Biography:

Chaplain Ceballos was elected as the Associate Director of ACM at the 2008 General Conference Springs meetings and assumed his duties 1 June 2008.  Mario holds a Doctor of Ministries degree on Religion Culture and Society from Boston University.  He is a board-certified chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains.  In addition, he also serves as a chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve with the rank of Commander.  Before coming to the General Conference, Mario served as Vice-President of Spiritual Services and Mission Outreach at Kettering Adventist Healthcare. His passion is for service, ministry and spiritual/pastoral care.  He believes in training and nurturing ministers serving God in all aspects of ministry, and especially the specialized field of chaplaincy.

Current Research or Professional Activities:

Dr. Ceballos serves as an adjunct professor and coordinator for the Chaplaincy concentrations in the Andrews DMin program.