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New Stake Presidencies Announced in December 2020

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The following are new stake presidencies in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Stakes announced during December 2020:

ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA FIRLE STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — John William Orth, 42, Centric Minds chief technology officer; succeeding B. Rainer Korte; wife, Meredith Henderson Orth. Counselors — Richard Grant Bennallack, 58, South Australia Department for Education principal; wife, Michelle Jeane Mahoney Bennallack. Todd Kimball Hann, 46, Australian Taxation Office director of test assurance; wife, Chantel Jayne Lee Hann.

ALAJUELA COSTA RICA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Carlos Fernando Arias Soto, 38, Seminaries and Institutes coordinator; succeeding José A. Babb García; wife, Belli Negri Aguilar Molinari de Arias. Counselors — Ruben dario Escobar Moreno, 30, Amazon industrial engineer; wife, Melissa Quesada Ramirez de Escobar. Christian Rodolfo Quesada Alvarez, 39, Dequealva S.A. director of operations; wife, Shirley Patricia Molina Ruiz.

ANCHORAGE ALASKA NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Siuea Afa Mahe, 38, US Postal Service mail handler; succeeding Sheldon A. Fisher; wife, Ta’aitulagi Genevieve Leituala Mahe. Counselors — James Craig Doyle, 61, Weaver Bros Inc. vice president; wife, Sharon Lynn Toth Doyle. Timothy James Morgan, 60, facilities manager; wife, Linda Moser Morgan.

ANTOFAGASTA CHILE STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Nelson Antonio Moya Muñoz, 39, Ejército de Chile health officer; succeeding Jaime A. Castillo Pinto; wife, Sarai Andrea Claros Alegria. Counselors — Jean Roylester Anacona Cortez, 42, business owner; wife, Blanca Margarita Quintana Silva. Carlos Alberto Escobar Jofre, 45, Comision Medica Regional – AAFP inter-consultant; wife, Ximena Beatriz Torres Baeza de Escobar.

ANTWERP BELGIUM STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Angelo Leon Leman, 45, Colruyt store manager; succeeding Joep Boudewijn S. Boom; wife, Candice Genieve Corrigan Leman. Counselors — Emmanuel Odro, 55, Flowserve Cooperation regional manager; wife, Rosula Lysbeth Statie Odro. Ruben Boom, 33, IFM Electronic global product owner salesforce CRM; wife, Amelia Monik Ray Boom.

BENIN CITY NIGERIA NEW BENIN STAKE: (Sept. 27, 2020) President — Osaretin Friday Woie, 36, mission facilities supervisor; succeeding Anthony Ebolosele Ekoh; wife, Edna Inuaghata Igbinedion Owie. Counselors — Izogie Newton Idehen, 54, self-employed manager; wife, Adesuwa Progress Asoro Idehen. Moses Usimofo Okungbowa, 44, Garda Word International security supervisor; wife, Uzoije Amaka Ogbo Okungbowa.

BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Edgar Leonardo Vargas Vargas, 46, Cafam project manager; succeeding Yan C. Vega; wife, Paola Andrea Rivillas Rodriguez. Counselors — Mario Alejandro Rojas Castañeda, 36, Saint Andrews Educational Society bilingual art teacher; wife, Ana Lorena Ostos Alcazar. Diego Mauricio Bravo Diaz, 39, Estilo Ingeniería S.A. commercial specialist; wife, Carolina de Bravo Zapata Rodriguez.

BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Brandon Crawford White, 47, Charlesbank Capital Partners managing director; succeeding Kevin B. Rollins; wife, Amanda Burnett White. Counselors — James Lee McQuivey, 51, Forrester Research vice president and principal analyst; wife, Megan Kelly McQuivey. Mikael Lee Rinne, 45, Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research senior clinical program leader and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute neuro-oncologist; wife, Tiffany Jean Widmer Rinne.

