Advisory Board
Mike A. Whitney
Advisory Member
Mike A. Whitney is the Northeast Director of the Navigators. He’s been married 37 years and is the Father of 11. He’s been on staff with the Navigators for almost 40 years. He also specializes in making an ice rink for his kids in the backyard of his home in Topsham.
Stan Allen
Advisory Member
Stan is a new member of our executive board. Stan accepted Christ as his Savior while in the Army in 1980. Stan states that; “I wandered in a kind of spiritual wilderness for a dozen years until I was properly discipled in 1993. As a result, the subject and ministry of discipleship is near and dear to my heart. I’m married to Terry since 1989 and reside in Durham, Maine. I now serve as Pastor at Shiloh Chapel in Durham since January of 2022.” We are excited to have him on board.
Mike D. Whitney
Advisory Member
Mike is married to his wife, Olive, and have four children and five grandchildren. Mike led Paraclete Men’s Ministries for 9 years and has been active in ministry for over 29 years. Mike was the morning announcer and later manager of WBCI Radio in Topsham. He was a former pastor and now lives in Brunswick, Maine. Mike loves to write and play golf, not necessarily in that order, depending on how he is playing.
Bert Valentin
Advisory Member
Bert is one of the founding members of Paraclete. Bert served in the Air Force for 20 years. In 2000 he became involved in Prison Ministry and has been serving ever since. In 2002 Bert began teaching Sunday School classes. In 2010 he joined Paraclete Men’s Ministries. He’s retired from working at Maine Medical Center after 22 years as a Biomedical Equipment Technician. He’s been married 36 years and has two children and one grandson.
Overseas Discipleship Facilitator
Baraka Juma
In 2024 we realized that Paraclete needed someone to be in charge of our discipleship courses and Baraka stepped up to meet the challenge. After taking the ‘Self Examination – God’s Plan for Spiritual Growth’ course he volunteered to teach the course himself to others. We then offered this position to him which he graciously accepted. This year he has taught and discipled almost 100 men and women!