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Elden Ramirez
President
Elden Ramirez is the President of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, a role he assumed in May 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Secretary of the Lake Union beginning in 2021. Before joining the Lake Union, he was the Undersecretary of the North American Division of the General Conference and previously served as President of the Montana Conference. Elden has ministered across five states in a variety of roles, including academy chaplain, youth pastor, senior pastor, church planter, and departmental director in areas such as family life, youth ministries, camp ministries, health and temperance, and national servicemen organization. He also led the Office of Volunteer Ministries at the North American Division. Elden and his wife, Jenny, have two daughters, Elennie and Jasmine. Together, they share an a cappella gospel music ministry.
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Glynn C.W. Scott
Treasurer
Glynn C.W. Scott has served in the Lake Union Conference since 2000 as associate treasurer and then as treasurer from 2003 to the present time. Prior to serving in the Lake Union, Glynn was secretary/treasurer for the Bermuda Conference from 1997 to 1998 and treasurer for 1999. Prior to the Bermuda Conference, Glynn served as an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand, Price Waterhouse and financial analysis for Fidelity Investments (Boston). Glynn holds a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Atlantic Union College. He is married to Donna-Mae (Young) Scott, and they have two boys, Glenn Jr. and Clifton.
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Carmelo Mercado
General Vice President
Carmelo began pastoring in the Indiana Conference, in Hammond, Indiana. In 1980, he received from It Is Written a request for Bible information from a family who lived in East Chicago, Indiana. He gave the family Bible studies and baptized the mother, father and their daughter, Rosanne, in the Adventist faith. In 1986, he married Rosanne, who currently works as an occupational therapist at St. Joseph hospital in South Bend, Indiana. Carmelo had the opportunity to serve his entire pastoral ministry in Indiana, serving in cities like Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Richmond, Connersville, New Castle, Indianapolis, Brownsburg, Martinsville and Fort Wayne. He also served as Hispanic coordinator for the Indiana Conference for five years, and also served as NET '98 Hispanic coordinator in 1998. Carmelo has served in his current role as general vice president for 11 years. He is also Multicultural Ministries director for the Lake Union and secretary for the Adventist-laymen's Services & Industries (ASI) Lake Union chapter.
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