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Dr. Farr Curlin
Co-Director, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative
Duke Divinity School
farr.curlin@dm.duke.edu
The Rev. David Fleenor, STM, BCC, ACPE
Director of Education, The Center for Spirituality and Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
+1 (347) 949-2434
david.fleenor@mountsinai.org
Rev. Beth Jackson-Jordan, EdD, ACPE Certified Educator, BCC
Director, Spiritual Care and Education
Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast
+1 (704) 403-3335
beth.jackson-jordan@carolinashealthcare.org
Allison Kestenbaum, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator (Formerly ACPE Supervisor)
Palliative Care Chaplain – Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Service
UC San Diego Health
(858) 657-6832
akestenbaum@ucsd.edu
Dr. Judith Ragsdale
Sr. Director, Pastoral Care
Associate Professor, Division of General & Community Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
+1 (513) 636-8913
judy.ragsdale@cchmc.org
Heather Tan, PhD
Manager, Education & Research
Spiritual Health Victoria
+61 03 8415 1144
research_edu@spiritualhealthvictoria.org.au
Alexander (Lex) Tartaglia, D.Min.
Senior Associate Dean, School of Allied Health Professionals
Katherine I. Lantz Professor and ACPE Supervisor
Virginia Commonwealth University
+1 (804) 828-7247
aftartag@vcu.edu
Rev. Mary Martha Thiel
Director of Clinical Pastoral Education
Hebrew SeniorLife/Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
+1 (617) 964-1100
MaryMarthaThiel@hsl.harvard.edu