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BELEM BRAZIL CABANAGEM STAKE: (Aug. 20, 2011) President — Salvador Moraes Rocha, 38, professor; succeeding Edmundo Leite Filho; wife, Edna Marcia Caldas Barbosa. Counselors — Fernando Augusto C. de Melo, 41, businessman; wife, Ellen Karla Melo de Melo. Jorge Humberto P. Chagas, 38, kitchen assistant; wife, Simone da Silva Leal Chagas.
CUAUTLA MEXICO PALMAS STAKE: (Sept. 4, 2011) President — Alfredo Ortiz Lima, 33, validation coordinator for Vitalmex Comercial; succeeding Juan Gabriel Manso Marín; wife, Nadia Lopez. Counselors — Jose Ariza Ojeda, 39, contractor; wife, Lidoyne H. Dominguez Rendon. Rogelio A. Salazar Zamora, 51, business owner; wife, Gloria Medrano Urquiza.
EDMONTON ALBERTA NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Gordon Victor Garside, 51, lawyer; succeeding Brent A. Purnell; wife, Tamara Lynne Bateman Garside. Counselors — Robert William Hamilton, 56, executive director at AMVIC; wife, Patricia Mary Ross Hamilton. Andrew Ross Bachelder, 44, lawyer; wife, Sophia E. Stanek Bachelder.
GLENDALE ARIZONA NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 17, 2011) President — Gregory Kent Martin, 46, business systems analyst; succeeding Paul David Sorensen; wife, Laurie Lynn Davis Martin. Counselors — Jeffrey Clarke Page, 60, dean/professor at Midwestern University; wife, Kristy Shirlene Beckstead Page. David Adelbert Adams, 46, claims manager with Progressive Insurance; wife, Angela Christine Eynon Adams.
GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR CENTENARIO STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President Edison Harry Landires Salazar, 51, medical sales, succeeding Jose Ricardo Orellana Hesny; wife Maria Alexandra Cardenas Wong. Couneslors — Victor Hugo Cherrez Castaneda, 39, contractor; wife, Angelys del Rosario Hernandez Betancourt. Gustavo Xavier Alvarez Salazar, 42, support specialist; wife, Lorena Evlalia Espinoza Guerreno de Alvarez.
ILIGAN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President Carlo V. Crisanto, 52, sales coordinator, succeeding Guideon L. Taban; wife Emma Cadelina Crisanto. Counselors — Elmer B. Owayas, 36, manager; wife, Narife Morin D. Owayas. Eric D. Benolerao, 42, insurance agent; wife, Janice Solen Nacua Benolerao.
KINGMAN ARIZONA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Vance Edmund Miller, 62, controller for Creative Care; succeeding Scott H. Charon; wife, Judith Ann Hakes Miller. Counselors — Marlin Kipling Anderson, 49, court administrator; wife, Susan Jean Pawlowski Anderson. Kevin Kay Willmore, 45, physical therapist; wife, Jill Bernice Olivares Willmore.
LAS VEGAS NEVADA STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2011) President Shawn Gilbert Gutierrez, 39, self-employed, succeeding Gary K. Webb; wife, Melinda Marion Gutierrez. Counselors — Bradley Sproul Hafen, 48, self-employed; wife, Mya Kay Hinton Hafen. Gary Layne Fales, 39, attorney; wife, Christine Laura Larson Fales.
LIMA PERU CARABAYLLO STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President Jack Ernesto Morales Silva, 31, sales executive, succeeding Alex Tito Porras Aguirre; wife Brenda Martinez Ayquipa. Counselors — Luis F. Mandujano Urquiaga, 45, quality control manager; wife, Gloria Cecilia Marcos Farro. Jesus H. Silva Casas, 44, contractor; wife, Peggy Madelaine Mina Lopez.
MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Felix Arocho, 46, chemical laboratory technician; succeeding Sergio A. Fraticelli; wife, Lisa L. Butko Cruz. Counselors — Edwin Riviera Martinez, 48, engineering technician; wife, Joham Rodriguez Zapatero. Luis Rafael Quijano López, 37, software engineering specialist; wife, Naila Luet González Torres.
MESA ARIZONA SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Walter Raymond "Ray" Johnson III, 40, attorney; succeeding Raymond Daniel Speakman; wife, Stephanie Martinean Johnson. Counselors — Rondal Maurice Jones, 56, shareholder/certified public accountant; wife, Kaylene Jorgensen Jones. Douglas Karl Millett, 50, real estate appraiser; wife, Karen Jorgensen Millett.
