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General Conference Women’s Ministries Directors

Heather-Dawn Small

Director

General Conference Women's Ministries
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Maryland USA 20904-6600
1 (301) 680-6636
[email protected]

Heather-Dawn Small presently holds the position of director for Women's Ministries at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Heather-Dawn is the wife of Pastor Joseph Small and the mother of a daughter Dalonne and a son Jerard.

Prior to coming to the General Conference in 2001, Heather-Dawn held the position of Children's and Women's Ministries director for five years for the Caribbean Union Conference located on the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Heather-Dawn earned a master's degree in leadership with emphasis in pastoral care to women. She is presently a candidate for a doctorate degree in Inter-Cultural Studies.

Heather-Dawn loves air travel, reading, embroidery, scrapbooking, and stamp collecting and she enjoys ministry to women. As she travels the world she has three passions – to see more women involved in evangelism, to encourage women to be involved in ministry to others – especially young women, and to share the joy that God has given her in spite of life's many challenges. Her favorite word is JOY and her favorite saying is "Don't let anyone steal your joy."

Nilde Itin

Associate Director

General Conference Women's Ministries
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Maryland USA 20904-6600
1 (301) 680-6608

Nilde Itin holds the position of Associate Director for Women’s Ministries at the General Conference of SDA since June 8, 2022.

Nilde Itin is the wife of German Lust (Associate Treasurer at the General Conference of SDA) and the mother of two young adult children.

Nilde Itin has a MA in Education and has served in various capacities in South America and Asia. She enjoys helping women grow in faith, and becoming an influence for salvation through their lives, words and acts of love at every stage of their life.

Her favorite word is “Peace”, and her favorite text is Philippians 4:7, “And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (NKJV)

She loves outdoor life, nature, organizing, serving, and spending time with friends.

Premila Pedapudi

Administrative Assistant

General Conference Women's Ministries
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Maryland USA 20904-6600
1 (301) 680-6636
[email protected]

Being associate pastor and ordained church elder has provided manifold blessings through her work in multiple ministries at various Seventh-day Adventist churches in Maryland, including mentoring and nurturing youth; ministries for adults, women, children, and deaconesses; outreach and evangelism, Pathfinders, and also Sabbath School. Her love of singing, reading, teaching, and preaching are a great resource in serving God.

Her husband, Joseph Kelly, son Praveen, twin daughters Serena and Selena, sons-in-law Samuel and Ebenesar are a great support in her ministry. The excitement about the arrival of her first grandson, born in July 2019, is still fresh!

Premila holds a master’s in business administration, a bachelor’s in business administration, and a bachelor’s in education. Passionate about women’s ministries, her desire is to encourage and empower women to live a God-inspired life. She firmly believes God’s Word in Jeremiah 29:11, “I know the plans that I have for you…”

Rebecca Turner

Editorial Assistant

General Conference Women's Ministries
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA 20904-6600
Tel: 1 (301) 680-6608
[email protected]

Rebecca Turner became WM editorial assistant in August 2016. She had already served as WM administrative assistant for four and a half years. Prior to this, she worked for vice presidents at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for more than twenty-one years.

Educated in English, journalism, and elementary education, Rebecca created the first women’s ministries newsletter in 1991, simply because her desk in the presidential office suite was situated close to Rose Otis, then director of the newly organized office of women's ministries—and because Rebecca was willing to help. She finds it incredible that one of her responsibilities today is the WM Mosaic newsletter.

Rebecca loves learning and then sharing what she’s learned, particularly when the subject is the Bible. Her favorite Bible text is Lamentations 3:22-23, "The Lord's mercies ... [and] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness" (KJV).

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Leadership Team

General Conference Women’s Ministries Directors

Heather-Dawn Small

Nilde Itin

Premila Pedapudi

Rebecca Turner

Division Women’s Ministries Directors

Debbie Maloba

Akseniya Liberanskaya

Edith Ruiz de Espinoza

Dagmar Dorn

DeeAnn Bragaw

Raquel Arrais

Jeanete Lima de Souza Pinto

South Pacific Division

Margery Herinirina

Premila Masih

Virginia Baloyo

Karen Holford

Omobonike Adeola Sessou

Nickey Shum

Amal Botrous

Irina Begas

Ross Ann Krishner

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