Brenda Dickerson – Lincoln, Nebraska … Roy Simpson, who most recently served as undertreasurer of the Mid-America Union Conference, is now the vice president of finance for the Mid-America Union. During a specially called meeting on Aug 5, 2025, MAUC Executive Committee members voted unanimously to invite Simpson to serve in this position, effective immediately.
He fills the position vacated by David VandeVere, who recently became president of the Rocky Mountain Conference.
Simpson holds a bachelor’s in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and a master’s in business administration with emphasis in finance.
Simpson was born into a pastoral family with a missionary background. He has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in different countries, including Honduras and Costa Rica, and diverse institutions, such as food companies and universities. He has a love and passion for soul winning, which he says makes him a financial leader with a singular perspective—channeling and structuring resources to fulfill the mission.
“Roy came to our office a year ago and has been someone our whole staff has come to appreciate greatly,” said MAUC president Gary Thurber. “He is amazingly competent, but beyond that, he has a heart for people and is so dedicated to service. We are very grateful to have someone of his caliber and character to be our treasurer here in MAUC.”
Experience plus dedication
Simpson joined the Ohio Conference in 2015 as an assistant treasurer. In 2019, the conference named him interim treasurer and, a few months later, officially appointed him as treasurer. Simpson was instrumental in guiding the conference through various financial milestones, including the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic followed by a period of unprecedented tithe growth.
Simpson marked his tenure at the Ohio Conference with significant achievements in financial leadership, strengthening the foundation for continued success through his commitment and expertise. He developed a budget and a financial strategy that
resulted in a financial turnover and produced a balanced budget. In addition, he managed expenses to create financially efficient programs.
Furthermore, Simpson enhanced the efficiency of the Ohio Conference Treasury and HR activities by developing a solid team to better support churches, schools and employees. He established yearly trainings, school budgets reviews, and migrated to a completely electronic documents retention system. Simpson supervised and coordinated the day-to-day activities of many different areas such as Human Resources, Property and Liability Insurance, and the review and development of financial policies.
New opportunities
During his year as MAUC undertreasurer, Simpson managed the monthly payroll, generated monthly and annual reports, processed remittances and prepared materials for the annual audit, among other tasks.
Commenting on his new role at the Mid-America Union, Simpson said, “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve in this important role. I look forward to being part of the great things God will continue to do in the Mid-America Union.”
Simpson and his wife Melissa have two children, a daughter and a son.
—Breanda Dickerson is the associate director for Communication at the Mid-America Union and editor of OUTLOOK magazine. Republished with permission from OUTLOOK magazine News August 6, 2025, article. Photo by Hugh Davis.
