NABF Executive Officers
2022
Samuel Tolbert
NABF President
Robert Cochran
NABF Treasurer
Trisha Miller Manarin
DCBC
Craig Christina
Texas Baptists (BGCT)
TaNikka Sheppard
BWA Women
Brian Ford
Churchnet
Willie Francois III
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Tim McCoy
Canadian Baptists of Ontario & Quebec
Patricia Hernandez
ABC-USA
Jeremy Bell
NABF General Secretary
Leaders & Staff
Samuel Tolbert
NABF President
Rev. Dr. Samuel Tolbert, the NABF President, is well known and respected in Christian and civic circles across the US. Samuel is pastor of Greater Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Charles, LA for almost 40 years and leads the National Baptists of America International. Samuel lives with his family in Lake Charles, LA.
Jeremy Bell
NABF General Secretary
Jeremy Bell has been our General Secretary since 2018. Prior to this Jeremy led the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, and has held leadership roles in several non-profits. Jeremy’s graduate thesis was on how not-for-profit organzations measure outcomes; has a passion for the care of creation, of church health, and of bringing people together through story. Jeremy lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Robert Cochran
NABF Treasurer
Derek Hatch
The Scholars Collaboration
Katherine Smith
Creation Care
James Barbour
Disaster Relief Coordinator North America
