ADMINISTRATION

Administration is elected to provide spiritual and administrative guidance for churches, schools, and the Conference office. In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, conference administration is responsible for the daily operation of the conference. Administration reports to the Conference Executive Committee and is elected at the quinquennial constituency session.

President

John

Grys

John grew up in the city of Chicago and graduated from Broadview Academy. He has pastored in Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, California, and Washington state. He has served as Ministerial Director in Illinois and as Associate Ministerial Director for the North American Division. John received his Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in Leadership from Andrews University in 2011 and is an adjunct professor in the Seminary at Andrews University.

Executive Secretary

Michael Campos

Michael Campos is a native of Chicago and is also a graduate of Broadview Academy. Before coming back to Illinois, he pastored in Michigan. Last fall of 2022, he began serving as Executive Secretary for the Illinois Conference, but prior to his new role, served as Youth and Young Adult Director. He considers it an incredible privilege to serve God and the church in helping people of all ages come into a growing relationship with God. Michael is married to Erika, and together they are the proud parents of Nayla, Julietta, and Stephen. Together they enjoy traveling, enjoying new cuisines, playing different sports, and reading.

Treasurer

Douglas Reeves

Doug grew up in northeastern Oregon. He graduated from Walla Walla College (now Walla Walla University) in 1984 with a BSBA in Business with a concentration in accounting. He has served as an auditor for the General Conference Auditing Service, a Business Manager for Monterey Bay Academy, and Treasurer for Nevada-Utah Conference and Hawaii Conference. He began serving as Treasurer of Illinois Conference in 2020. He looks forward to continuing to serve the membership of the Illinois Conference. He is married to Cheryl and they have four grown children.