Church Announces 2015 Area Leadership Assignments
The First Presidency has announced changes in area leadership assignments, which will become effective on August 1, 2015.
The First Presidency has announced changes in area leadership assignments, which will become effective on August 1, 2015. All members of Area Presidencies are members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. Click on the name of the area to see an enlarged map of the area.
Assists in All Areas
Ronald A. Rasband
1. Utah North Area
2. Utah Salt Lake City Area
3. Utah South Area
L. Whitney Clayton
4. North America Northeast Area
Donald L. Hallstrom
5. North America Northwest Area
6. North America West Area
Richard J. Maynes
7. Idaho Area
8. North America Central Area
Craig C. Christensen
9. North America Southeast Area
Ulisses Soares
10. North America Southwest Area
Lynn G. Robbins
11. Mexico Area
Benjamin De Hoyos
President
Paul B. Pieper
First Counselor
Arnulfo Valenzuela
Second Counselor
Kevin R. Duncan
President
Adrián Ochoa
First Counselor
Jose L. Alonso
Second Counselor
13. Caribbean Area
J. Devn Cornish
President
Claudio D. Zivic
First Counselor
Hugo E. Martinez
Second Counselor
14. South America Northwest Area
Juan A. Uceda
President
W. Christopher Waddell
First Counselor
Carlos A. Godoy
Second Counselor
15. Brazil Area
Claudio R. M. Costa
President
Jairo Mazzagardi
First Counselor
Marcos A. Aidukaitis
Second Counselor
Walter F. González
President
Francisco J. Viñas
First Counselor
José A. Teixeira
Second Counselor
17. Middle East/Africa North Area
Larry R. Lawrence
Wilford W. Andersen
Administered from Church Headquarters
18. Europe Area
Patrick Kearon
President
Paul V. Johnson
First Counselor
Timothy J. Dyches
Second Counselor
19. Europe East Area
Bruce D. Porter
President
Jörg Klebingat
First Counselor
Larry S. Kacher
Second Counselor
20. Asia Area
Gerrit W. Gong
President
Randy D. Funk
First Counselor
Chi Hong (Sam) Wong
Second Counselor
21. Asia North Area
Scott D. Whiting
President
Kazuhiko Yamashita
First Counselor
Yoon Hwan Choi
Second Counselor
22. Africa West Area
LeGrand R. Curtis Jr.
President
Terence M. Vinson
First Counselor
David F. Evans
Second Counselor
Carl B. Cook
President
Stanley G. Ellis
First Counselor
Kevin S. Hamilton
Second Counselor
24. Philippines Area
Ian S. Ardern
President
Shayne M. Bowen
First Counselor
Allen D. Haynie
Second Counselor
25. Pacific Area
Kevin W. Pearson
President
O. Vincent Haleck
First Counselor
S. Gifford Nielsen
Second Counselor
