NABF Executive Officers
2023
Emmett Dunn
NABF President
Trisha Miller Manarin
NABF Vice President
Craig Chrsitna
NABF Vice President
TaNikka Sheppard
NABF Treasurer & Assistant General Secretary
Robert Cochran
Brian Ford
Churchnet
Willie Francois III
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Patricia Hernandez
ABC-USA
Pau Khan Lian
Zomi Baptist Churches of America
Jeremy Bell
NABF General Secretary
Samuel Tolbert
NABF Immediate Past President
Leaders & Staff
Emmett Dunn
NABF President
Rev. Emmett Dunn has been the NABF as President since January 2023. In addition to the strengths and connections from his current role as Executive Secretary-Treasurer of Lott Carey, Rev. Dunn brings over twenty years of experience in working with the Baptist World Alliance. Emmett lives in Fort Washington, Maryland with his wife and family.
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.
TaNikka Sheppard
NABF Treasurer & Assistant General Secretary
Derek Hatch
The Scholars Collaboration
Katherine Smith
Creation Care
James Barbour
Disaster Relief Coordinator North America
