NACC and You
A Preferred Future
February 2009
NACC Now
Your association: benefits/value
 Direction: Strategic Plan 2007-2012
 Driver: Mission
 Where invest?
 Current
 Your talents and time
 Your investment in the preferred future
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Your Association: Benefit/Value
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Benefit language
– Enumerate items
– What do I get for my dues?
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Value language
– Commit to creating long term “value”
– How do we strengthen the value of and
advance the profession together?
Where invest in the future?
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Two approaches
– Where is NACC need?
– Where is your passion?
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Both needed
Driver: NACC Mission
What?
 Advocates for the profession of spiritual care
 Educates
 Certifies
 Supports
Who?
 chaplains, clinical pastoral educators, and all
members to continue the healing ministry of
Jesus in the name of the Church
Direction: Strategic Plan
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What does NACC look like in 2012?
– Vision language –
• Light of Hope
• Persistently advocating for those dedicated to spiritual
care
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Your product, your “preferred future”
– Three driver goals: members, profession, future
– Two partner goals: Catholics and many others
– Two resource goals: Board/staff/finances
GOAL IV
To foster growth and unity within
diversity in NACC
GOAL V
GOAL II
To engage strategic
partners in
collaborative work
to live out our
mission
To promote the profession
of Chaplaincy
GOAL I
To support Association members with
creative educational, spiritual, and
communication opportunities
STRATEGIC GOALS
GOAL VI
To create a financially strong and
mission-focused organization
GOAL VII
To enhance board and staff
effectiveness
GOAL III
To strengthen
the NACC’s
relationships within
the Catholic Church
Glossolalia or glossary?
USCCB/CCA
 Episcopal Advisory Council
 Board
 Committees
 Commissions
 Panels (Appeals and Advisory)
 Task Forces
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Looking at NACC Now
Board, committees, governance
 Certification, commissions, appeal
panels
 Advisory panels
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– Ongoing counsel/investment
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Task forces
– Time: limited, focused, intensive
Governance
Episcopal Advisory
Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
USCCB/CCA
Nomination Sub-Committee
Awards Task Force
Finance Committee
Certification
Education/Communication
Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Education Advisory Panel
State Liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
Marketing/Communication Advisory Panel
Conference 2010 Task Force
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
NACC
Executive Director
National Office Staff
Partnerships
SCC
CHA
The Joint Commission
AGPIM
Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
Red Cross Disaster Network
Plain Views E-Newsletter
NCHPEG
USCCB/CCA Board & Liaison
Advancing Chaplaincy
Care Services Task Force
Recruitment Task Force
Metrics Task Force
Education/Credentialing Task Force
CPE Supervisor Task Force
2009 NACC NOW
Governance: Board
Six elected members
 Two three year terms
 Board profile desired
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• Diversity (age, culture, geographic, chaplain/
supervisor, leadership roles etc.)
• Skills: Finances, marketing/PR, web-based
learning, legal
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One member to be elected for 2010
NACC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Barbara Brumleve, SSND, Ph.D., BCC (Chair)
Alan Bowman, M.Div., M.B.A., BCC (Chair-Elect/Secretary)
Karen Pugliese, M.A., BCC (Treasurer)
Most Rev. Randolph R. Calvo, DD, J.C.D.
Patrick H. Bolton, M.Div., BCC
Bonnie J. Burnett, M.Div., BCC
Norma Gutierrez, MCDP, BCC
Rev. Baaju Izuchi, CSSp, Ph.D., BCC
Paul D. Marceau, Th.D.
John M. Pollack, M.Div., BCC
Geraldine Hoyler, CSC
David A. Lichter, D.Min.