CHOLUTECA HONDURAS STAKE: (Sept. 27, 2020) President — Nelson Giovany Mendoza Cruz, 41, Delicias Don Nelson & Mas store manager; succeeding Alexis A. Espinal Ferrera; wife, Marlenys Gomez de Mendoza. Counselors — Hermes Joel Garcia Espinal, 37, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employee; wife, Suhuayli Banessa Maradiaga Lopez. Edargo Antonio Cruz Rivera, 51, carrier; wife, Ana Dolores Nuñez Ordoñez Cruz.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ MÉXICO SOUTH STAKE: (Oct. 11, 2020) President — Emiliano Gonzalez Muñoz, 46, Autonomous University of CD Juárez building maintenance technician; succeeding José F. Chico Ramirez; wife, Sanjuana Zapata Sanchez. Counselors — José Enrique Hernández Hinojosa, 41, Hanon Systems technician; wife, Elizabeth de Hernandez Larrañaga Carillo. Victor Pulgarin Lopez, 53, municipal plumber; wife, Norma Alicia Galvan Perez.

DÜSSELDORF GERMANY STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Stephan Pabst, 38, self-employed trainer and coach; succeeding Bernhard Cziesla; wife, Janine Werner Pabst. Counselors — Frank Jürgen Diener, 47, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority head of unit; wife, Livia Schröder Diener. David Günther Zechmann, 36, Chugg Deutschland GmbH occupational safety specialist; wife, Stephanie Bree Zechmann.

EAST BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY STAKE: (Sept. 20, 2020) President — Bryan James Law, 40, Johnson & Johnson compliance officer; succeeding B. Chance Bagley; wife, Taylor Jean Teerlink Law. Counselors — Michael Louis Maldonado, 48, Genmab US Inc. global head of compensation and benefits; wife, Amanda Christina Rockwell Maldonado. Dirk Edward Lindeman, 54, Merck & Co. executive director, chief of staff; wife, Kin Ling Fung Lindeman.

GENERAL SANTOS PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Sept. 6, 2020) President — Michael Quiaoit Garcia, 44, Tropical Seed Genetics Sciences Inc. general manager and plant breeder; succeeding Renato V. Tampac; wife, Rochel Emnace Camoro Garcia. Counselors — Philip Ian Gucon Torino, 42, SM Engineering Design & Development regional operations manager; wife, Agnes Villalobos Rosete Torino. Daniel Obedoza Velasco, 33, Teachers Learning Center administrative supervisor; wife, Julieth Cabasa Busico Velasco.

GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — James Dee Carlson, 52, UBS Financial senior vice president; succeeding Keith S. Hiatt; wife, DeAnn Marie Dougherty Carlson. Counselors — Matthew Webb Evans, 37, self-employed, Gravitt Law Group PLC attorney and partner; wife, Hailey Ann Grandy Evans. Ryan David Homer, 43, Fidelity Investments vice president and branch leaders; wife, Alisha Kay Ann George Homer.

GRACE IDAHO STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Richard Douglas Mathews, 46, Mathews Brothers LLC owner; succeeding Bart O. Christensen; wife, Jodi Lynn Beatty Mathews. Counselors — Kelly Roland Anderson, 54, CP7R transport owner and manager, and A Plus Automotive technician, manager and owner; wife, Wendy Jan Christensen Anderson. Randall Lee Stoddard, 60, Stoddard Farms foreman; wife, Susan Gee Stoddard.

GREEN RIVER WYOMING STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Michael Earl Nelson II, 49, High Plains Physical Therapy director and owner; succeeding David W. Young; wife, Debra Lynne Royce Nelson. Counselors — Martin Leroy Rose, 59, Church & Dwight Co. Inc. production mechanic; wife, Debbie Jane Reed Rose. Joel Asay Robertson, 37, Castle Rock Hospital District physician assistant; wife, Sarah Vivian Croy Robertson.

GUARARUJÁ BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Everton Gomes da Silva, 44, Paula Souza State Technological Education Center technical level teacher; succeeding Antonio J. Santana Filho; wife, Roberta Oliveira Da Cruz Silva. Counselors — Adriano Gonçalves Martins, 44, HAC Materiais Para Construção logistics supervisor; wife, Rose Marie Amieiro Martins. Christiano Santos Pereira, 40, Condomínio Edifício Orla Park employee; wife, Adriana Gomes de Souza Pereira.

