About Us

Carol Rasmussen, Executive Assistant
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty

Carol E Rasmussen serves as Executive Assistant to John Graz, Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty. She is responsible for arranging Protocol Lunches at which government officials and religious leaders are given opportunity to become acquainted with the work and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its concern for religious liberty for people of all beliefs. In addition, she prepares and edits documents, oversees the finances for the department, and performs other tasks as needed.

Carol was born in Loma Linda, California. Following her junior year of college she taught English and Bible in Japan for a year before returning to Andrews University and graduating with a B.A. in Religion. As the daughter of a pastor and the wife of a church employee, she has lived in various places in the United States.

Carol began her working career by spending several years as an Editorial Assistant for the General Conference Department of Education as it prepared new secondary religion textbooks. Prior to coming to her current position, she spent more than a decade as General Conference Recording Secretary, writing minutes for the Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, Church Manual Committee, and others. As part of this assignment, she traveled with the committee when it met in India, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Loma Linda, Brazil, and Toronto.

Carol and her husband Ken are the parents of two young adult daughters, and they enjoy learning from their daughters as they pursue careers in Psychology and Architecture.