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The original signage for Oakwood School.
Board of Trustees
Chairman/Vice Chairpersons/Secretary

G. Alexander Bryant, Chairman
President, North American Division of SDA
Columbia, MD

Leslie N. Pollard, Secretary
President, Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL

Kyoshin Ahn, Vice-Chair
Secretariat, North American Division
Columbia, MD

Ralph Reid, Vice Chair
Layperson, Businessman
Overland Park, KS

Ronald C. Smith, Vice Chair
President, Southern Union Conference of SDA
Peachtree Corners, GA

Roger Bernard, Vice-Chair
President, Central States Conference
Kansas City, KS

Members

Meki Bracken
Layperson, Young Alumna
Detroit, MI

Marvin Brown
President, Allegheny West Conference
Columbus, OH

Carlton Byrd
President, Southwest Region Conference
Dallas, TX

Virgil Childs
Vice President, African American Ministries, Pacific Union Conference
Westlake Village, CA

Laura Davis
Layperson, Orthodontist
Lawrenceville, GA

Kenneth Denslow
President, Lake Union Conference
Berrien Springs, MI

Byron Dulan
Vice President, Regional Ministries, North Pacific Union Conference,
Ridgefield, WA

Robert Edwards
Vice President, Black Ministries, Southeastern California Conference
Riverside, CA

Stephen Foster
Layperson, Journalist, Business Consultant
Harvest, AL

Garth Gabriel
President, Lake Region Conference
Mokena, IL

Stephen Gray
Layperson, Physician
Washington, D.C.

Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Layperson, Physician
Oakland, CA

William Hicks
Layperson, Committee of 100 Representative
Huntsville, AL

Benjamin Jones
President, South Central Conference
Nashville, TN

Abraham Jules
President, Northeastern Conference
Jamaica, NY

Zavon Kanion
Layperson, Dentist,
Kansas City, MO

Brad Newton
President, Pacific Union Conference
Westlake Village, CA

Arne Nielsen
Vice President, Education, North American Division
Columbia, MD

Robert Norwood
Layperson, Pastor, Berean SDA
Houston, TX

Pierre Omeler
President, Atlantic Union Conference
Lancaster, MA

Michael Owusu
President, Southeastern Conference
Mt. Dora, FL

Calvin Preston
President, South Atlantic Conference
Decatur, GA

Witford Reid
Layperson, Anesthesiologist
Sebring, FL

Marcellus Robinson
President, Allegheny East Conference
Boyertown, PA

Randy Robinson
Treasurer, North American Division
Columbia, MD

Sergio Romero
Multicultural and Church Growth Director, Allegheny West Conference
Columbus, OH

Linda Seal
Representative, Oakwood University Alumni Network
Atlanta, GA

Terry Shaw
CEO, President of Advent Health
Altamonte Springs, FL

Calvin Watkins
VP, Regional Liaison, North American Division of SDA
Columbia, MD

David Weigley
President, Columbia Union Conference, Columbia, MD

David R. Williams
Educator/Sociology Researcher
Boston, MA

Ed Zinke
Retired Theologian/Businessman
Silver Spring, MD

Advisory Board

Carlos Craig
President, Southwestern Union Conference
Burleson, TX

Jim Davidson
Executive Secretary, Southern Union Conference
Peachtree Corners, GA

David Freedman
Treasurer, Southern Union Conference
Peachtree Corners, GA

John Freedman
President, North Pacific Union Conference
Ridgefield, WA

Paul Llewellyn
President, SDA Church in Canada
Oshawa, ON, Canada

Kenneth Manders
President, Bermuda Conference
Hamilton, HM, Bermuda

Carmela Monk Crawford
Editor, MESSAGE Magazine
Columbia, MD

Benson Prigg
Faculty, Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL

Michelle Ramey
Staff, Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL

Shushannah Smith
Faculty, Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL

Nyasha Smith-Ruddock
Layperson, Therapist
Ontario, Canada

Gary Thurber
President, Mid-America Union Conference
Lincoln, NE

Emeritus Members

Lois Peters
Healthcare Entrepreneur
Clarksville, MD

Benjamin Reaves
Retired, Former President, Oakwood University
Apopka, FL

Calvin B. Rock
Retired, Former President, Oakwood University
Las Vegas, NV