Leadership

Executive Committee \\

The Executive Committee is responsible for the overall operation of GYC. Volunteering their time, this committee is a diverse group of Adventist young people, including young professionals, university students, pastors, and Bible workers, who are committed to the message and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Justin McNeilus
President
Vice President, Sterling State Bank, Minnesota
Valmy Karemera
Assistant to the President
Student, Andrews University, Michigan
Amy Sheppard
General Vice President
Attorney, Michigan
Olivia Knott
Executive Secretary
Student, Andrews University, Michigan
Alonna Smith
Treasurer
Business Manager, BC, Canada
Jeffrey Marshall
Vice President of Evangelism
Campus Pastor, Bass Memorial Academy, Mississippi
Brandon Schroeder
Vice President of Communication
Light Bearers, Oregon
Natasha Nebblett
Vice President of Logistics
Student, Arizona
Michel Lee
Vice President of Resources
Student, Stanford University, California
Alvin Cardona
Vice President of Programming
Student, Southern Adventist University, Tennessee
Thando Amankwah
Vice President of Missions
Director, STRIDE, Massachusetts
Grace Shim
Vice President of Networking
Business Manager, Shim & Co. Inc., Georgia

 

Board of Directors \\


The Board of Directors is comprised of older members with the purpose of balancing the youthful energy of the Executive Committee with experience from their elders.

Justin McNeilus (Chairman) - Vice President, Sterling State Bank

Olivia Knott (Secretary) - Student, Andrews University

Chester Clark III – Development Director, Ouachita Ministries, Inc.

Jay Gallimore – President, Michigan Conference

Justin Kim - Public Campus Ministries Director, Michigan Conference

Ken Micheff - Youth Ministries Director, Michigan Conference

Israel Ramos - Associate Public Campus Ministries Director, Michigan Conference

Magda Rodriguez – Business Administration Instructor, Ouachita Hills College

Amy Sheppard – Attorney, Virginia

Stan Smith – Businessman, Vancouver, BC

Michael Hasel - Professor, Southern Adventist University

Valmy Karemera - Student, Andrews University Adventist Theological Seminary

Louise Lee - Legal Assistant, Plumsea Law Group LLC

Yamil Rosario - Development Director, Light Bearers

David Shin - Pastor, University Church, East Lansing, Michigan

Alonna Smith - Business Manager, Vancouver, BC

Stephen Waterbrook - Physician, Dayton, Ohio