Raimondo Castellani, Muggio Ward, Milan Italy Stake; to serve the Italy North Region; former stake president, bishop and counselor, and Sunday School president; general manager for electronics company; born in Pesaro, Italy, a son of Giaeomo Castellani and Norma Bologna Castellani, married Anita Maioli.
Jorge Luis del Castillo, 40, Rama El Dorado Ward, Florencio Varela Argentina Stake; to serve the Buenos Aires Argentina South Region; former stake president, high councilor, Sunday School president, and branch president; received a degree in administration from the University of Argentina Empresa; dry cleaning proprietor; born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, a son of Rafael del Castillo and Luisa Carbonell Castillo, married Olinda Beatriz Boveda Albrecht.Joseph Thomas Hicken, 52, North Shore 1st Ward, Wilmette Illinois Stake; to serve the Chicago Illinois and Des Moines Iowa regions; former stake president and counselor, bishop and counselor, and Adult Aaronic Priesthood secretary, received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and zoology from Brigham Young University, DDS degree from Northwestern University Dental School, and a MS degree in orthodontics from Northwestern University; orthodontist and assistant professor of orthodontics at Northwestern University; born in Heber City, Utah, a son of Cyril Mahoney Hicken and Mazie Watson Hicken, married Leslie Anne Gunn.
Falemao M. Pili, 49, Mesepa International Ward, Pago Pago Samoa West Stake; to serve the Samoa East Region; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and gospel doctrine teacher; received BA degree in accounting and business management from BYU-Hawaii, masters degree in business management from San Diego State University and MBA and doctorate in international business from Kennedy/Western University; partner in F. M. Pili & Associates, a consulting firm, and president of International Development Corp.; born in American Samoa, a son of Matina Pili and Laie Tusaga Taaea Pili, married Vickie J. Lua.