ACPE Leadership page

The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.

ACPE Leadership Roster

2008 Slate of Officers

President	The Rev. William E. Scrivener	2009
Past-President	The Rev. A. Arthur Schmidt, Jr.	2008
Secretary	The Rev. Mary Burks-Price	2008 (1)
Treasurer	The Rev. Paula J. Teague	2008 (2)

Officers are elected nationally. President-Elect is by popular vote. President & President-Elect assume office per the bylaws. Secretary & Treasurer are elected by majority vote at the national meeting. RANC manages these processes.

For complete information on how representatives are selected and Terms of Office, click here for ACPE Nomination Procedures.

To contact the Executive Director, Associate Director, or other ACPE Staff, go to the Contact Us page.

Click on a heading to go to that section (or scroll down):

The ACPE Board of Representatives

The ACPE Accreditation Commission

The ACPE Certification Commission

The ACPE Professional Ethics Commission

The ACPE Standards Committee

The ACPE Finance Committee

The ACPE Representation and Nominations Committee (RANC)

The 2008 ACPE Board of Representatives

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Board of Representatives. Board of Representative members are elected regionally. Each Region has one Representative completing a two year term of office each year. Representatives may serve a maximum of three terms. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Board Member's term is through the end of the year indicated, with the number of the term in parentheses. To send an email to the entire Board and Officers, click here: Board

Northeast Region

The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Morse

2008 (3)

Chaplain Ute Schmidt

2009 (1)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Dr. Gregory A. Stoddard

2009 (2)

Rabbi Jeffery M. Silberman

2008 (2)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Sharon R. Engebretson

2009 (1)

The Rev. Dr. David C. Johnson

2008 (1)

Southeast Region

The Rev. Miriam A. Needham

2009 (2)

The Rev. Peter G. Keese

2008 (3)

East Central Region

The Rev. Marla Coulter-McDonald

2009 (1)

Chaplain Frank Impicciche

2008 (2)

North Central Region

The Rev. Barry Britton

2008 (1)

The Rev. Edith Torveig Finsaadal

2009 (3)

South Central Region

The Rev. Dr. James D. Daugherty

2008 (2)

The Rev. Garrett Starmer III

2009 (3)

Southwest Region

The Rev. Mark Evans Hart

2009 (2)

The Rev. Jenny T. Lannom

2008 (1)

Pacific Region

The Rev. Dr. Michele R. Shields

2009 (2)

The Rev. Dr. Peter Yuichi Clark

2008 (2)

At-Large

The Rev. Dr. Harry E. Simmons
Racial, Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Network Representative

2009 (2)

The Rev. Billie Beverly
Clinical Member Advisory Council Representative

2009 (2)

The Rev. Dr. Janet R. McCormack
Seminary Member's Advisory Council Representative

2008 (1)

The Rev. Richard Gorman
Denomination, Faith Group, Agency Member's Advisory Council Representative

2008 (1)

Commision and Commitee Members: Terms are three years. Persons may succeed themselves once. The exception to this is the Budget & Investment Committee whose members may be elected to three complete terms of office. Persons appointed to complete the term of another member are eligible for election to the maximum number of full terms. The terms of office are established by the Board of Representatives via its election of members. Regions do not elect or set terms of office.

The 2008 ACPE Accreditation Commission

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Accreditation Commission. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Commission member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Commission, click here: Accreditation

Chairperson

The Rev. Karrie A. Oertli

2009 (1)

Northeast Region

The Rev. Jay W. Turner

2010 (1)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Dutton

2009 (1)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Richard B. Haines, D.Min.

2009 (2)

Southeast Region

The Rev. Eugene Robinson, D.Min.

2009 (3)

East Central Region

The Rev. Connie Bonner

2010 (1)

North Central Region

The Rev. Ellen M. Swinford

2008 (1)

South Central Region

The Rev. James A. Bennett, D.Min.

2009 (1)

Southwest Region

The Rev. Melissa Walker-Luckett

2009 (1)

Pacific Region

The Rev. Dr. Earl P. Cooper

2008 (1)

At-Large Member

The Rev. Dr. James M. Harper, III

2009 (1)

At-Large Member

The Rev. Susan L. Asher

2009 (1)

Public Member

Ms. Lori Ellen Smith

2009 (1)

Public Member

Mr. Blair R. Johanson

2009 (2)

The 2008 ACPE Certification Commission

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Certification Commission. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Commission member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Commission, click here: Certification

Chairperson

The Rev Dr Ted L. Trout-Landen

2008 (1)

Northeast Region

Vacant

Sr. Kathleen Gallivan, S.N.D.