GUATEMALA CITY CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Kevin Noe Quiroa Mazariegos, 42, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employee; succeeding Marco A. Arreaga Cerna; wife, Maria Adela Chen Sipac de Quiroa. Counselors — Alberto Pritz Fernandez, 46, adviser; wife, Ada Azucena Ramirez Villatora de Pritz. Harold Spencer Pérez Robles, 43, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employee and Multiservicios de Computación H y M owner; wife, Monica Gabriela Villagrán Díaz de Pérez.

HONOLULU HAWAII STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Steven Moses Yamamoto Jr., 45, TY Realty Inc. general manager; succeeding Darren J. Wong; wife, Jennifer Frances Newey Yamamoto. Counselors — David Pinkham Kaiana Eldredge IV, 59, Punahou School associate athletic director; wife, Marie Monique Valerie-Anne Albert-Thenet Eldredge. Johathan Eric Jun Hing Lung, 59, Johnson Controls electronic designer; wife, Janine Uilani Horikami Lung.

HOUSTON TEXAS SOUTH STAKE: (June 21, 2020) President — Travis Richard Bird, 44, Reach Product Solutions chief financial officer; succeeding David F. Hruska; wife, Heidi Sonntag Bird. Counselors — Edwin Alexander Cisneros, 42, Accenture managing director; wife, Amy Rebecca Luce Cisneros. Larry Michael Kennington, 53, Callon Petroleum Company, Associate general counsel; wife, Jennifer Michelle Hintze Kennington.

KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE STAKE: (Nov. 22, 2020) President — Dwight David Sexton II, 53, Sexton Law Firm lawyer; succeeding Thomas E. Clapp; wife, Lisa Barber Sexton. Counselors — Scott Lyn Cruze, 45, Onix Networking director of cloud services; wife, Lori Barber Cruze. David Owen Pickett, 42, oral and maxillofacial surgeon; wife, Erin Daniels Pickett.

LANCASTER CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Brett Jay Porter, 62, Foothill Business Services owner; succeeding Bryan C. Crawley; wife, Heidi Lee Higgins Porter. Counselors — Daniel John Niram Crozier, 56, D&D Enterprises, self-employed; wife, Donna Rae Evans Crozier. Shawn Scott Johnson, 49, Antelope Valley Union High School District teacher; wife, Kara Elizabeth Henderson Johnson.

LANCASTER CALIFORNIA EAST STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Stewart Nat Adams, 47, Southern Kern Unified School District principal; succeeding Kevin D. Cordes; wife, Krisann Rowley Adams. Counselors — Keith Thomas Meyer, 51, Southern Kern Unified School District teacher; wife, Wendy Rashelle Kabel Meyer. Jaime Eric Rojas, 55, Ricoh US field service technician; wife, Dora Lissett Martinez Garcia Rojas.

LEHI UTAH THANKSGIVING STAKE: (Oct. 25, 2020) President — Stephen John Bulpitt, 47, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints international welfare and self-reliance manager; succeeding Cody M. Tower; wife, Kimberlee Harper Bulpitt. Counselors — Joshua Adrian Harward, 45, Registered Physical Therapists Inc. director; wife, Cynthia Cook Harward. Darren Wesley Gardner, 45, White Smiles Family Dentistry associate dentist; wife, Helen Theresa Capehart Gardner.

MANAUS BRAZIL GUARANY STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Álacy de Lima Evangelista, 38, Moto Honda da Amazônia administrative analyst; succeeding Mário Alberto Almeida Silva; wife, Elisângela Gomes Gaissler Evangelista. Counselors — Jeferson Carlos Nogueira Da Silva, 41, Seminaries and Institutes secretary and director; wife, Thais de Azevedo Melo da Silva. Cleidison Monteiro da Silva, 33, Nastek Industria e Tecnologia operation and maintenance technician; wife, Gisele Da Silva Holanda Monteiro.

