New Stake Presidencies Announced in October 2021

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By Church News Staff

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 parenthesis following the name of the stake.

Following is a list of new stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.

ARICA CHILE COSTANERA STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Andres Alex Osorio Pezoa, 51, Arcor vendor; succeeding Mario E. Bascur; wife, Marcela Sofia de Osorio Gomez. Counselors — Hernan Alejandro Cortes Barraza, 50, Municipal Health Department social worker; wife, Carolina Leslie de Cortes Lopez. Roberto Alejandro Jelves Escalante, 35, Universidad Santo Tomás professor; wife, Brenda Yanira de Jelves Montanares.

ATHENS GEORGIA STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Dexter Ray Joyner, 53, Piedmont Healthcare manager; succeeding Scott K. Johnson; wife, Mary Charlotte Dowdle Joyner. Counselors — Keith Everett Bell, 56, self-employed case manager; wife, Sonya Anissa Zachary Bell. Robert Ryan Howells, 48, Leavitt Partners principal; wife, Alison Jane Axelson Howells.

BUDAPEST HUNGARY STAKE: (Aug. 15, 2021) President — Péter Borsos, 45, Superfly Air Sports Budapest managing director; succeeding Christopher N. Southwick; wife, Kinga Borsosné Klein. Counselors — Károly Csaba Vasváry, 51, NCH Hungary Kft. program manager; wife, Judit Fülöp Vasváry. Olivér Szobonya, 42, dōTERRA Europe market development manager; wife, Etelka Szobonya-Hajnal.

CEBU PHILIPPINES CONSOLACION STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Floreante Oliverio Sasing, 47, Department of Education-Mandone secondary school teacher and Cebuano Language Office Cebuano translator; succeeding José A. Asunción; wife, Siena Cordezar Labastida Sasing. Counselors — Laurence Tonog Besite, 44, FM Group administrative assistant; wife, Yolanda Velecina Capistrano Besite. Ramon Caguioa Pomarejo, 49, Smart Communication Inc head engineer; wife, Chrysanth Yumol Benedicto Pomarejo.

COLÓN PANAMÁ STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Andre Jacobo Baldonado Melbourne, 47, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recorder; succeeding Edgar A. Muñoz Chavarria; wife, Vera del Carmen Segura Ortega de Baldonado. Counselors — Juan Francisco Bogle Williamson, 49, Fumigadora Deseret manager; wife, Milka Mirian Mejia Arrocha de Bogle. Joel Ríos, 32, Ueta Latinoamerica SA petty cash manager; wife, Tatiana Nicole Ortega Peralta.

DE LA COSTA URUGUAY STAKE: (Sept. 5, 2021) President — Adolfo Javier Ferrari Raimondi, 50, Banred visa and backoffice dispute resolution technician; succeeding Alejandro A. Queirolo Crisci; wife, Leticia Gissel Ferrari. Counselors — Eulogio Recarte Clavijo, 52, Recarte Maverina & Associates Law Firm legal operator and U.C.M. FALK Mobile Coronary Unit commercial adviser; wife, Monica Alejandra Maverino Gomez. Washington Ulises Rodriguez Marquisio, 52, business owner; wife, Rosa Beatriz Rodriguez.

EPHRATA WASHINGTON STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Kyle Edward Bair, 41, Soiltest Farm Consultants corporate president and Big Bend Community College faculty; succeeding Matthew T. Walker; wife, Necia Beck Bair. Counselors — Coleman Wayne Smith Jr., 58, Grand Coulee Power Office manager; wife, Lorna Bates Smith. Roger Alan Pugh, 52, Waypoint Wealth Management financial adviser; wife, Leanne Rene Irwin Pugh.

FORTALEZA BRAZIL EAST STAKE: (Aug. 22, 2021) President — Geraldo Magalhães Pinheiro Neto, 50, accounting assistant; succeeding José O. Herculano Filho; wife, Lucivãnia Basílo Pinheiro. Counselors — Raul Santiago de Souza Moura, 37, restaurant managing partner; wife, Natália Munique Justy Padilha Moura. Francisco Clayton Martins da Silva, 49, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaching coordinator; wife, Jeffersone de Fátima Viana Sena Martins.

GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Neal Doyle Buckwalter, 43, Grand Valley State University professor; succeeding Allen R. Smith; wife, Lynnette Mae Wilson Buckwalter. Counselors — Douglas Sundquist Brown, 62, chiropractor; wife, Carol Elizabeth Vogt Brown. Mateo Chino, 48, Johnson & Johnson regional sales manager and National Guard army officer; wife, Rebekah May Thompson Chino.

GRESHAM OREGON STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Brian Robert Tracy, 43, Pdx Investment Properties president of commercial real estate; succeeding Richard W. Craft; wife, Kathryn Diane Johnson Tracy. Counselors — Edgardo Antonio Gubelin, 51, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coordinator; wife, Kristin Lia London Gubelin. Gerald Wayne Hinton, 60, City of Gresham, Oregon, city councilor; wife, Dawn Rene Emmen Hinton.

GUATEMALA CITY FLORIDA STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Byron Alberto Perez Castillo, 34, Incoma Coaching international certified coach and professional adviser in human resources; succeeding Daniel A. Rodriguez Sierra; wife, Kingrid Karina Garcia Lopez de Pérez. Counselors — Omar Luis Miranda Archila, 34, Jive Communications SA team manager; wife, Beberly Edith Rivera Juarez de Miranda. Luis Enrique Larromana Ceren, 33, Picturesque Studio owner, Tacaná Restaurante owner and executive chef, and Sarita Restaurants corporate chef; wife, Gabriela Maria Mendizabal de Larromana.

ILAGAN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Jasper Dureza Allapitan, 41, Beehives Panaderia owner; succeeding Arjay Paolo A. Caliguiran; wife, Anna Liza Lumauig Astudillo Allapitan. Counselors — Gericel Mamuri Lopez, 43, Polaris Cable Vision Inc. accounting and field officer; wife, Rosemarie Gatan Bucaling Lopez. Jayson Damias Yamongan, 37, Department of Education teacher; wife, Jenaline Obispo Remorta Yamongan.

KANAGAWA JAPAN STAKE: (June 13, 2021) President — Kunihito Ken Toma, 45, Prestige KK board member; succeeding Nobuyuki Sakai; wife, Tomomi Hasegawa Toma. Counselors — Katsuya Nagao, 51, company manager; wife, Yuki Mochizuki Nagao. Jun Endo, 52, Floratin Japan Co. Ltd. manager of general affairs department; wife, Yukie Hayashi Endo.

KENNEWICK WASHINGTON EAST STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — Darin Alan Newbry, 49, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions senior contracts administrator; succeeding Kenneth S. Call; wife, Nannette Pyne Newbry. Counselors — Kevin Wayne Law, 52, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory fire protection engineer; wife, Janene Robin Crook Law. Jeffrey David Morgan, 53, Gandridge Dental dentist; wife, Christina Van Slooten Morgan.

KONA HAWAII STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — Johnathan William Kalaukiamalu’okohala Poliahu, 38, HMSA system solutions analyst; succeeding Gregory D. Hendrickson; wife, Kalli Kaleilani Auna Poliahu. Counselors — Matthew Stephen DeMille, 40, State Farm Insurance owner and agent; wife, Mele Naomi Kamauu DeMille. Tracy Fred Yost, 52, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope chief financial officer; wife, Heather Miller Yost.

LA PAZ BOLIVIA ALTO SAN PEDRO STAKE: (May 2, 2021) President — Saulo Alejandro Mogrevejo Cerruto, 35, Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia SA customer management specialist; succeeding Pedro Rada; wife, Rorka Katerine de Mogrovejo Davalos. Counselors — Aaron Eloy Avendaño Alvarado, 39, Samsung field training employee; wife, Andrea Yesenia de Avendaño Espinoza. Steve Santamaria Tapia, 40, employee; wife, Daniela Violeta Toro Salinas.

