Presenters

• Ahkeem Darden

  As the oldest of seven children, Ahkeem grew up in a family with a strong heritage and history in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His father served as a missionary across Africa, Europe and the Caribbean building churches before he passed away when Ahkeem was eleven. With a mother who served her family as a homemaker Ahkeem and his six siblings had a challenging upbringing. However, the children grew up to be very successful personally, professionally and spiritually.
  
  Transitioning into the workforce after his educational pursuits was the next phase of Ahkeem’s life journey. Ahkeem spent fifteen years working in corporate America as a marketing coordinator and direct mail manager before he transitioned to become a VP of sales and marketing. He is currently a marketing consultant to the some of the world’s largest organizations to validate, automate and optimize marketing efforts.
  
  Ahkeem was the first in his family to get a college education with degrees in International Business and Marketing. After his college career, Ahkeem went on to receive his Master’s of Business Administration with a concentration Marketing.
  
  Ahkeem is actively involved in his church community serving as an elder at Plantation SDA Church and the music ministry leader.
  
  Ahkeem travels locally and internationally ministering and singing for the glory of God, and for the edification of those who need an encouraging message from the Lord.

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• Mozart Porcena

  Mozart Porcena, Head Elder of Plantation SDA church gave his life to Christ at the tender age of 11 years old. Having been born in the SDA church, Mozart began to live out the training and teaching he received as a child, in the light of his decision to have a relationship with Jesus.
  
  He describes himself as a man who has a love for God, family, service and Pathfinders. Affectionately, known as Mr. Mo by Pathfinders near and far, Mozart has served as head of not only Pathfinders, but Men’s, and Parking Ministries. He has also served as an Elder for a decade.
  
  He holds a Master of Business Administration and has built a successful career in the Life and Health Insurance industry.
  However, he considers his greatest accomplishments and duties as being the husband to the 2022 Broward County Public Schools Principal of the Year, Heilange and being the father to daughters: 21-year-old Alyssa and 16-year-old Alex.
  
  In his free time, Mozart is a bit of a thrill seeker, his hobbies include jet skiing on a beautiful South Florida day or sky diving from 10,000 feet in the air. One of his favorite scriptures is Romans 8:38-39, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”