Administrators
The Atlantic Union Conference administrative team comprises three executive officers and three vice presidents with a wealth of knowledge and experience in their field of expertise. They provide leadership for Seventh-day Adventist members who reside in the Northeast United States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont), as well as the islands of Bermuda.
Executive Officers
Abraham J. Jules
Abraham J. Jules is president of the Atlantic Union Conference, a position to which he was elected on June 6, 2024, at a specially-called executive committee meeting. He is the 22nd president to serve the Atlantic Union Conference. His previous experience includes serving as Northeastern Conference president (2021-2024) and pastor in the Northeastern Conference for more than 36 years.
David McKenzie
David McKenzie is the executive secretary of the Atlantic Union Conference, a position to which he was elected on June 17, 2025, by the executive committee. This position became effective July 1, 2025. McKenzie continues to serve as the Atlantic Union Conference vice president for Youth and Young Adult Ministries and assistant to the president for Mission and Evangelism. He is the 18th executive secretary to serve the Atlantic Union Conference in its 124-year history. In his role, McKenzie is responsible for the union’s administrative operations, policy implementation, human relations, and other administrative functions. His previous experience includes serving the Northeastern Conference Youth Ministries director.
Tom Murray
Thomas “Tom” Murray is treasurer of the Atlantic Union Conference, a position to which he was elected on November 19, 2025, by the Atlantic Union Conference Executive Committee. He is the 18th treasurer to serve the Atlantic Union Conference. His previous experience includes serving the Southern New England Conference as treasurer (January 2019-December 2025), and for many years as conference stewardship and trust services director and SNEC association secretary.
Vice Presidents
Henry Beras
Henry Beras is vice president for Hispanic and Portuguese Ministries, a position to which he was elected at the 31st constituency session of the Atlantic Union Conference on August 14, 2022. He will serve for the quinquennial term 2022-2026. He is the fourth Hispanic and Portuguese Ministries vice president to serve the Atlantic Union Conference. He previously served the Greater New York Conference as president (2016-2022) and executive secretary (July 2014-June 2016).
Jose Joseph
Jose Joseph is vice president for Haitian and African Ministries, a position to which he was elected at the 31st constituency of the Atlantic Union Conference on August 14, 2022. He will serve for the quinquennial term 2022-2026. Joseph was first elected to serve as vice president for Haitian and African Ministries at the June 19, 2016, Atlantic Union Conference constituency session. He is the fourth Haitian and African Ministries vice president to serve the Atlantic Union Conference. He previously served as Haitian Ministries coordinator for the Northeastern Conference.
Marlene Alvarez
Marlene Alvarez is the vice president education. She was elected as the education director at the 31st constituency of the Atlantic Union Conference on August 14, 2022. On September 20, 2023, at the third-quarter meeting, the Atlantic Union Conference Executive Committee voted her title change to vice president of education. She is serving for the quinquennial term 2022-2026. Alvarez previously served as associate education director, a position to which she was elected at the 2016 Atlantic Union Conference Constituency Session.
Enmanuel Contreras
Enmanuel Contreras is the vice president for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. He was elected by the Atlantic Union Conference Executive Committee on November 19, 2025. He previously served the Greater New York Conference as Youth Ministries director.