LAS VEGAS NEVADA EAST STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Ryan Richard Bowen, 50, La Paloma Funeral Services owner and manager; succeeding Lee S Timothy; wife, Julie Lynn Johnson Bowen. Counselors — Jeremy Mangum, 44, LBT Radiation Physics Consulting medical physicist; wife, Rachel Jane Haws Mangum. Jarom William Roskelley, 40, Carbon Block Technology HR director; wife, Camille Olaveson Roskelley.

MANAGUA NICARAGUA UNIVERSITARIA STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Darvin Marcelo Roa Gutierrez, 41, U.S. Embassy Managua diplomatic security senior guard; succeeding Carlos M. Cruz; wife, Wendy Lilliette Silva de Roa. Counselors — Maudiel Antonio Cruz, 43, Bakertilly outsourcing accountant; wife, Yadira de los Angeles Barea Solano de Cruz. Carlos Eduardo Ortega Vásquez, 26, TNS Consulting and KPMG Nicaragua technology auditor; wife, Paola Danissa Blandino Salinas.

MARIETTA GEORGIA EAST STAKE: (Aug. 22, 2021) President — James Everett Watson, 45, McKesson senior director; succeeding Rodney E. Roberts; wife, Michelle Lynn Dunn Watson. Counselors — David William Schwieger Jr., 48, Rollins Inc. service manager; wife, Lora Christine Olliff Schwieger. Steven Louis Madsen, 45, Wellstar Health System enterprise project manager; wife, Carrie Leigh Danneman Madsen.

MÉRIDA MÉXICO ITZIMNÁ STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Martin Montaño Alonso, 45, grocery wholesale company sales manager; succeeding Jorge A. Solis Alonzo; wife, Martha Carolina Montaño Arias. Counselors — Carlos Espinosa Rosales, 60, Olea builder group managing director; wife, Maria del Carmen de Espinosa Bojorquez. Gilberto Ismael Alcocer Muñoz, 35, Casco de Oro hardware store ecommerce, digital MKT and financial manager; wife, Marlene Haridai de Alcocer Valadez.

MESA ARIZONA ALMA STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Alan Edward Guthrie, 39, Grand Canyon University faculty member; succeeding David S. Benson; wife, Marie Allen Guthrie. Counselors — Edward Callirgos, 41, licensed psychotherapist, The Bridge Counseling Consulting & Mediation owner, and BYU–Idaho online instructor; wife, Adonai Martinez Mora Callirgos. Nathan Eldon Johnson, 40, Watson Flower Shops owner; wife, Valerie Ilene Bell Johnson.

MONTPELIER IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Kenneth Ray Petersen, 54, self-employed business owner; succeeding Gary H. Teuscher; wife, Andra Lyn Birch Petersen. Counselors — Robert Edward Alleman, 60, Intermountain GAs Co. service technician; wife, Robyn Cox Alleman. Stewart D Petersen, 61, self-empoyed owner and operator of a hunting and guide service and homebuilder; wife, Chemene Goodwin Petersen.

MORONI UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — Kevin Ralph Poulson, 54, Jennmar western region manager; succeeding Gene R. Peckham; wife, Rita Anderson Poulson. Counselors — Jeffrey Wayne Walker, 58, C&J Walker self-employed; wife, Michelle Marsh Walker. Tad William Steadman, 46, Corporation of the President manager; wife, Sara Whitman Steadman.

NORTH OGDEN UTAH STAKE: (Sept. 26, 2021) President — Robert Dan Petersen, 58, Weber School District business administrator; succeeding Clark P. Skeen; wife, Lori Anne Teuscher Petersen. Counselors — Kent Stuart Swenson, 52, America First Credit Union vice president of information systems; wife, Jody Ferrin Swenson. Richard Carl Wurm III, 45, United States Air Force planning chief; wife, Jennifer Joanne Johnson Wurm.

