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New stake presidents

Published: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005

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A new stake has been created in Argentina.

The Cordoba Argentina East Stake, which includes the Ituzaingo, Maipu, Muller, Nueva Cordoba, Renacimiento and San Vicente wards, and the Miralta, Oncativo and Rio Segundo branches, has been created by Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Seventy.

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CORDOBA ARGENTINA EAST STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) Created from the Cordoba Argentina South Stake and the Cordoba Argentina West Stake. President — Juan Carlos Machado, 39, tool sharpener; wife, Nancy Cristina Heredia de Machado. Counselors — Miguel Angel Allasia, 50, maintenance manager; wife, Maria Nancy Liliana Rodriguez de Allasia. Sergio Daniel Gonzalez, 29, mail room employee; wife, Graciela Mariel Ardiles de Gonzalez.

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ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA MARION STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) President — Paul Watson Granger, 44, cleaner; succeeding William Hughes Watt; wife, Gayle Annette Wisseman Granger. Counselors — Barry Alexander Spark, 62, retired engineer for National Jet; wife, Dawn Maree Kay Spark. Jason Michael Ellis, 34, accountant and business owner; wife, Naomi Ruth Rae Panson Ellis.

CIUDAD JUAREZ MEXICO LA CUESTA STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — Ulises Chavez Carpio, 34, CES coordinator; succeeding Jesus Octavio Seanez Flores; wife, Sonia Martinez de Chavez. Counselors — Arnoldo Palma Oviedo, 33, founding partner of Paes y Asociados; wife, Laura Patricia Garcia Perez de Palma. Julio Cesar Yanez Luna, 46, self-defense instructor; wife, Maria Elisa Molinar Gallegos de Yanez.

CORDOBA ARGENTINA SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) President — Ruben Andres di Fini, 38, physical facilities agent; succeeding Juan Carlos Machado; wife, Mirta Beatriz Sairez di Fini. Counselors — Ricardo Gil, 55, project manager; wife, Marta Susana Recio de Gil. Oberto Federico Cuello, 51, quality control leader; wife, Maria Catalina Orona de Cuello.

LA PLATA ARGENTINA STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — Leonardo Alfredo Tundidor, 38, investigation director for the Minister of Justice; succeeding Esteban Lubemirsky; wife, Laura Adriana Ferrarini de Tundidor. Counselors — Gustavo Ernesto Battista, 37, chief of area public relations; wife, Marcela Beatriz Lubrano de Battista. Alejandro Oscar Pintus, 39, maintenance supervisor; wife, Valeria Carola Gimenez de Pintus.

MEXICO CITY CENTENARIO STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) President — Juan Manuel Galvan Espana, 42, employee at the Mexico City Mexico Temple; succeeding Gustavo David Rodriguez Islas; wife, Claudia Gricel Lara Ruiz de Galvan. Counselors — Antonio Arturo Avila Raya, 35, national manager at Ellis Inc.; wife, Eloisa Leon Rojas de Avila. Cesar Amador Romero, 34, general director; wife, Lucia Loranca Rivas de Amador.

PAYSON UTAH EAST STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — David Lee Tervort, 53, educator with Nebo School District; succeeding Logan Neal Nilsson; wife, Kathleen Elise Mathews Tervort. Counselors — Jan Eric Newman, 44, president of R2B Inc.; wife, Lucia Price Newman. Don Lee Rosenbaum, 46, administrative director at Utah State Hospital; wife, Suanne Gasser Rosenbaum.

ROCHESTER MINNESOTA STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — Thomas Neel Spackman, 55, anesthesiologist; succeeding Darrell William Krueger; wife, Susan Elizabeth Hicken Spackman. Counselors — Robert Leonard Foote, 47, physician; wife, Kally Rae Henderson Foote. Brian John Cragun, 46, advisory software engineer at IBM; wife, Leanne Eddington Cragun.

SOUTH SALT LAKE STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — David Elmer Young, 51, marketing director at Cygnus Resources; succeeding Herbert Taylor Goldhardt; wife, Rae Lou Wight Young. Counselors — Alan Theodore Urie, 47, senior vice president at Wells Fargo; wife, Margaret Mae Christensen Urie. Donald Norman Fyffe Jr., retained.

TAIPEI TAIWAN EAST STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — Chu-Chuan Tsai, 52, associate research fellow at Academia Sinica; succeeding Chang Tsung Che; wife, Hsiu-Tsen Hung. Counselors — Ming Te Lu, 39, sales representative; wife, Jia Ling Chung. Chi Hsin Shan, 46, sales representative; wife, Pao Pao Chu.

TRUJILLO PERU EAST STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) President — Romulo Eduardo Henriquez Chilmaza, 34; librarian; succeeding Luis Maravi Aguilar Medina; wife, Sandra Hortensia Tello Hernandez de Henriquez. Counselors — Oscar Miguel La Serna Durand, 36, self-employed; wife, Yana Maritza Carbajal Garcia de La Serna. Jorge Luis Guzman Montalvo, 40, baker; wife, Eulogia Ventura de la Cruz Guzman.

VISTA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) President — Paul Michael Hatch, 54; regional manager at Scotts Co.; succeeding Dayne Gillies Gardner; wife, Suzanne Knudsen Hatch. Counselors — Richard Warren Holladay, 52, director of operations; wife, Shelley White Holladay; Jesus Alberto Martinez, 46, middle school teacher; wife, Colleen Wixom Martinez.