Our District Leadership Team  

Rev. Charles R. Hughes, Jr.

District Superintendent 

Chuck Hughes was born in Orlando, Florida, where his parents belonged to First Alliance Church and later became a part of the Fort Gatlin plant. While attending the University of Central Florida, he sensed a clear call to pastoral ministry. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Biblical Seminary at Columbia InternationalUniversityin South Carolina, where he met Dale Morrill, whom he soon married. 

There ministry together began in 1981 as church planters at the Gateway Alliance Church in Plymouth, New Hampshire.  Four years later, they came back to Florida to pastor the Punta Gorda Alliance Church, and later the Alliance Church of Zephyrhills. After fourteen years of pastoral ministry, Chuck was invited to become the Assistant to the Superintendent/ Church Planting Director of the Southeastern District.  Six years later, he was elected the District Superintendent. 

Chuck and Dale have two sons: Charles III, who is married to Kristen Roquel, and Samuel, and one grandson. 

Re-elected District Superintendent in September 2010, Chuck oversees the district churches and workers, with a passion for healthy pastors leading healthy churches.  In regionalization, he is the team leader for the southwest area of Florida, Orlando, and the Bahamas.  Dale is a leader in the Alliance Women on both a district and national level. 

Dr. Harris W. Campbell, III

Assistant District Superintendent

Harris grew up in White Plains, New York, and did not come to faith in Christ until he was a freshman at the University of Colorado.  Soon afterwards, he sensed that he was to be a pastor.  He met his wife-to-be, Kathleen “Katrina” Kauffman, and together they moved to Nyack to be trained in pastoral ministry.

Harris has served in three churches over thirty years: as a church planter in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and as a senior pastor in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and at New Life Alliance Church in West Palm Beach, Florida.  He has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina.  He became the Assistant District Superintendent in March of 2006.

Harris and Katrina have three married sons, Matt and Becca, Mark and Stacie, and Jon and Rachel, and nine wonderful grand-children.

As Assistant District Superintendent in his second term, Harris is the team leader for the southeastern area of Florida.  He also focuses on church health and missions mobilization. Katrina works with the wives of our workers, and together they have begun a reconciliation ministry aligned with Peacemakers.

Rev. Alfredo Gutierrez

Assistant to the Superintendent/Director of Church Planting

Alfredo was born to Christian parents in Cuba.  His father was a political prisoner for seven years, until he was granted asylum with his family in the United States in 1973.  They soon attended the Primera Iglesia Hispaña in Hialeah, where Alfredo became part of the leadership team for youth.

After beginning at Toccoa Falls College, in Toccoa, Georgia, Alfredo married his sweetheart from his home church, Daisy.  They finished at Toccoa, while helping to start a Spanish-speaking church in Atlanta.  It was there that Alfredo yielded control of his life to the Lord and was baptized in the Holy Spirit.

Alfredo served as youth pastor in Homestead, Florida, senior pastor in Houston and Pasadena, Texas, interim pastor in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and founding pastor of Iglesia ACyM in Pembroke Pines, Florida.  He earned a Master of Arts degree from Wheaton Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. In 2006, he became the Director of Church Planting.

Alfredo and Daisy have two grown children, Anita, married to John Baker, and Alfredo, Jr. 

Alfredo is the team leader for the northern region of Florida.  As Director of Church Planting, he oversees church starts from pre-natal to accreditation, with a vision to join God in reaching people whom He loves by strategically planting healthy churches in Florida.  He and Daisy also lead the College of Prayer in Florida.

Ms. Ellen Diomedes

Adminstrative Assistant

Ellen was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Florida in 1980.  Raised in a Christian home, she accepted Christ at the age of six.  Ellen rededicated her life to Christ at the age of 26, recognizing there’s a difference between knowing Him and having a relationship with Him.  She continues to grow in her walk with the Lord and desires to make all things count for the glory of the Lord. 

Ellen has served the Southeastern District since November 1998, having the longest tenure of any staff member.  As the Administrative Assistant, Ellen brings an in-depth knowledge for maintaining official documents which include district church files and personnel files for all official workers of the district; organizing and directing of ongoing administrative responsibilities while providing secretarial support for the District Superintendent, Assistant District Superintendent and Director of Church Planting.

Prior to coming to the Southeastern District, Ellen served 17 years with the City Clerk’s Office of a Florida municipality; 11 years as Deputy City Clerk and six years as City Clerk. 

Ellen loves being with family and friends.  She enjoys music and reading Christian fiction, and is a fan of baseball, football and, of course, shopping!

Mrs. Patricia Santos

Financial Services Manager

Trish was born in Putnam County, New York and lived in Texas for five years before moving to Florida when she was 11.  She came to Christ in her mid 20’s when she learned about salvation through Jesus Christ and responded to an alter call.  She and her husband Chris were baptized together at Ft. Gatlin Alliance Church, where Trish served as Treasurer for three years. 

Prior to coming to the Southeastern District in 2009, Trish worked for three years growing her husband’s wallcovering business commercially, and has been its financial operations officer for nine years.  She was the Senior Marketing Manager for The Ritz-Carlton Club for six years and an Operations Manager for Everything But Water, also for six years. 

Trish and Chris love spoiling their two dogs… and as the second eldest of six, she has plenty of nieces and nephews to spoil too.  Trish enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and fresh flowers.

Mrs. Amy Greer                                                   Secretary/ Receptionist

Amy grew up in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in a Christian home.  She came to Christ when she was in fifth grade.  Amy later went on to attend Toccoa Falls College where she earned her degree in Music Education, and met her husband, David.

They moved to Florida in 2002 to pursue ministry.  Prior to coming to the Southeastern District Office, Amy served as the Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper at Christ Community Church in DeLand.  They now serve at Neighborhood Alliance Church in Longwood.

Amy and David have a son, Alexander, who is very special to them.