OTHELLO WASHINGTON STAKE: (Aug. 22, 2021) President — Bud Lynn Wilhelm, 44, business owner; succeeding Michael L. Christensen; wife, Melanie Allred Wilhelm. Counselors — Justin Thomas Jenks, 49, Jenks Bros owner and manager; wife, Heather Sedgwick Jenks. Richard Samuel Mollotte, 65, RDO Equipment general manager; wife, Janice Jenkins Mollotte.

PASSO FUNDO BRAZIL STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — Jeferson Marcolino, 37, Cotrijal commercial consultant and clothing store entrepreneur; succeeding Tiago Piovesan Pimentel; wife, Daniele Saldanha. Counselors — Edimilson Belarmino, 48, dentist; wife, Mara Regina Munz Belarmino. Maiquel de Faria, 44, City Hall of São José do herval RS physiotherapist; wife, Gessiane Hepp de Faria.

PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA STAKE: (Aug. 22, 2021) President — Paul Alexander Custer, 50, Pion, Nerone, Girman, Winslow & Smith P.C. attorney; succeeding Erich B. Peterson; wife, Susan Woffinden Custer. Counselors — Michael Richard Snow, 53, Philips finance project manager; wife, Kristin Rae Burdett Snow. Feang Phetsomphou, 44, Federated Investors Inc. tax accountant; wife, Emily Neff Updegraff Phetsomphou.

PORTO ALEGRE BRAZIL SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Rafael Araújo da Costa, 33, Grupobras Holding Technology Ltda information security director; succeeding Rogério Finholdt; wife, Vanessa Klein da Costa. Counselors — Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bonito, 55, independent employee; wife, Maria Nelly Sevilla de Rodriguez. David Hilário Olmar da Silva, 33, lawyer; wife, Bruna Michaela Resende dos Santos Silva.

PROVO UTAH YSA 21ST STAKE: (Sept. 26, 2021) President — Daniel Griffeth Hoopes, 58, NuSkin vice president of global human resources; succeeding Mark E. Larsen; wife, Charlotte Sandra Stephan Hoopes. Counselors — Brent Pheren McAllister, 56, Zekelman Industries territory manager; wife, Stephanie Ann Walker McAllister. Darren James Marrott, 53, Darren Marrott Painting Inc. owner; wife, Susan Nicole Gardner Marrott.

RENTON WASHINGTON STAKE: (Sept. 26, 2021) President — James Lowell Whitaker, 51, Continental Mills vice president of supply chain; succeeding Michael R. Anderson; wife, Jill Marie Wunderlich Whitaker. Counselors — Scott George Bills, 49, Hensel Phelps director of operations; wife, Julie Moon Bills. Paul Chace Wilcoxson, 38, The Boeing Company senior engineer; wife, Rivka Anne Mikkelsen Wilcoxson.

RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL CAMPO GRANDE STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Jadson Geraldo Andrade, 51, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaching coordinator; succeeding Marcelo Alexandre Vascurado; wife, Deborath Thereza Caputo Cerillo Andrade. Counselors — Wilson Valle da Silva, 40, temple facilities assistant; wife, Luciana Santos Valle da Silva. Nelson da Silva, 37, High Connect telecommunication supervisor; wife, Daniele Silva da Costa.

ROXAS CAPIZ PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Jerry Villanueva Mosquite, 51, DepEd Capiz Division education program specialist; succeeding Johnny D. Dariagan; wife, Sharon Grace Español Suelo Mosquite. Counselors — Rogelio Olivare Lorenzo Jr., 37, Colorsteel Systems Corp. sales executive; wife, Lorlyn Molato Llave Lorenzo. Irving Zamora Pono, 43, self-employed architect; wife, Rhoda Francisco Tañeza Pono.

SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA EAST STAKE: (Sept. 26, 2021) President — Blair Vernal Moser II, 58, Charles Dental Group owner, partner and dentist; succeeding Douglas E. Hansen; wife, Lisa Rene Bancroft Moser. Counselors — Kelly Rand Timpson, 64, retired elementary teacher; wife, Debra Jean Schow Timpson. Richard Lavan Jackson, 57, Leo McGlade & Associates vice president; wife, Hunni Mohr Jackson.

