Celeste Ryan Blyden is a disciple of Jesus Christ, wife of Austin, and mother of two teen daughters. A pastor, storyteller, and prayer warrior, she has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church for 33 years in communication and ministry roles. She holds degrees from Washington Adventist University, Bowie State University (M.A., Organizational Communication), and Andrews University's Adventist Theological Seminary (M.A., Pastoral Ministry).

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After founding and publishing Adventist View for young adults and serving as NAD's assistant director of Communication, she joined the Columbia Union in 2002 as communication director and editor of the Visitor. As the union's first woman vice president, she founded the Adventist Women Leaders community, now over 400 women strong. In 2022, she became executive secretary, the first woman executive officer in the union's 117-year history. [Read More]