MARACAIBO VENEZUELA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Luis Alejandro Garcia Caridad, 38, self-employed; succeeding Omar J. Ortíz Perozo; wife, Maria Virginia Albornoz Ramirez de Garcia. Counselors — Martin Alejandro Melendez Revilla, 38, Jeevante and INQUIVEN CEO; wife, Angélica María García Leal de Melendez. Jhonny Alberto Guedez, 43, general manager of investments; wife, Yusmery Yazmin de Guedez Olano Ramirez.

MAZATENANGO GUATEMALA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Josue Nehemias Merlos Sosa, 42, Importadora de Autos El Chino owner; succeeding Noe Giron Ortiz; wife, Karlily Sonsire Sacayon Flores de Merlos. Counselors — Juan Jose Hernandez Ovando, 35, Cooperativa Union Popular R.L. agency manager; wife, Carlina Liseth de Hernandez Melendez Sanchez. Noe David Giron Meoño, 30, lawyer and notary; wife, Jackeline Daniela Lopez Rodriguez.

METEPEC MÉXICO STAKE: (Aug. 30, 2020) President — Hans Amehed Martineau Gomez, 46, Swiss Re chief compliance officer; succeeding Luis E. Gomez; wife, Alma Delia de Martineau Valle Perez. Counselors — Angel Sayem Solano Beltran, 36, DIF Estado de México department head; wife, Sandra Airamzul Cervantes Lopez. Mario Alberto Mercado Vazquez, 38, Daimler cost analyst; wife, Diana Maria Mercado Garcia de Garcia.

MÉXICO CITY MEYEHUALCO STAKE: (Nov. 1, 2020) President — Victor Manuel Rosas Fonseca, 32, entrepreneur; succeeding Jorge Juarez; wife, Alejandra Alcantara Ramirez. Counselors — Cesar Rafael Feerman Molina, 32, Bristol Myers Squibb clinical trial manager; wife, Tania Limara Ramirez Lima. Gabriel Sevilla Soto, 39, Isa Diseño de Control S.A. de C.V general manager; wife, Maria Salome Gomez Anaya.

MÉXICO CITY MOCTEZUMA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Mario Rosales Valdez, 33, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints analyst; succeeding Gerardo Cuevas Rios; wife, Joana Lizbeth de Rosales Sandoval Olivera. Counselors — Abraham Navarro Perez, 37, Nokia operations logistic coordinator; wife, Minerva Narvaez Gutierrez. Carlos Bonifacio Neri Basurto, 53, Mexican Petroleum Institute specialist; wife, Maria Eugenia Álvarez Gayosso.

MOBILE ALABAMA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Markus Gregory Boxx, 44, Publix Supermarkets district manager; succeeding James N. Jurgens; wife, Rita Marsan Walker Boxx. Counselors — James William Parkes, 55, Speaks & Associates, Consulting Engineers Inc. professional engineer; wife, Lisanka Weideler Milanes Parkes. Nathan Mark Constantine, 47, UPS software programmer; wife, Stacie Leigh Allen Constantine.

MONTROSE COLORADO STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Morgan John Yost, 42, Yost Family Dentistry dentist; succeeding Nicolas T. Taylor; wife, Jennifer Jones Yost. Counselors — Shad Stephen Saunders, 44, Colorado West Ophtalmology Associates physician and surgeon; wife, Jennilyn Jones Saunders. Jonathan Ivan Osorio-McKenna, 41, Cedar Point Health, San Juan Family Medicine owner and physician; wife, Jeni Lee Hansen Osorio.

MEXICALI MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Cesar Ali Najera Navarrete, 42, Green Desert construction and maintenance manager; succeeding José R. Balcazar; wife, Monica de Najera Medina Rodriguez. Counselors — Rodrigo Alberto Ley Sanchez, 46, Caliber Silkscreen printer and designer; wife, Yessenia Alarcon Diaz. David Omar Castro Arroyo, 39, IR Ingenieria y Refrigeracion legal representative and RefriMex Ingenieria del Confort work supervisor; wife, Carolina de Castro Obeso Gonzalez.

