W . Derrick Lea is the North American Division Associate Director of ACS , managing the Disaster Response Ministry . He retired as Deputy Chief over operations after 20.5 years of service for the Prince George ’ s County Fire / EMS Department in 2011 . Using the background developed in public safety , he began consulting and creating development plans for organizations . This led to the largest Muslim organization in the United States , Islamic Relief USA , requesting he lead their effort in forming a Disaster Response Team . After this , he was asked to lead all of their US programs , which included community engagement , grants , and disaster relief work . Derrick has been married over 20 years and has two adult children .
David A . Long is currently the church ministries director for the Southern Union Conference . He attended Oakwood University in Huntsville , Alabama where he received a bachelor of arts in Theology . He also received an MBA in Finance from Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta , Georgia . Over the past 30 plus years , he has served as a literature evangelist , Adventist Book Center manager , pastor , and conference departmental director . He served as senior pastor of Patmos Chapel in Orlando , Florida which , under his leadership , became the first church in the Southeastern Conference to reach and surpass one million dollars in tithe . He
and his wife , Francine , have been married for 34 years . They have two adult children , David , Jr . and Derek ( Jessica ) and four wonderful grandchildren .
Norman McNulty is a board-certified neurologist practicing in Lawrenceburg , Tennessee . He is a native of Portland , Tennessee and graduated from Highland Academy in 1996 . He also graduated from Southern Adventist University with a bachelor of science in Biochemistry in 2000 and then from Loma Linda University , School of Medicine , in 2004 . He is also the speaker for the 11:00 am weekday presentation in the Raphan Ley Auditorium .
Dennis Millburn holds a bachelor of science in Business Management from Southern Adventist University and a master of science in Management . Dennis has served as treasurer at Highland Academy , and at various conferences as Assistant / Undertreasurer , Secretary / Treasurer , and Treasurer . Since 2006 , he served as Undertreasurer of the Southern Union where he retired after 44 years . He is married to Bobbie Millburn . They enjoy traveling to various churches and providing seminars , called Dollars & $ ense , filled with practical training in personal finance , emphasizing strategies for living on one income . 11
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