Presenters

• Dion Walden

  Dion Walden is a passionate woman of God who serves as an elder at the Plantation Seventh-day Adventist Church in Plantation, FL. Elder Walden is a dynamic speaker and prolific writer who is passionately committed to the expository teaching and preaching of the word of God. Her purpose statement is to be a “Kingdom Woman Difference Maker.” Her desire is to see people radically experience the power of God’s word and be transformed by the Holy Spirit.
  
  Dion is a dedicated family woman, married to Joseph Walden, they have one son. She loves to explore new learnings, people watch, and take nature walks. She currently works in the pharmaceutical industry as a Senior Marketing Manager and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University.
  

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• Jack Rieder

  Born in St. Marys, PA lived and worked there for 30 years and moved to Fla.
  in 1969. Married Joanna in 1971, was baptized November 1972, became Head Elder in 1977 been serving the Lord and the Plantation Church since then.

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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.”