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA STAKE: (June 20, 2021) President — Neal Joseph Walton, 54, Merrill Lynch financial adviser; succeeding Douglas B. Batson; wife, Tracy Elaine Adams Walton. Counselors — Aaron Duane Roberts, 53, Minca Inc. executive vice president; wife, Kimberly Circuit Roberts. Christopher Pratt Beesley, 44, California deputy attorney general; wife, Mary Burrup Beesley.

SAN FELIPE GUATEMALA STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — Rony Estuardo Estrada Alvarado, 36, Penki manager; succeeding José L. Hernández Asencio; wife, Maria Eugenia de Estrada Monterrosa Trinidad. Counselors — Prospero Gualip Chiyut, 41, electrician; wife, Fermina Quixivir Calel de Gualip. Mario Benedicto Monterroso Escobar, 48, Xocomil IRTRA Water Park paint maintenance supervisor; wife, Olga Lidia de Leon Hernandez de Monterroso.

SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA PARAÍSO STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Hugo Salazar Ferrufino, 41, Carlos Caballero S.A. head HSE; succeeding Marco A. Quezada; wife, Nataly Vanessa de Salazar Sandoval. Counselors — Limberg Jimenez Pimentel, 44, Luz de Vida Pharmacy pharmaceutical agent; wife, Patricia Shirley de Jimenez Cavero. Israel Coca Vargas, 43, Megalabs head of commercial management; wife, Dimelza de Coca Salazar.

SÃO CARLOS BRAZIL STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Marcio Andre Fatori, 51, Poliprime administrative manager; succeeding Joel Nascimento Ramos; wife, Virginia Luciana de Carvalho Fatori. Counselors — Marco Aurelio Tonissi Migliato, 49, RDCommerce Solutions expansion manager and franchisee; wife, Marcia Regina dos Santos Migliato. Thiago Pereira da Silva, 31, Grupo Carrefour operations supervisor; wife, Olimara Philippelli da Silva.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL RAPOSO TAVARES STAKE: (Sept. 12, 2021) President — Paulo Messias de Araujo, 54, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints national welfare and self-reliance manager; succeeding Rodrigo Julio Benete Ribeiro; wife, Renata Carlas Moraes Araujo. Counselors — Roger Tomas Arias, 43, BDNES area secretary; wife, Rosiane Santiago Santos Arias. Marcelo Gayger Amaro, 42, FamilySearch operations manager; wife, Carla Carvalho Gayger Amaro.

SCRANTON PENNSYLVANIA STAKE: (Aug. 29, 2021) President — John Charles Scherer, 43, Sandvik Materials Technology quality assurance manager; succeeding Darrell R. Hubbard; wife, Kerri Ann Kishel Scherer. Counselors — Glenn Allen Van Gieson, 66, Penn First Advisors Inc. and Penn First Indemnity Co. CEO; wife, Beatriz Caridad Jimenez Van Gieson. Anthony Joseph Schmitt, 46, antiques dealer and antiques furniture restorer; wife, Christine Ann Davis Schmitt.

SOUTH JORDAN UTAH COUNTRY CROSSING STAKE: (Sept. 19, 2021) President — Matthew Scott Miller, 62, Fujifilm sales manager; succeeding Rick L. Brewer; wife, Deborah Oscarson Miller. Counselors — Larry Andrew Gibbons, 49, Rocky Mountain Document Destruction managing partner and owner; wife, Kamie Melynn Lloyd Gibbons. K Donald Evans, 50, Ascent Development LLC owner; wife, Andrea Hope Evans.

TAURANGA NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Aug. 8, 2021) President — Wiremu Duvalyn Kiriwhata Matthew, 41, Kānuka Wellbeing and Leadership owner; succeeding Alister F. Fitzpatrick; wife, Kristen Lee Manavaongo Taurarii Matthews. Counselors — Murray Douglas McCarthy, 60, Speed NZ warehouse assistant; wife, Robyn Aroha Bing McCarthy. Te Rawhiti Ihakara Arthur, 40, ANZ bank manager; wife, Paula Lee Wikeepa Arthur.