OAXACA MÉXICO MITLA STAKE: (Oct. 11, 2020) President — Luis Alberto Ramirez Canseco, 47, Diseño Denali S.A. de C.V. sole administrator; succeeding Limi A. León Melchor; wife, Marcela de Ramirez Reyes. Counselors — Gabriel Jeronimo Gernandez, 47, JessaOax S.A. de C.V. director; wife, Maria del Rosario de Jeronimo Sanchez Zamora. Wilfrido Martinez Sánchez, 32, self-employed; wife, Rosa Estela Peralta Noyola.

OGDEN UTAH MOUNT FORT STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Corey Robert Milne, 64, Corey Milne Consulting LLC owner; succeeding Gregory P. Lewis; wife, Carol Jean Beckstrom Milne. Counselors — Martin Almanza Celaya, 50, Crawford’s Orthodontist dental technician; wife, Estrella Martinez Mora Almanza. Robert Gean Rowley, 42, Dexcom territory business manager and Salix sales representative; wife, Neisha Adams Rowley.

PAGO PAGO SAMOA CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Eneliko Kelemete, 61, retired; succeeding Starlight E. Lotulelei; wife, Tulili Laulu Kelemete. Counselors — Suifili Nofoilo Talataina, 47, America Samoa LBJ Hospital general maintenance employee; wife, Ilena Melegaalenuu Annastas Talataina. Haloti Lotulelei Jr., 49, Pacific Printing supervisor; wife, Salu Wright Lotulelei.

PROVO UTAH YSA 11TH STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Steven Craig Bednar, 57, Manning, Curtis, Bradshaw & Bednar PLLC attorney; succeeding Monte M. Deere; wife, Cindy Kay Christensen Bednar. Counselors — Kent Lee Hugh, 57, Seminaries and Institutes coordinator; wife, Bobbie Eileen Butcher Hugh. Douglas J Lee, 64, retired; wife, Cindy Lee Gibbs Lee.

REDLANDS CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Henk Jurgen Fischer, 45, Diligent Investors LLC managing partner; succeeding Michael W. Strong; wife, Joy Lynne Marie Parson Fischer. Counselors — Robert Paul Elkins Jr., 45, Esri group product manager; wife, Amy Strong Elkins. Stephen Hunter Tyler, 61, State of California presiding administrative law judge; wife, Donna Jeanne Eady Tyler.

REXBURG IDAHO YSA 10TH STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Mark Charlton Nye, 60, BYU–Idaho adjunct professor; succeeding Alan L. Reed; wife, Vicki Lynn Arnold Nye. Counselors — Gregory Mark Roach, 52, BYU–Idaho college dean; wife, Stacy McCausland Roach. Thomas Lloyd Wagner, 53, Acorda Therapeutics reimbursement director; wife, Elaine Camille Rumsey Wagner.

RIBEIRÃO PRETO BRAZIL EAST STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Danilo Borges Da Silva, 36, Mobe RH Gestão de Estágios director; succeeding João Batista Constante; wife, Tatiane Moretti Marcellino Silva. Counselors — Ederson Colita, 40, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facilities manager; wife, Vivian Cristina Rodrigues Colita. Rogerio Fernandes, 47, Print Fênix Equipamentos e Suprimentos Ltd. director of marketing and finances; wife, Joeli Zanin de Andrade Fernandes.

RICHFIELD UTAH EAST STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Richard Clark Kunzler, 54, dentist; succeeding Kenneth D. Thomas; wife, Rhonda Kay Rogers Kunzler. Counselors — Brent Darwin Poulsen, 52, Seminaries and Institutes teacher; wife, Molly Rose Despain Poulsen. Brandon Scott Barney, 38, Jones and DeMille Engineering project surveyor; wife, Rebecca Belnap Barney.

SALT LAKE GRANGER NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 11, 2020) President — Nickolaus Allen Orwin, 41, Azteca Systems LLC educational services manager; succeeding Mark B. Rupp; wife, Laura Marie Law Orwin. Counselors — Joseph Freeman Jr., 67, business owner; wife, Toe Isapela Leituala Freeman. Anderson Albert Do Prado, 37, self-employed digital marketing business owner; wife, Leticia Rubio Palma.

