Our Team

James Shires

President

James Shires is currently serving his second term as President in the Oklahoma Conference.

Luis Prieto

Hispanic Ministries Director

Luis has served many years in ministry in Oklahoma.

Damaris Prieto

Hispanic & Children's Assistant

Hispanic Ministry Administrative Assistant
Children Ministries Assistant

Caroline Grove

Education Administrative Assistant

Caroline Grove has dedicated over 23 years to serving in the Education Department.

Nicole Luciano

Youth Administrative Assistant

Nicole Luciano, the Administrative Assistant to Youth Ministries at the Oklahoma Conference.

Carol Boyd

Assistant Treasurer

Carol is a joy to work with!

Dalia Castellanos

Human Resources

Dalia joined our team in 2024 and has been recruiting great talent ever since!

Karla Reel

Treasury Administrative Assistant

Karla is serving as Administrative Assistant at the Oklahoma Conference.

Anthony Adams

District Pastor

Choctaw Adventist Church
Shawnee Adventist Church

Ben Burkhardt

District Pastor

Alva SDA Church
Shattuck SDA Church
Woodward SDA Church

Brian Ham

District Pastor

Tulsa Adventist Fellowship

David Miller

District Pastor

Canton SDA Church
Enid SDA Church
Okeene SDA Church

Jairo Campos

District Pastor

Midwest City Spanish

Juan Williams

District Pastor

Emmanuel Spanish
West Siloam Springs Spanish

Leonardo Castillo

District Pastor

Bixby Spanish SDA Group
Independence Spanish SDA Church
Tulsa Spanish SDA Church

Matthew Vixie

District Pastor

Canadian Valley SDA Fellowship

Moises Kindelan

District Pastor

Broken Arrow Spanish SDA Church
Garnett Spanish SDA Church
Muskogee Spanish SDA Group

Pat Milligan

District Pastor

McAlester SDA Church
Muskogee SDA Church
Stilwell SDA Church

Robert Quintana

Pastor & Men's Ministry Coordinator

Sallisaw SDA Church
Wilburton SDA Church

Sanghoon Jun

District Pastor

Oklahoma City Korean SDA Church

Ginlian Thang

District Pastor

Zomi Seventh-day Adventists Tulsa

Jung-Wook Park

Executive Secretary

Apple Park is serving his second term as Executive Secretary.

Melshara Parks

President & Executive Assistant

Administrative Assistant to President & Secretariat
Membership Clerk
ACS Co-Director

Richard Piñero

Ministerial Director

Richard started working here in 2024.

Thelma Vigneron

Auditor

Thelma Vigneron has faithfully served as the Oklahoma Conference Auditor for 24 years.

Emily Watts

Assistant Church & School Auditor

Emily Watts serves as the Church and School Auditor for the Oklahoma Conference.

Ashley Alipoon

Communication Assistant

Ashley started working part-time at the conference in 2022

Patricia White

Auditor

Patricia has served in the Treasury Department since 2021.

Joan Rupe

Assistant Treasurer

After many years of service, Joan is retiring.

Bailley Schmidt

District Pastor

Ardmore SDA Church
Pauls Valley SDA Church

Brad Jones

District Pastor

Ada Adventist Church

Carlos de la Cruz

District Pastor

Antlers SDA Church
Hugo SDA Church

Dominick Alipoon

District Pastor

Bartlesville SDA Church
Nowata SDA Church
Ponca City SDA Church

Jim Landelius

Pastor & Native Ministries

Sand Springs SDA Church
Sapulpa SDA Church

Kris Knott

District Pastor

Jay SDA Church
Ketchum SDA Church
Miami SDA Church

Mang Lian

District Pastor

Myanmar Adventist Fellowship Company

Maximo Elvira-Orellana

District Pastor

Durant Spanish SDA Church
Midwest City Spanish SDA Church
Weatherford Spanish SDA

Mungtong Mung

District Pastor

Guymon SDA Church

Ricky Mercer

District Pastor

Adventist Fellowship

Rudolpho Prieto

District Pastor

Lakeside Hispanic Company
Enid Spanish Church
Stillwater Hispanic Church

Thomas Sands

District Pastor

Edmond SDA Church

Charles Reel

Conference Treasurer

Charles has served as the Treasurer for 3 years.

Cindy Mercer

Prayer & Womens Ministries Director

Cindy Mercer, Prayer and Women’s Ministries Director for the Oklahoma Conference.

Adam Littell

Director of Education

Adam brings a passion for providing support and care for our teachers.

Israel Mora

Youth Director

Israel joined our team in 2023.

Luis Luciano

Evangelism Coordinator & Pastor

Stillwater SDA Church

D’tae Degreiponte

Assistant Treasurer

D'tae or DD as we affectionately call her, joined out team in 2024.

Daniel Castellanos

Assistant Treasurer

Daniel joined our team in 2024.

Andrew Spooner

District Pastor

Bristow SDA Church
Okmulgee SDA Church

Barry Smith

District Pastor

Altus SDA Church
Elk City SDA Church
Weatherford SDA Church

Brian Cowin

District Pastor

Broken Arrow SDA Church
Claremore SDA Church
Revelation SDA Church

Christian Hunte

District Pastor

Duncan SDA Church, Lawton SDA Church, Waurika Lake SDA Church

Eduardo Javier

District Pastor

Lawton Spanish Group

Jose Camacho

District Pastor

First Tulsa Spanish Church

Kwansoo Kim

District Pastor

Tulsa Korean Adventist Church

Marlowe Parks

District Pastor

3 Angels Ghanaian Company
Abundant Life SDA Church
Oklahoma International

Miguel Andrade

District Pastor

Claremore Spanish Church

P L Thlenga

District Pastor

Zomi Seventh-day Adventists Tulsa

Robert Perez-Salas

District Pastor

Oklahoma Capitol Hill Spanish SDA Church
Oklahoma City Central Hispanic Church

Samson Sembeba

District Pastor

First SDA Church of Tulsa

William Norman

District Pastor

Chandler SDA Church
Summit Ridge SDA Church