President - Pr Robert Manners
The President is the Chief Executive Officer in the Conference.
Other responsibilities:
• Communication
• Ministerial
• Religious Liberty
• Health
The president of the SNSW Conference is Pr Robert G Manners, known to most as Bob.
Bob grew up in rural South Australia in an Adventist family of 6 children. Although he graduated from nursing, he entered a career in hospital administration and health education. It was while serving as a missionary in Asia that he began to focus on health evangelism and other types of ministries for the church. His passion for introducing people to Jesus and training members and workers in evangelism led to his ordination to the Gospel Ministry in 1984. Bob has served the church in a variety of capacities both in Australia and overseas, including church pastor, departmental and administrative leadership at conference and union levels. He has a Masters Degree in Church Administration, post grad studies in Public Health and more recently became a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He and his wife Merrilyn have four grown children.
While acknowledging the Lord as the supreme leader of the Church work, Bob's goal for the Conference is to coordinate the talent, resources and expertise throughout the field and to assist each of the ministry teams in strategizing, planning and working towards a positive growth for the Lord's kingdom.
General Secretary - Pr Norm Hardy
The Conference Secretary :
• Keeps the minutes for Conference Executive and Company meetings
• Supervises the maintenance of general and employee records.
• Supervises the issuing of credentials and licenses to all employees.
• Supervises the publication of the Conference directory and calendar.
• Coordinates Conference constituency meetings.
• Supervises the maintenance of church clerks' records and conference membership records.
The SNSW Conference Secretary is Pr Norm Hardy. Pr Hardy has had extensive experience in Western Australia, Tasmania, based in Fiji while covering most South Pacific Islands and Victoria.
Other responsibilities:
• Sabbath School
• Personal Ministries
Chief Financial Officer - Mr Gavin Howie
The Chief Financial Officer:
• receipts, manages, disburses, and safeguards the financial resources of the Conference in accordance with denominational policy
• provides updated financial information for all levels of the organization
• Is responsible for payment of salary for Conference Staff
The Chief Financial Officer of the SNSW Conference is Mr Gavin Howie.
Prior to taking up this position Mr Howie served as Adventist Book Centre manager in North New Zealand and in the treasury of the New Zealand Pacific Union Conference
Other responsiblities:
• OH&S matters
• Stewardship