Governance: Board Committees
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Governance
– Non-board members sought
• Nominating Sub-Committee
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Finance
– NACC members with finance background
sought
• Financial Development Advisory Panel
– To be populated
Executive Committee
Barbara Brumleve – Chair
 Alan Bowman – Chair-elect/Secretary
 Karen Pugliese – Treasurer
 David Lichter - ED
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Governance Committee
Patrick H. Bolton (Chair)
 Karen Pugliese
 Paul D. Marceau
 Norma Gutierrez
 David A. Lichter
 Ann E. Hurst
 Theresa V. Edmonson
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Nomination Sub-Committee
Propose a slate of qualified candidates
for Board election
 Recommend candidates for nomination
as members of the various standing
committees, commissions, panels or
other bodies
 Report to the Governance Committee
 In process of being populated
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Finance Committee
Karen Pugliese (Chair)
 Geraldine Hoyler
 Mike A. Lemke
 Rev. Mr. Clifton Perryman
 William E. Lucey
 John M. Pollack (consultative)
 David A. Lichter
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Financial Development Advisory
Panel
Feedback, guidance, and strategic
thinking
 Financial/resource development
 Fundraising projects
 Needs to be populated
 Members interest/experience in field
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Episcopal Advisory Council
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Region I - Most Rev. George E. Rueger
Region II - Most Rev. Matthew H. Clark
Region III - Vacant
Region IV - Most Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski
Region V - Most Rev. John J. McRaith
Region VI - Most Rev. Francis R. Reiss
Region VII - Most Rev. Dale J. Melczek
Region VIII - Most Rev. Bernard J. Harrington
Region IX – Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley
Region X - Most Rev. Vincent M. Rizzotto
Region XI - Most Rev. Randolph R. Calvo
Region XII - Vacant
Region XIII - Most Rev. John C. Wester
Region XIV - Most Rev. John G. Noonan
USCCB Commission on
Certification and Accreditation
Board Members
 Dr. Mary T. O’Neill
 Rev. Dr. Andrew Sioleti
Liaison
 Mary Lou O’Gorman
Governance
Episcopal Advisory
Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
USCCB/CCA
Nomination Sub-Committee
Awards Task Force
Finance Committee
Certification
Education/Communication
Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Education Advisory Panel
State Liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
Marketing/Communication Advisory Panel
Conference 2010 Task Force
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
NACC
Executive Director
National Office Staff
Partnerships
SCC
CHA
The Joint Commission
AGPIM
Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
Red Cross Disaster Network
Plain Views E-Newsletter
NCHPEG
USCCB/CCA Board & Liaison
Advancing Chaplaincy
Care Services Task Force
Recruitment Task Force
Metrics Task Force
Education/Credentialing Task Force
CPE Supervisor Task Force
2009 NACC NOW
Member Education/Communication
Education Advisory Panel
 State Liaisons
 Editorial Advisory Panel
 Marketing/Communication Advisory
Panel
 Summit 2009 Planning Task Force
 Conference 2010 Task Force
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Education Advisory Panel
Feedback, guidance, and strategic
thinking
 Reviewing current work
 Developing and implementing a
comprehensive education strategy
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Education Advisory Panel
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Bob Barnes
Elizabeth Berne DeGear
Jim Buryska
Susan Lied
Sr. Kathleen Mary Smith
Sr. Barbara Brumleve
Susanne Chawszczewski
David Lichter
NACC State Liaisons
•Connect with NACC staff
•Communicate with state members
•Coordinate planning efforts
•Quarterly calls with other liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
To work with Vision editor
 Content and direction of the newsletter
 Advocate for the members interests
 Suggests topics/ theme issues
 Write
 Offer opinion on articles submitted
 Interview other members
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Editorial Advisory Panel
Michele LeDoux Sakurai
 Michele Lemiesz
 Linda Piotrowski
 Rev. Freddy Washington
 Norma Gutierrez
 Laurie Hansen Cardona (Vision Editor)
 David Lichter
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Marketing/Communication Advisory
Panel
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Feedback, guidance and strategic
thinking
– Marketing plans
– Messages
– Tools
– Audiences
– Approaches
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To be populated
