Meet Our Team
Canada Central NYI Executive Council
Canada central NYI could not function without it's wonderful executive council members Marg, Chris, Cindy and Allison.
Council members are voted on to Council at an NYI Convention. The last vote for the NYI Executive Council took place May 17, 2025
Marg Stahlbaum
NYI President
Chris Persaud
NYI Vice President
Cindy Stavropoulos
NYI Treasurer
Allison Coates
NYI Secretary
District Superintendent: Steve Ottley
Rev. Steve Ottley serves as the District Superintendent of the Canada Central District. Steve and his wife, Pat, live in Whitby and serve the 60 Nazarene congregations across Ontario and he is activley involved in the nyi ministry.
National and Global Leadership
NYI is a global ministry which could not function without its leaders and ministries in each world region: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean, Eurasia, Mexico and Central America, South America and USA/Canada.
David Gonzalez:
Global Director Nazarene Youth International Executive Officer of NYI
Helen Thiessen
Canada Regional NYI Director