Florida District Officers

  • Derek Atkinson

    District Superintendent

    Contact

  • Alfredo Barreno

    Assistant DS

  • Whitney Sloan

    Treasurer

  • Carey Morford

    Secretary: (2027)

  • Karen Pacheco

    Member-at-Large, Ministerial: (2027)

  • Luis Villavicencio

    Member-at-Large, Ministerial: (2027)

  • John Wickstrom

    Member-at-Large, Ministerial: (2026)

  • Jean Mercius

    Jean Mercius

    Member-at-Large, Ministerial: (2026)

  • Philip Borozny

    Member-at-Large, Lay: (2026)

  • Elizabeth Espana

    Member-at-Large, Lay: (2026)

  • Marissa Diaz

    Member-at-Large, Lay: (2027)

  • Phil Fletcher

    Member-at-Large, Lay: (2027)

District Leaders

District Superintendents Emeriti:
Patrick Styers

Spiritual Formation (2026)
Eleanor Ladd

Women’s Ministry (2026)
Gigi Laursen

Men’s Ministry (2026)
Josh Bonner

Youth Ministries (2026)
Mike Oliver

Children’s Ministries (2026)
Eleanor Ladd

Haitian Director (2026)
Jean Mercius

Hispanic Director (2026)
Alfredo Barreno

Pastoral Programs Consultant (2026)
Todd Sloan

Student Development Consultant (2026)
Shannon McGrady

Boards & Committees

Ministerial Development
Ministerial:
DS Derek Atkinson (Ex-Officio)
John Wickstrom (Chair)
Eleanor Ladd (2026)
Dan David (2026)
Alfredo Barreno (2027)
Dennis Harmeson (2027)
Nilda Melendez (2026)
Jean Mercius (2026)

Lay:
Holly Flueriot (2027)
Phil Fletcher (2026)

Budget Committee (2026)
DS Derek Atkinson (Chair)
Whitney Sloan (Treasurer)
Philip Cecil
Elizabeth Espana
John Wickstrom

Conf. Nominating Committee (2026)
Ministerial:
DS Derek Atkinson (Chair)
Jason Diaz
Eleanor Ladd
Jean Mercius

Lay:
Bethany Cooper
Katrina Forbes
Gigi Laursen

Auditing Committee (2026)
Jennifer Bennett
Isaac Morford

Investment Committee (2026)
Luis Villavicencio (Chair)
DS Derek Atkinson
Whitney Sloan (Treasurer)
Rebecca Harmeson
Bethany Mammarello

Board of Review (2026)
Ministerial:
Nilda Melendez
Carl Rogers
Annie George
Richard Lauby (First Alternate)
Dennis Waymire (Second Alternate)
Tom Hines (Third Alternate)

Lay:
Phil Fletcher
Floyd Fyvie
Naomie Mercius
Godfrey Watson (First Alternate)
Lori Stanger (Second Alternate)

Building Committee (2026)
DS Derek Atkinson (Ex-officio)
Nick Forbes
Floyd Fyvie
Jerry Jackson
Geovany Rojas

Youth Executive Committee (2026)
DS Derek Atkinson (Ex-officio)
Mike Oliver (Director)
Nick Forbes (Assistant Director)
Dennis Harmeson (Treasurer)

Women’s Ministry Executive Committee (2026)
DS Derek Atkinson (Ex-officio)
Gigi Laursen (Director)
Jennifer Bennett (Secretary/Treasurer)
Marsha Ygnace (Haitian Liaison)
Christine DeJesus (Hispanic Liaison)
Jeneiff Watson (Communication Assistant)