2009 SCC Summit Task Force
NACC Members
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Edward Huff
Pablo Holguin
Mary Pat Campbell
David C. Baker
Mary Ann Cowan
Linda F. Piotrowski
James H. Kunz
Conference 2010 Planning
St. Paul, Minnesota
 Saturday, March 20-Tuesday, March 23
 Plans all aspects of conference
 Plan to populate Task Force by end of
February 2009
 Monthly calls, and planning in between
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Governance
Episcopal Advisory
Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
USCCB/CCA
Nomination Sub-Committee
Awards Task Force
Finance Committee
Certification
Education/Communication
Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Education Advisory Panel
State Liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
Marketing/Communication Advisory Panel
Conference 2010 Task Force
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
NACC
Executive Director
National Office Staff
Partnerships
SCC
CHA
The Joint Commission
AGPIM
Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
Red Cross Disaster Network
Plain Views E-Newsletter
NCHPEG
USCCB/CCA Board & Liaison
Advancing Chaplaincy
Care Services Task Force
Recruitment Task Force
Metrics Task Force
Education/Credentialing Task Force
CPE Supervisor Task Force
2009 NACC NOW
Certification – Critical to Mission
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Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
Commissions, Appeal Panels
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Critical to the mission
– Standards
– Certification
• Appeals Panel
– Ethics (need a member)
• Appeals Panel (need members)
– Certification Process (need members)
• ITE’s, interviewers, site coordinators
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Certification status required
Standards Commission
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Evaluates, interprets, and recommends
standards
– code of ethics
– certification of membership
– certification appeals
– ethics violation procedures
Standards Commission
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Dr. John Gillman (Chair)
Mary Lou O’Gorman
Mary T. O’Neill
Dr. Jane W. Smith
Sr. Jane M. Connolly
Alan E. Bowman
D.W. Donovan (Ethics Commission Liaison)
Certification Commission
Implement and monitor the process of
certification of NACC members
 Assure certification/renewal of
certification standards are met
 Issue certification/renewal of
certification certificates to members of
the NACC
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Certification Commission
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Rev. John T. Crabb (Chair)
Sr. Janet R. Bielmann
Dr. Joseph G. Bozzelli
Sr. Geraldine Krautkramer
Sr. Sheila Hammond
Rev. Agustin R. Orosa
Sr. Julie Houser
Mrs. Jane A. Mather
Rev. James R. Yeakel
Mr. John M. Pollack
Certification Appeals Panel
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Review appeals of certification decisions in
accordance with NACC Standards
 Conduct the certification appeals process as
outlined in the NACC Standards in an
impartial review of all the documentation in a
negative certification decision
 Communicate to the NACC Certification
Commission the kinds of appeals as to assist
the commissioners
Certification Appeals Panel
Mary Denise Davis (Chair)
 Eric A. (Rick) Erickson
 Dr. Gordon J. Hilsman
 Sr. Maureen E. Mitchell
 Dr. Daniel A. Petronella
 Sr. Virginia Yeager
 Bonnie J. Burnett
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Ethics Commission
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Review formal complaints involving alleged violations
of the NACC Code of Ethics in accordance with
NACC Standards
 Receive formal complaints involving alleged
violations of the NACC Code of Ethics by any
member or group of members of the NACC
 Reviews all grievances filed
 Gathers information pertaining to grievance
 Recommends course of action in regard to grievance
 Renders a binding disposition of the grievance
Ethics Commission
Rev. Mr. T. Patrick Bradley (Chair)
 D.W. Donovan
 Patricia V. Melesco
 Eugene Pocernich
 Mary Heintzkill
 Marilyn Williams
 Bonnie Burnett
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Ethics Appeal Panel
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Review appeals of Ethics Commission decisions
 Conducts the ethics appeals process as outlined in
the NACC Standards in an impartial review of all the
documentation in a negative certification decision
 Reports to the NACC the number of appeals
 Will communicate to the NACC Ethics Commission
the kinds of appeals as to assist the commissioners
in focusing on areas of improvement in their decisionmaking process.
