TODAY Paper – Wed. July 14

Claudio Consuegra joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1976. At Columbia Union College (now Washington Adventist University) in Maryland, he met and married Pamela (née Napier), the associate director of the Family Ministries Department for the North American Division. Prior to being elected Family Ministries director for the NAD, Claudio served as the director for the Ministerial, Evangelism, Communication, Ethnic Ministries, and Family Ministries departments, as well as the vice president of administration for the Minnesota Conference. For three years, he and Pam hosted a national call-in talk show on LifeTalk Radio.

During his career as a pastor, Claudio has been a law enforcement chaplain (CMC) and critical stress management specialist. After the 9/11 attack, he was deployed at Ground Zero; he also served after the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Claudio holds a bachelor’s degree in theology from Columbia Union College, a master’s degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family counseling from Radford University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in family ministries from Andrews University.

He and Pamela have been married for more than 35 years and have two daughters, Diana and Hadassah, and sons-in-law, Greggory and Andrew, respectively.

Elise Kruithof is the director of the Sakala Success Centre and the mental health coordinator at Burman University. Prior to joining Burman in 2018, she worked as a provincial suicide prevention coordinator with Alberta Health Services. Before moving to Alberta in 2012, Elise lived in northwestern British Columbia, where she taught at Northwest Community College (psychology, counseling, sociology, and criminology) and worked as a community-based counselor.

Trevor O’Reggio is a native of Kingston, Jamaica and a graduate of Calabar High School. He attended West Indies College from 1975–1977, where he studied theology. He graduated from Walla Walla College in 1979 with BA in Theology. After graduation, he did three years of mission service in Panama. He then completed an MDiv at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in 1985 and worked as a pastor in the Lake Region and Northeastern Conferences from 1985–1996.

After spending 15 years in pastoral ministry, O’Reggio earned a PhD in History from the University of Chicago in 1997 and a DMin in Marriage and Family from Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Boston in 2006. Since 1998, he has been a professor of church history, religious education, and discipleship at the Seminary at Andrews and is curently the chair of the Church History Department.

O’Reggio is married to Dr. Anna Maria Simpson, a pediatrican, and they are the parents of three beautful children: Jonathan, Elena Maria, and Rachel.

O’Reggio has authored several books and articles. His latest book is Voices from the Reformation, and it is available on Amazon in both Kindle and print form. He primarily teaches Reformation history, American religious history, and courses in marriage and family. He enjoys cycling, walking, and swimming.

Ben Amoah serves as a chaplain and youth/young adult pastor in the lower mainland. His passion is helping young people in our church see they have a role to play in the continuing narrative of Jesus. Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Ben completed his education at Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta. Check out his podcast, The Auricle Podcast, where people share how their experiences with God have shaped their lives.

Join Debbie Schwarz daily at 6:30 PM for Conference Happenings as she speaks with various people from the Alberta Conference.