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New stake presidents

Published: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

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Stake reorganizations

BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA AVELLANEDA STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President — Daniel Angel López, 38, graphics business owner; succeeding M. Humbarto Mercado Matos; wife, Yanela Araceli Lopez Dreyer. Counselors — Miguel Angel Calveiro, 31, technical coordinator for Centry; wife, Marina Cristina Lucero. Santiago Carlos Vescio, 30, supervisor with Skinmax; wife, Paola Silvana Rende.

CARDSTON ALBERTA STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2011) President — Brent Lavoy Lybbert, 45, managing director for Blackstone; succeeding Thomas M. Matkin; wife, Shannon Rae Leavitt Lybbert. Counselors — Anthony Clayton Leavitt, 49, owner of Paradise Canyon Resort; wife, Collette Howes Leavitt. Ronald Gordon Johnson, 52, manager of Cardston Clinic; wife, Patricia Anne Wilson Johnson.

CHESTER ENGLAND STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2011) President — Jared Paul Ireland, 37, site engineering manager/business technology manager for Solvay Chemicals; succeeding Monty Jesse Martin; wife, Katie Ann Mitchell Ireland. Counselors — Edward David Goble, 55, podiatrist; wife, Marie Brown Goble. Victor Steven King, 54, maintenance manager; wife, Nicola M. Williams King.

GRACE IDAHO STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2011) President — Bart Orr Christensen, 61, farmer; succeeding Curtis L. Stoddard; wife, Cherie Lynn Bullock Christensen. Counselors — Tod Eddie Jensen, 48, rancher/cattle broker; wife, Deita Lynn Roholt Jensen. Craig Childs Crandall, 51, owner of Crandall Farms; wife, Elizabeth Wright Crandall.

LAKELAND FLORIDA STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2011) President — Albert William Bailey III, 45, attorney/associate director for Starwood Vacation Ownership; succeeding Karl Robert Sweeney; wife, Susie Ann Davis Bailey. Counselors — Dayne S. Bratsman, 37, systems architect for Disney; wife, Erin Leigh Goodman Bratsman. David Riley Thomsen, 44, chiropractic physician; wife, Debra Jean Tucker Thomsen.

LIMA PERU CONDEVILLA STAKE: (Sept. 4, 2011) President — José Eduardo Martinez Uscamayta, 52, electrical technician; succeeding Richard Manolo Vasquez Anaya; wife, Luisa Edith Rodriguez Briceno. Counselors — David Rojas Hupri, 37, university teacher; wife, Silvia Luz Peña Ramirez. Edgardo Jose Ruiz Corrales, 28, concierge; wife, Teresa Lucila Capuñay Tantalean.

OAXACA MEXICO AMAPOLAS STAKE: (Aug. 21, 2011) President — Jared Rodrigo Diego Solis, 31, department head for Oaxaca County; succeeding German Ferra Castillo; wife, Sandra Melina Mendoza Guzman. Counselors — Victor Manuel Gutierrez Herrera, 32, business owner; wife, Veronica Estela Villaneuva Pacheco. Marco Antonio Junco Reyes, 41, specialized service professional with INEGI; wife, Ana Laura Trujillo Quintana.

SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Cristian Olivero, 38, department assistant for United States citizens at the embassy; succeeding Candido Fortuna; wife, America Maria Rosario Estrella. Counselors — Joan Andrés Gorbanzo Ilama, 34, manager for W.C. Dominicana; wife, Edlyn Andrea Sanabria Perez. Bernardo Hernández Silverio, 40, guest coordinator for the Church; wife, Martha Eligia Montero Dalmasi.

SHEFFIELD ENGLAND STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Mark A. Dundon, 35, transformation program director for HSBC; succeeding Michael Gilmore; wife, Lucy Isobel Fields Dundon. Counselors — John Edward Mace, 51, business owner; wife, Susan Jane Melia. Wayne David Dewey, 42, managing director for W.D. Dewey Limited; wife, Sarah Hilary Jones Dewey.

SPANISH FORK UTAH CANYON VIEW STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2011) President — Bruce Rulon Hiskey, 50, sales solutions executive for Xerox; succeeding Brent R. Butler; wife, Lana Houston Hiskey. Counselors — Richard Clyde Nielsen, 45, superintendent of the Nebo School District; wife, Karen Poulsen Nielsen. Donald Eugene Wiley, 44, fisheries biologist for the State of Utah; wife, Tracy Dawn Wright Wiley.

SUNDERLAND ENGLAND STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President — Scott Spencer, 33, fire officer; succeeding Norman John Johnson; wife, Emma Louise Wilkinson Spencer. Counselors — John Edward Deacon, 33, sales director for Regus; wife, Deborah Jane Miller Deacon. Barry Webb, 56, operations manager; wife, Maureen Greener Webb.

TARLAC PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Sept. 4, 2011) President — Richard Ocampo Espinosa, 35, high school teacher for the Tarlac National High School; succeeding Sebastian Gonzales Mananquil; wife, Patricia Santa Cruz Mercado Espinosa. Counselors — Patricio Papio Garcia Jr., 42, businessman; wife, Herminia Dela Cruz Tañedo Garcia. Ramon D. Nacpil, 38, general manager; wife, Rizalina Ramos Dela Cruz Nacpil.

TRUJILLO PERU LAURELES STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President Ruben David Asmat Clavo, 32, logistics support for Morava, succeeding H. Jenry Silva Bruno; wife Xilena Emily Grace Diaz Cruz. Counselors — Julio Trujillo Yupanqui, 59, project manager JKC Projects; wife, Susana Rodriguez Zapata. Edwin Antonia Davalos Cano, 36, telephone supervisor with Telefonica; wife, Kattia Paola Alvarado Calderon.

VALPARAISO INDIANA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Ronald William Cameron, 48, sales/service engineer for Kaeb Sales; succeeding Michael C. Beeler; wife, Sherri Lynn Furnivall Cameron. Counselors — John Raymond Tanner, 41, optometrist for Deschamps EyeCare; wife, Brooke Lee Gaarsoe Tanner. Dwight Allen Ames, 50, registered nurse (surgery) at the Indiana University Health, Laporre Hospital; wife, Jody Rae Osborn Ames.

VALLE DEL MEZQUITAL MEXICO STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2011) President — Oscar Garcia Rueda, 39, auto mechanic; succeeding Hugo Fernando Gomez B.; wife, Yosihandy Serrano Gomez. Counselors — Itzcoatl Lozano Gómez, 47, merchant and business owner; wife, Clara Olguin H. Gómez. Juan Hernández Cervantes, 38, professor and department head; wife, Nely Garcia López.