 Needs to be re-populated
Interview Team Educator
Provide oversight, consultation,
facilitation and education to the
certification process
 Assures quality of the certification
process as defined in alignment with the
NACC certification Standards and
Procedures
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Interview Team Educators (ITE)
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Mrs. Jane A. Mather
Sr. Colette Hanlon
Mr. James E. Willsey
Rev. Thomas B. Garlick
Mr. Michael J. Doyle
Dr. Sharon A. Mason
Mrs. Marie V. Polhamus
Dr. Jane W. Smith
Ms. Camelia L. Hanemann
Deacon Darwin D. Dupree
Ms. Judith A. Shemkovitz
Interviewers - Certification
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Provide certification candidates with the best
possible opportunity to demonstrate their
readiness and competence for certification
 Interacts with other members of the
certification interview team
 Fulfill role as Presenter, Chair and/or Reader
in the certification interview process
 Assure quality of the certification process
Fall 2008 Interviewers
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Prudence R. Hopkins
Deacon La Rue Velott
Ms. Judith LoGerfo
David C. Baker
Sr. A. Louise Eggen
Julianne Barber
Sr. K.C. Young
Vicki J. Farley
Mary K. Trudell
Sr. Nancy Beckenhauer
Jean M. Harrington
Teresa Heinz
Sr. Maureen Stocking
Diane E. Clayton
Bro. Daniel J. Gallucci
Sr. Karen J. Pozniak
Rev. Christopher N. Okoli
Dr. Anne Murphy
Sr. Nancy Jurecki
Ann M. Seckinger
Deacon Francis Potts
Renee K. Krisko
Deacon William N. Mich
Dorothy M. Sandoval
Myra J. Wentworth
Sr. Darlene L. Boyd
Kathy J. Kaczmarek
Deacon Thomas J. Waken
Fall 2008 Interviewers (cont.)
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Marilyn Williams
Bonnie J. McCulley
Dr. Young Mi A. Pak
Rev. Gerald U. Onuoha
Sr. Jane F. Garrison
Nancy K. Cook
Rev. Michael E. Burns
Dr. Peter Ruta
Lorena M. Klinnert
Deborah K. Heen
Bro. Thomas Cunningham
Sr. Anne-Arthur Klinker
Dr. Dennis McCann
Sr. Gloria Jean Henchy
Carmela M. D’Elia
Sr. Pauline E. Gilmore
Dr. Carolyn M. Jurkowitz
Lawrence G. Ehren
Sr. Anita L. Lapeyre
Harriet Kelley
Sr. Emily Demuth
Sr. Anne Breitag
Leszek Baczkura
Rev. Dean V. Marek
Sr. Sandra L. Schmitz
Rev. Benjamin Chinnappan
Kathleen Vander Velden
Joan C. Horgan
Nancy A. Rafter
Thomas J. Chirdo
Janice A. Labas
Cathy B. Grandjean
Fall 2008 Interviewers (cont.)
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Rev. Thomas J. Kuller
Sr. Thomas J. Gaines
Audrey F. McLaughlin
Sr. Bernadette Sullivan
Dr. Linda Arnold
Carolanne B. Hauck
Alice C. Hennessy
Rev. William F. Spacek
Rev. Nelson Ogwuegbu
Interview Site Coordinator
Oversee all logistics (location, rooms,
services, food) for an interview site
 Coordinate/ communicate with
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– NACC Administrative
Specialist/Certification\
– Interview Team Educator
– Interview teams
– Interview candidates
Fall 2008 Site Coordinators
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Nancy A. Conner (Towson, MD)
Sr. Mary A. Gallagher (Bellmont, MA)
Susanne Chawszczewski (Milwaukee, WI)
Rose Mary Blanco-Alvarado (Milwaukee, WI)
Rev. Oliver T. Lee (Orange, CA)
Catherine S. Colby (Gladstone, OR)
Dr. Joseph G. Bozzelli (Crestview Hills, KY)
Governance
Episcopal Advisory
Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
USCCB/CCA
Nomination Sub-Committee
Awards Task Force
Finance Committee
Certification
Education/Communication
Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Education Advisory Panel
State Liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
Marketing/Communication Advisory Panel
Conference 2010 Task Force
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
NACC
Executive Director
National Office Staff
Partnerships
SCC
CHA
The Joint Commission
AGPIM
Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
Red Cross Disaster Network
Plain Views E-Newsletter
NCHPEG
USCCB/CCA Board & Liaison
Advancing Chaplaincy
Care Services Task Force
Recruitment Task Force
Metrics Task Force
Education/Credentialing Task Force
CPE Supervisor Task Force
2009 NACC NOW
Advancing Chaplaincy
Metrics Task Force