2009 (2)

Sr. Claudia Blanchette, S.N.D.

2010 (2)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Robin Y. Franklin

2010 (1)

The Rev. Anne Meigs Ross

2009 (1)

The Rev. Ken R. Hayden

2008 (2)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Francis James Rivers Meza

2008 (1)

The Rev. Dr. Janet L. Humphreys

2009 (2)

The Rev. Russell H. Davis, Ph.D.

2009 (1)

Southeast Region

The Rev. Robin Booth, M. Div.

2009 (1)

The Rev. Dr. George L. West

2008 (1)

The Rev. Dr. Brenda K. Green

2010 (2)

East Central Region

The Rev. Ann A. Letson

2008 (1)

The Rev. Judith R. Ragsdale

2009 (1)

The Rev. Beth Newton Watson

2010 (1)

North Central Region

The Rev. William R. DeLong, Ed.D.

2010 (1)

The Rev. Sheryl Lyndes Stowman

2010 (1)

The Rev. Lyle B. Greiner

2009 (2)

South Central Region

The Rev. James H. Gunn

2009 (1)

Dr. Margot K. Hover

2008 (2)

The Rev. Dr. William D. Russell

2010 (2)

Southwest Region

The Rev. M. Susan Nance

2008 (2)

The Rev. L. Kofi Adzaku

2010 (2)

The Rev. Celsa Ayala-Coloma

2009 (1)

Pacific Region

The Rev. Lincoln Ure

2010 (2)

The Rev. Brenda S. Simonds

2008 (2)

The Rev. Kent Schaufelberger

2009 (1)

The 2008 ACPE Professional Ethics Commission

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Commission member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Commission, click here: Professional Ethics

Chairperson

The Rev. Robin C. Brown-Haithco

2009 (1)

Northeast Region

The Rev. John D. Weagraff, Jr.

2010 (2)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Emily Jean Gilbert

2010 (2)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Mary Ann Poythress

2010 (2)

Southeast Region

The Rev. Olen H. Grubbs

2010 (1)

East Central Region

Fr. David Carl Buxo

2008 (2)

North Central Region

The Rev. Richard D. Sellers

2008 (1)

South Central Region

The Rev. Frances C. McWilliams

2010 (2)

Southwest Region

The Rev. Mary Stewart Hall

2009 (2)

Pacific Region

The Rev. Wilma J. Reichard

2009 (1)

The 2008 ACPE Standards Committee

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Standards Committee. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Committee member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Committee, click here: Standards

Chairperson

The Rev. John (Jay) D. Foster

2009 (1)

Northeast Region

The Rev. Peggy J. Kieras

2009 (2)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Keith L. Espenshade

2010 (1)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Jackson-Jordan

2010 (1)

Southeast Region

Sr. Helen M. Waugh

2008 (2)

East Central Region

Chaplain Joseph F. Viti

2010 (1)

North Central Region

The Rev. David R. Rumbold

2010 (2)

South Central Region

Sr. Sheila Hammond, RSCJ

2009 (1)

Southwest Region

Mr. Leo Francis Blanchard

2009 (1)

Pacific Region

Dr. Gordon J. Hilsman

2009 (1)

The 2008 ACPE Finance Committee

The Finance Committee has replaced the ACPE Budget and Investment Committee. Below are the names of the current members. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Committee member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Committee, click here: Finance

ACPE Treasurer, Chairperson

The Rev. Paula J. Teague

2008 (2)

ACPE President

The Rev. William E. Scrivener

2009 (1)

At-Large Member

The Rev. Dr. Henry Douglas Watson

2008 (1)

At-Large Member

The Rev. Mary Martha Thiel

2009 (1)

Executive Director

Teresa E. Snorton, D.Min.

ex officio

The 2007 ACPE Representation and Nominations Committee (RANC)

Below are the names of the current members of the ACPE Representation and Nominations Committee. Click on the person's name to send them an email. The Committee member's term is through the end of the year indicated. To send an email to the entire Committee, click here: RANC

Chairperson

The Rev. Theodore E. Hodge

2010 (1)

Northeast Region

The Rev. Peggy J. Kieras

2008 (1)

Eastern Region

The Rev. Harlan E. Ratmeyer

2008 (1)

Mid-Atlantic Region

The Rev. Dr. Henry Douglas Watson

2010 (1)