Colombo. Sergio Andres Cortez, 31, Zanni Furnishings specialized officer; wife, Aylen Marianela Moyano.
SANDY UTAH CRESCENT RIDGE STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Clint Walter Lord, 48, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints software developer and architect; succeeding Brett J. Davies; wife, Tewie Jane Holmes Lord. Counselors — Shane Emerson Pace, 59, Farmington City manager; wife, Trudy Hansen Pace. Larry Haderlie Lundberg, 46, Moreton Capital Markets investment representative; wife, Jennifer Ann Williams Lundberg.
SANTIAGO CHILE RENCA STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Pablo Felipe Valdes Castillo, 31, Municipal Corporation of Renca emergency service employee; succeeding Hugo A. Contreras Sepulveda; wife, Treycy Geraldine Florian Gonzales. Counselors — Isaac Daniel Ramos Chavez, 36, Chavez Véliz Limitada Professional Driver School administrator; wife, Carla Jazmin Pastenes Pino. Denny Antonio Gonzalez Olivares, 32, Telefonica Tech senior project manager; wife, Jenny Angelica Martinez Madariaga.
SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA NORTH STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Kiem An Ho, 51, Moonshot 11 CEO; succeeding Keith J. Cannon; wife, Caroline Hewett Ho. Counselors — Timothy Sean Patterson, 57, self-employed; wife, Piper Smith Patterson. Jason Rolfe Kerr, 50, Southwest Medical Imaging/Radiology Partners interventional radiologist; wife, Kristen Kay Sybrowsky Kerr.
SPRINGS SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (March 20, 2022) President — Robin Leonard Padoa, 61, Eezi Cut manager; succeeding L. Fernando Braganca; wife, Eunice Edna Coetzee Padoa. Counselors — Samuel Lewatle, 57, Government Employees Medical Scheme chief corporate services officer and executive; wife, Cathrine Mabaso Lewatle. Colin Crawford Maxwell, 56, ET-X Projects draughtsman; wife,Lesley-Ann Phillips Maxwell.
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA BAULKHAM HILLS STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2022) President — Benjamin James Armstrong Vinson, 44, Northhaven Financial Management director and partner; succeeding Phillip E. Hobby; wife, Bethany Jane Young Vinson. Counselors — Raymond Moroni Alakapana Katieli, 45, AVisual Productions audio vision technician; wife, Michelle Joanne Sosa Katieli. Benjamin James Hobby, 46, Objective Corporation global vice president; wife, Debbie Marie Loynes Hobby.
TAPACHULA MÉXICO STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Pedro Escobar Paz, 49, Secretary of Education group teacher; succeeding Jose J. Figueroa Espinosa; wife, Natividad de Escobar Matus. Counselors — Israel Arellano Diaz, 38, Secretary of Public Education teacher; wife, Xochitl Janeth Jimenez Gutierrez. Orbelin Espinosa Gomez, 51, Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas computer center manager and Llantero del Sureste Center owner; wife, Esperanza Veronica De Espinosa Abadia.
TOMBALL TEXAS STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Jason Bryce Beckstead, 49, Quick Quack Carwash regional dev partner and Care Gear Manufacturing LLC owner and director; succeeding Samuel G. Bikman; wife, Jennifer Johnson Beckstead. Counselors — Paul Kendall Gifford, 42, Citation Oil & Gas Corp. petroleum geologist; wife, Shelley Lynn Jones Gifford. Brian Jacob Conley, 38, Food and Ankle Specialists of The Woodlands podiatrist; wife, Kira Anne Kunz Conley.
VERACRUZ MÉXICO STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Julio Cesar Lumbreras Martinez, 37, data sales employee and Proyecto 21 owner; succeeding Joaquin Caballero; wife, Elyra Grisel Alvarez Gonzalez. Counselors — Jesus Enrique Del Barrio, 56, business owner, instructor; wife, Fabiola Mercedes Sánchez Carrillo. Jacinto Herrera Mendiola, 54, Ferrosur SA de CV chief of technical support; wife, Emir Thelma de Herrera Ramirez.
WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Jared Neal Hawkins, 45, Hawkins Law attorney and United States Air Force JAG; succeeding John N. Rowley; wife, Elise Ivette Payne Hawkins. Counselors — Robert Clyde Grandstaff, 60, Walla Walla County building official and fire marshal; wife, Mary Ann Gargano Grandstaff. Matthew Raymond Kosuke Yoshioka, 48, Pendleton School District director of human resources; wife, Sarah Christine Isaacson Yoshioka.
WINDER GEORGIA STAKE: (March 13, 2022) President — Kevin Kurtiss Maggert, 52, Motorola Solutions principal staff mechanical engineer; succeeding Greg N. Giddens; wife, Tina Marie Broome Maggert. Counselors — Glenn Richard Adams, 60, retired; wife, Caroline Susan Dunn Adams. Christopher Shane Walker, 43, Michael E. Carroll & Associates LLC attorney; wife, Cristin Shannon Lee Walker.
WOODS CROSS UTAH STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Jaren Steven Dyreng, 46, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary teacher; succeeding Robert L. Lingard; wife, JaNan Johnson Dyreng. Counselors — Jon Kevin Cook, 54, FedEx sales employee; wife, Dana Dee Brown Cook. Karl Marcus Mortensen, 60, Rocky Mountain Power finance and accounting specialist; wife, Rebecca Diane Warner Mortensen.