Executive Committee Duties
Between meetings of the Lake Union Constituency, the Lake Union Executive Committee has administrative power to act on behalf of the constituency. The Lake Union Executive Committee appoints Union leaders and committees, fills vacancies, grants and withdraws credentials and licenses, and transacts such executive business as is in harmony with Union, Division and General Conference policies. The Lake Union Executive Committee meets three times each year: March, May, and November.
Executive Committee Membership
Some people are members of the executive committee automatically because they have been elected to certain positions of leadership in the Lake Union. These positions include the Union officers, vice president and associate treasurer, local Conference presidents and one officer, Andrews University president, and the president of AdventHealth Great Lakes Region.
In addition, additional representation is selected from the field giving careful attention to making sure the committee includes ethnic, gender, geographic and lay/pastor balance.
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vicepresident@lakeunion.org
269-473-8248
View Bio: Carmelo MercadoCarmelo began pastoring in the Indiana Conference, in Hammond, Indiana. He has had the opportunity to serve his entire pastoral ministry in Indiana, serving in cities such as Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Richmond, Connersville, New Castle, Indianapolis, Brownsburg, Martinsville and Fort Wayne. He also served as Hispanic coordinator for the Indiana Conference for five years,…
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elden.ramirez@lakeunion.org
269-473-8228
View Bio: Elden RamirezElden Ramirez is president of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, a role he assumed in May 2025. Prior to this, from 2021, he served as the executive secretary of the Lake Union. Before joining the Lake Union, he was the undersecretary of the North American Division and previously served as president of the…
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treasurer@lakeunion.org
269-473-8223
View Bio: Glynn C.W. ScottGlynn C.W. Scott has served in the Lake Union Conference since 2000 as associate treasurer and then as treasurer from 2003 to the present time. Prior to serving in the Lake Union, Glynn was secretary/treasurer for the Bermuda Conference from 1997 to 1998 and treasurer for 1999. Prior to the Bermuda Conference, Glynn served as…
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mcampos@ilcsda.org
View Bio: Michael CamposMichael pastored in the Michigan Conference and has been actively involved in youth and Pathfinder club ministries. He is passionate about connecting youth and young adults with Jesus. As Christ has sprung in his heart, so he desires that Christ would spring in their hearts as well. He and his wife Erika have two children,…
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Officers
Chairman – Elden Ramirez (Lake Union president)
Vice Chair –
Committee Members
AdventHealth Great Lakes Region – Monica Reed
Andrews University – John Wesley Taylor V. (University President)
Illinois Conference
- Jon Grys (Illinois President)
- Michael Campos
- Marcia Bedney
- Eva Cruz
- Douglas Reeves
Indiana Conference
- Vic Van Schaik (Indiana President)
- Mark M. Eaton
- Jesus Beltre
- Onias Muza
Lake Region Conference
- Abraham Henry (Lake Region President)
- Eric Bell Jr.
- Dierdre Garnett
- Mirely Guerrero
- Gary Loster
- Floyd T. Mathis
- Rijenna Murray
- Kent Nichols
- Pamela Wright-Daly
Michigan Conference
- Jim Micheff (Michigan president)
- Justin Ringstaff
- Paulina Janevski
- Michael Bernard
- Bryce Bowman
- Nereida Martinez
- Rita Pusey
- Candice Vinton
Wisconsin Conference
- Titus Naftanaila (Wisconsin president)
- Gerardo Medina
- Jonathan Fetrick
- Amir Gulzar
Lake Union Conference Officers
- Elden Ramirez (President)
- Ted Huskins (Executive Secretary)
- Glynn C.W. Scott (Treasurer /CFO)
- Carmelo Mercado (Vice President)