SANTA CLARA UTAH HEIGHTS STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Scott G Miller, 48, Milgro Nursery Inc. president; succeeding Richard G. Harris; wife, Christine Alison Abraham Miller. Counselors — John Jepsen Walton, 55, State of Utah District Court judge; wife, Kristen Henrie Walton. Russel Neil Walter, 44, NAI Excel/ERA Brokers Consolidated CEO; wife, Michelle Craven Walter.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL PIRITUBA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2020) President — Sidney Silva Camargo Filho, 41, Banco Itaù regional manager and Banco Safra superintendent; succeeding Américo Sadao Kutomi; wife, Juliana Damigue Camargo. Counselors — Walter Budacs Jr., 46, SENAC professor; wife, Roberta de Almeida Mota Budacs. Deivid Fernando Da Silva, 37, Lufthansa German Airlines head of finance, administration, legal and DPO; wife, Marcia Pereira Da Silva.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL SÃO MIGUEL PAULISTA STAKE: (Oct. 25, 2020) President — Ricardo de Macedo, 42, microentrepreneur; succeeding Duilio Cônsolo Neto; wife, Renata Carvalho de Araujo Macedo. Counselors — Anselmo DA Conceição Ribeiro, 43, microentrepreneur; wife, Susana Aparecida Nunes Lemos Ribeiro. Carlos Agusto Macedo de Farias, 35, Banco Santander SA bank officer; wife, Jucileide Tavares de Farias da Silva.

SOUTH BEND INDIANA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2020) President — Jeffery Clair Howes, 54, American Cargo Group vice president and general manager; succeeding Rick A. Jones; wife, Anne Marie Hill Howes. Counselors — Tyson Arthur Lee, 43, System 1 Inc. vice president; wife, Sarah Elizabeth Fetters Lee. Steven Kellen Zollinger, 39, Urschel Laboratories corporate controller; wife, Calise Valeen Jones Zollinger.

SYRACUSE NEW YORK STAKE: (June 21, 2020) President — David Joseph Larsen, 54, St Joseph’s Health director of performance excellence; succeeding R. Kent Stuetz; wife, Mylisa Jones Larsen. Counselors — Todd William Moss, 47, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University associate professor, department chair and faculty director; wife, Jenifer Jean Lafferty Moss. Scott Read Hale, 48, Federal Aviation Administration computer specialist; wife, Jolene Luke Hale.

TECALO MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 1, 2020) President — Salvador Espinosa Ramirez, 48, self-employed; succeeding Gabriel Castro Amaro; wife, Esther de Espinosa Villanueva Hernandez. Counselors — Octavio Muñoz Rodriguez, 63, retired school director; wife, Teresa de Jesus de Muñoz Espin Valencia. Manuel Alejandro Rojas Castillo, 41, Government of the State of Mexico public security; wife, Veronica de Rojas Castro Amaro.

VALE DO ITAJAÍ BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 1, 2020) President — Claudio Lima Rhenns, 35, SENAI Brusque professor of robotics, and Minimallab owner and programmer; succeeding Jose Rodrigues Junior; wife, Jenifer Terezinha Da Silva Rhenns. Counselors — Evandro Parisotto, 43, Corteva Agrisciences agronomist and technical sales representative; wife, Gisele Nunes Da Silva Parisotto. Leandro Correa da Silva, 38, Credifoz Credit Union general manager; wife, Patricia Alves da Silva.

WAIPAHU HAWAII STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Sean Halemana Mullaney, 59, Department of the Navy submarine maintenance manager; succeeding Russell R. Watanabe; wife, Jade Kimberly Bush Mullaney. Counselors — Joshua Thomas Kojiro Horita, 40, Horita Realty LLC owner and president; wife, Laurie Kuuipoonalani Fuller Horita. James Raymond Yates III, 37, Hawaii Stevedores longshoreman; wife, Blair Maille Livingston Yates.

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