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New stake presidents

Published: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011

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New stake

A new stake has been created from the Port Harcourt Nigeria and Port Harcourt Nigeria West stakes. The Port Harcourt Nigeria East Stake, which includes the Elelenwo and Eneka branches and Mini-Okoro, Oyigbo, Rumuogba, Umuebule and Woji wards, was created by Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy.

PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA EAST STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Aaron Imoh, 51, foreman; wife, Elizabeth Akpan. Counselors — Anderson Anyaso O. Ukeh, 45, manager; wife, Helen Nwaby Ogwy Terrry Ukeh. Frederick Ndah Igweh, 37, director; wife, Evelyn Maluk Benjamin Igweh.

Stake reorganizations

ALLEN TEXAS STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2011) President — Jay Blair Jones, 58, president and chief executive officer of American Equity Partners; succeeding Gordon Kurt Wright; wife, Connie Louise Belt Jones. Counselors — Michael Ray Fisher, 51, sales executive with Net App; wife, Jenny Renee Fisher. Gaylin Trent Thomas, 44, product management for Cisco Systems; wife, Stephanie Lynn Carter Thomas.

BYU-IDAHO 2ND STAKE (STUDENT SINGLE): (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Gary L. Marshall, 63, faculty at BYU-Idaho; succeeding Michael C. Cannon; wife, Ramona Dee Batt Marshall. Counselors — James David Stoddard, 55, owner of Kelly Canyon Ski Resort; wife, Cherie Lee Astle Stoddard. Alan LeRoy Reed, 56, president/chief executive officer of Reed's Dairy; wife, Holly Stoneberg Reed.

DUESSELDORF GERMANY STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President — Bernhard Cziesla, 46, general manager of sales for Toyota Germany; succeeding Peter Kurt Ferdinand Wilhelm Munch; wife, Daniela Cziesla. Counselors — Michael Paul Johannes Andre, 53, managing director at Grey Advertising; wife, Cheryl Nielson Andre. Jorg Büscher, 49, manager of product planning for Ford Motor Co.; wife, Maria Jesus Perez Bazan.

MEXICO CITY MEXICO ECATEPEC STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2011) President — Miguel Angel Zamora Bustamante, 34, strategic account manager; succeeding Benjamin Hinojosa Perez; wife, Maricarmen Aline Bazan Linares. Counselors — Edgardo Ruben Acosta Rivera, 41, accountant; wife, Yolanda Pérez Padilla. Jorge Raul Espinosa Quintero, 49, operations manager; wife, Maria Isabel Berual Sanchez de Espinosa.

MEXICO CITY MEXICO MANTE STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Nefi Jaime Ingram, 47, music teacher; succeeding Dennis Alberto Guerra Félix; wife, Virginia Castillo Lolonga. Counselors — Rodolfo Cazango Ortiz, 58, retired; wife, Anita Mayorga Garcia. Roberto Zuniga Melgarejo, 32, professional safety technician; wife, Norma Yesenia Zavala.

SAN MIGUELITO PANAMA STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2011) President — Cecilio Gutiérrez Cerrud, 33, senior planner; succeeding Isidro Ivan Vergara G.; wife, Ruthbeth Rodriguez Gutiérrez. Counselors — Moisés Eliezar Samaniego, 42, coordinator for Church Educational System; wife, Ana Iris Palacios Samaniego. Enrique Clodomiro Gordillo Bernal, 53, police officer; wife, Gabriel Jazmin Hurtado Gordillo.

SARATOGA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2011) President — Brent Ronald Knudsen, 55, founder/managing partner with Partnership Capital Growth; succeeding John C. Hodgman; wife, Kathryn Leigh Kump Knudsen. Counselors — Reed S. Nef, 50, construction manager with Bayview Landscaping; wife, Julie Ann Gifford Nef. Harry Chiang-Sheng Huang, 59, trust administrator; wife, Caroline Yu-Li Huang.

SOUTH BEND INDIANA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2011) President — Rick Albert Jones, 58, director of human resources; succeeding Chester Gibson Jr.; wife, Rebecca Emily Lind Jones. Counselors — Corydon Lee Hurst, 42, teacher; wife, Melissa Anne Garrett Hurst. Calvin J. Baker, 56, casualty section manager for State Farm Insurance; wife, Claire Forman Baker.

TOOELE UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Richard Allen Droubay, 63, president of Benefit Management Services; succeeding Michael S. Rockwell; wife, Lynne Cox Droubay. Counselors — William Francis Nelson, 59, consultant; wife, Brenda Diane Nelson. Brian Scott Wardle, 41, coordinator for the Church Educational System; wife, Courtney Ahlstrom Wardle.