Former GC Communication Director Announces Retirement

Rajmund Dabrowski, former communication director of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, recently announced that he will be retiring from his work as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) communication director January 1. Dabrowski has acted as director for nearly 10 years, joining RMC in 2015.

“A major page is turning at the end of this year — our longtime friend and colleague, Elder Rajmund Dabrowski, will be retiring. Ray has given many years of faithful service to our Conference ever since his first retirement. He leaves an important legacy of excellent work for which I am deeply grateful,” RMC president Mic Thurber said.

Dabrowski announced that “having served the [Adventist] Church over decades, I have completed my formal service with the local level of church organization. It was a learning curve, and I will be forever grateful to our church to see communication as one of the primary ministries.”

According to Thurber, “Ray’s ability to size up a situation or event and write a story or report about it is among the best I’ve seen.” He added, “His passion for Mountain Views produced so many thought-provoking articles, often tackling difficult issues. His international experience and time at the General Conference gave him many contacts around the world church, which enabled him to write with a perspective not often available at a local conference.

“I am deeply grateful for his work and dedication, and we all wish him nothing but God’s richest blessings as he and his wife Grazyna enjoy more together. And I’m grateful he has offered to continue to consult with us as needed after his retirement,” Thurber said.

The RMC Executive Committee voted December 10 to accept the RMC Administrative Committee’s recommendation to invite Liz Kirkland, who has served as the RMC communication assistant, to take over as full-time RMC Communication Department director starting January 1, which she has accepted.

“Thinking ahead strategically,” Thurber said, “Ray recommended to bring in Liz, a member of the Littleton Seventh-day Adventist Church, to join him in the department as his assistant two years ago.”

“Liz has some wonderful gifts in design, computer applications related to electronic media and is a wordsmith in her own right. She will bring many new and fresh ideas and approaches to the wide array of modern media channels that are available today. We have every confidence that Liz will build on Ray’s strong foundation and take us to the next level. We are fortunate she has joined our leadership team,” Thurber said.

Kirkland said she is blessed to have worked with Dabrowski in this ministry. “His experience in the field of Adventist Communication is second to none, and I just enjoy the person he is. I will miss him!” she said. “But I am grateful for the opportunity to better serve my conference, and I look forward to having more devoted time to working with RMC’s wonderful members and leaders to share Adventist hope in the community.”

The original version of this story was posted on the Rocky Mountain Conference news site.