The Hawaii Conference will officially welcome Teryl D. Loeffler as the new superintendent of schools on June 4.

"Because of his passion for Adventist education as well as his teaching and administrative experience in both secondary and elementary schools, we are grateful that God has guided through this process and impressed the heart of Teryl Loeffler to accept this position," noted President Ralph Watts III.

Loeffler began his educational experience in 1975 and has served in a number of different places from California to Tennessee. More importantly, he is already well-known to the educators in Hawaii, because he has been the principal of Hawaiian Mission Elementary and Intermediate School in Honolulu since 2002.

Loeffler was named superintendent after the resignation of Deloris Trujillo because of her transition to the mainland. "On behalf of our entire Hawaii Conference, I want to extend a heartfelt word of appreciation to [Trujillo] for the tireless leadership she has provided for almost eight years," said Watts. "However, we can be very confident that God will continue to bless our schools in the years to come under the direction of Teryl Loeffler."

"It is my desire to assist the teaching staff throughout the conference to find ways to help our young people realize the futility of what the world has to offer," Loeffler commented. "I hope our teachers will model a lifestyle that will encourage our children to develop and expand their relationship with Jesus Christ so they can experience a more fulfilling and abundant life."