 Care Services Task Force
 Recruitment Task Force
 Education/Credentialing Task Force
 CPE Supervisor Task Force
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PC Task Force: Metrics
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Leszek Baczkura Chair
Linda Bronersky
Joan Bumpus
Bonnie Burnett
Nancy Conner
Larry Ehren
Mary Heintzkill
Julie Jones
Allison Jordan
Dean Marek
John Pollac
Karen Pugliese
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Marie Puleo
Bartholomew Rodrigues
Rose Shandrow
Robert Shuford
Paige Toller
Larry VandeCreek
Mary Whetstone
Patient Satisfaction
Question
Associate Satisfaction
Questions
Measurement tools
PC Task Force: Care Services/
Staff Development
Linda Arnold
Sally Carlson
Nancy Conner
Nancy Cook
Mary Lou O'Gorman, Chair
Michele Sakurai
Ed Smink
Teresa Lynch
Jane Smith
David Lichter
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Essential Functions
Professional
Development Programs
– Career ladder
– Programs to match
revised standards
PC Taskforce: Recruitment
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Laura Richter Co-Chair
John Wallenhorst Co-chair
Mary Feeley
Tom Butler
Karen Helfenstein
David Lichter
Jim Castello
Vicki Farley
Blair Holtey
Michelle Lemiesz
Bridget Deegan-Krause
Jim Hoff
Michael Adamson
Cindy Bridges
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Plan
Stories
FAQ’s
 PPT
 Brochure Language
 Presenters
 Audiences
 Messages
 Strategies
PC Taskforce: Education/
Credentialing
Rose Mary Boyd
Linda Bronersky
Kathy Brown
Barbara Brumleve
Harry Byrne
Susanne Chawszczewski
Robert O’Gorman
Sr. Claudia Riehl
David Lichter
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Graduate Theological
Program/NACC
Standards for
Certification
Models of cooperation
between HC and
Grad Programs
CPE Programs
CPE Supervisor Task Force
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Sr. Barbara
Brumleve, SSND
 Geri Krautkamer
 Rev. Richard
O’Connell
 Ann O’Shea
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Key Issues
 Relationship to
ACPE
 Network/Support
Governance
Episcopal Advisory
Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
USCCB/CCA
Nomination Sub-Committee
Awards Task Force
Finance Committee
Certification
Education/Communication
Standards Commission
Certification Commission
Education Advisory Panel
State Liaisons
Editorial Advisory Panel
Marketing/Communication Advisory Panel
Conference 2010 Task Force
Certification Appeals Panel
Interview Team Educators
Interviewers
Site Coordinators
Ethics Commission
Ethics Appeals Panel
NACC
Executive Director
National Office Staff
Partnerships
SCC
CHA
The Joint Commission
AGPIM
Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
Red Cross Disaster Network
Plain Views E-Newsletter
NCHPEG
USCCB/CCA Board & Liaison
Advancing Chaplaincy
Care Services Task Force
Recruitment Task Force
Metrics Task Force
Education/Credentialing Task Force
CPE Supervisor Task Force
2009 NACC NOW
Spiritual Care Collaborative
Karen Pugliese
 Barbara Brumleve
 David Lichter
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Special Areas
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Presenter
– PR/Recruitment
– Lead days of recollection
– Conduct
education/training
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Conveners for special
interests
– Age groups, topic
groups, ministry groups
– Conference calls
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Website
– Host on-line discussion
groups
– Contribute to
conversations
– Sending in resources to
share
– Writing your story
– Others?
What’s your passion?
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Exercise: Take a few minutes to write
down:
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What are your main interests/passion?
What to you value most?
Where can you add value to our common mission?
What’s missing? Where else should we be investing?
Share with someone(s) near you
Main group feedback
Concluding Remarks
Thank you
 This is our ministry
 This is our mission:
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– Continue the healing ministry of Jesus
in the name of the Church