MORRISTOWN NEW JERSEY STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Bruce David Jones, 65, succeeding G. Timothy Pettitt; wife, Jennifer Walton Jones. Counselors —Kristian Davis Nielsen, 52, assistant vice president for Chartis; wife, Jeanette Ruth Breakwell Nielsen. David Garth Williams, 42, managing director of global products; wife, Christina Reid Williams.
NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Jonathan Thomas Gray, 49, teacher for Derbyshire County; succeeding Stephen Janickyj; wife, Susan Mary Tilbury Gray. Counselors — Peter Richard Booth, 51, business analyst for Hewlett-Packard; wife, Carol Ann-Louise Reast Booth. Paul Graham Smith, 46, carpenter; wife, Naomi Joanne Woodward.
OEIRAS PORTUGAL STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President Jose M. N. Ribeiro, 45, technical director, succeeding Afonso Henriques de Alcantara Martins; wife Zevia Lina da Silva Ribbers. Counselors — Jose M. Quinteiro, 42, administrator; wife, Teresa Maria Araujo Melo Quinteiro. Antonio F. Coelho, 33, technology service manager; wife, Claudia Alexandra Andrage Araujo Coelho.
OROQUIETA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Hurley Homillada Enguito, 43, teacher; succeeding Albert M. Teto; wife, Emamizo Alma Lopez Sabillo. Counselors — William Quimno Peralta, 53, administrative aide; wife, Elen Uba Luza Peralta. Felipe Gamal Ferrer Jr., 29, bookkeeper; wife, Sheila Marie Aguilar Vocal Ferrer.
PROVO UTAH EAST STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Edward Russell Rasmussen, 55, medical practice administrator; succeeding Ronald J. Christiansen; wife, Carolyn Shawcroft Rasmussen. Counselors — Darron Merrill Billeter, 39, assistant professor at Brigham Young University; wife, Robyn Marie Huff Billeter. Matthew Bryan Christensen, 35, donor liaison with LDS Philanthropies; wife, Talia Soria Christensen.
REGINA SASKATCHEWAN STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2011) President Yves Robert Rene Noblet, 56, business owner, succeeding E. Gregg Wood; wife Brigitte Marie Thebault Noblet. Counselors — Gordon D. Thomson, 53, software consultant; wife Christine Joanne Finken Thomson. Doyle D. Anderson, 46, university president; wife Pauline Gouchenour Anderson.
ROSWELL NEW MEXICO STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Clay Owen Reber, 48, optometrist; succeeding Ron G. Wiser; wife, Sharlyn Lloyd Reber. Counselors — Ignacio Luevano, 50, assistant chief for the U.S. Border Patrol; wife, Nelly Mercedes Sanchez Luevano. Hoyt Jon Skabelund, 41, administrator; wife, Carmen Crapo Skabelund.
RIO GRANDE BRAZIL STAKE: (Sept. 4, 2011) President — Valmor Goncalves Goulart, 55, administrative assistant; succeeding Daniel dos Santos Lima; wife, Gladis Luisa dos Santos Lima. Counselors — Apeles Fernandes de Medeiros, 27, instrumentalist; wife, Juliana Lima de Medeira. Rogerio Fernandes de Oliveira, 44, veterinarian; wife, Taisa Gomes Oliveira.
SALTA ARGENTINA STAKE: (June 27, 2011) President Ernesto Jesús Rodriguez, 35, self employed, succeeding Hugo Gutiérrez Santos; wife, Claudia Mónica Flores. Counselors — Alberto Sebastian Albornoz, 29, business employee; wife, Carina Paola Flores. Cristian Francisco Mendoza López, 28, accountant; wife, Liliana Cristina Soardo Alarcon Mendoza.
SALT LAKE CANYON RIM STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Paul D. Rytting, 52, director of risk management for the Church; succeeding Bruce J. McDonough; wife, Irene Annette Richards Rytting. Counselors — David Alan Garrett, 51, chief financial officer for Canyon Rim Academy; wife, Susan Lynn Fuller Garrett. Scott Leo Miles, 61, controller for Intermountain Wood Products; wife, Christine Marie Wright Miles.
SAN RAFAEL CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2011) President William Terrill Gibson, 39, engineer, succeeding Arthur F. Hollingsworth Jr.; wife Ida Mae McCorkle Gibson. Counselors — Bradley Richard Harris, 38, tax manager; wife, Lisa Marie McKenzie Harris. Christopher Grant Kurtz, 38, director; wife, Brittany Sant Kurtz.
SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Darren William Hulstine, 44, sales representative; succeeding William S. Ridgeway; wife, Rebecca Kolb Hulstine. Counselors — John Roger Kilpelainen, 55, construction manager; wife, Lori Rae Ellison Kilpelainen. Scott C. Salvesen, 53, business owner; wife, Kristin Roseulof Salvesen.

