Editorial Assistant
Anthony Rake MDiv

Chaplain Mardie J. Chapman MDiv MS BCC serves as Chaplaincy Today’s Media Reviews editor. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Mardie is staff chaplain and member of the ethics and diversity committees at St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL. Her 10 years of pastoral experience includes hospital chaplaincy in emergency room, intensive care, psychiatry, oncology and intestinal disorders units, as well as parish ministry. She holds an MDiv with honors from Andover-Newton Theological School, an MS in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BA in English literature from University of Hartford (Connecticut). Her background also includes professional work as a technical writer and editor.

Paul Derrickson MDiv BCC has served Penn State Hershey Medical Center since 1981. Currently he is director of clinical pastoral education and coordinator of pastoral services. An ACPE supervisor, he completed supervisory training in Chicago under Palmer Temple. He has an abiding interest in curriculum development and is also interested in incorporating research on religion and health into his work. His ministerial experience includes serving a Presbyterian parish in Western Australia, and as chaplain he has worked with religious congregations to help them achieve a new understanding of their role in healing ministry. He was named ACPE Researcher of the Year in 1989 and received APC’s Distinguished Service Award in 2005. His publication credits cover all of the areas mentioned.

Robert W. Duvall MDiv BCC is director of chaplaincy at Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA, where he has served for 22 years. Previously, he was director of hospital chaplaincy for the Baptist Home Mission Board (SBC). As a religious endorser, he worked closely with the then College of Chaplains and COMISS. In addition, he served as the Southern Baptist chaplain to the hospitals affiliated with the Mayo Clinic. His clinical training began with a clinical pastoral education (CPE) residency at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, and continued in Rochester and later in Atlanta with Georgia Baptist Medical Center (AAPC). He holds an MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a BA in English from Stamford University and is endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He has been married to Becky Duvall, an accomplished choral director and high school teacher, for 37 years. Their two children, Wes and Rachel, live and work in New York City.

 

Mark LaRocca-Pitts PhD BCC has 12 years of experience as a chaplain, including a year’s residency in oncology at Duke University Medical Center; three years as a clinical chaplain at Duke, where he focused on HIV/AIDS patients; and nearly eight years at Athens (GA) Regional Medical Center as a staff chaplain. Prior to completing his seminary work at Harvard Divinity School, Mark received an MA in religious studies at Indiana University. He earned his PhD in Near Eastern languages and civilizations at Harvard University with a concentration in Hebrew Bible. He has published extensively in chaplaincy-related and health care journals. Endorsed by the United Methodist Church, he has served as pastor in the local church. Mark resides in Athens with his wife, Beth, and his twin children, Ellie and Joe.

David B. McCurdy DMin BCC has served as senior ethics consultant and director of organizational ethics at Advocate Health Care in Park Ridge, IL since 2002. His experience includes tenure as staff chaplain, chaplain supervisor and director/vice president of religion and health at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL; and co-director/director of consultation services at the Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith and Ethics (a subsidiary of Advocate Health Care) in Chicago. From 2000 to 2002, he was editor of all Park Ridge Center Publications, and served as a research associate. An adjunct faculty member at Elmhurst College (IL), Dr. McCurdy has taught courses in theology and health care ethics. He also has served as parish pastor and college chaplain. He holds a BA with highest honors from Elmhurst College, an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary New York and a DMin from Bethany Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Dr. McCurdy is a member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Society of Business Ethics and other professional organizations. In addition to APC board certification, he is an ACPE supervisor. In 2006 he was reappointed to the State Board of Health by the Governor of Illinois and currently serves as board cochair and chair of the rules committee. Dr. McCurdy is coauthor, with four colleagues, of Organizational Ethics in Health Care: Principles, Cases, and Practical Solutions (Jossey-Bass and American Hospital Publishing 2001), which received the 2002 James A. Hamilton Award as book of the year from the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has authored or coauthored numerous book chapters, as well as articles and reviews for professional journals and other periodicals.

Margaret (Peggy) Muncie MDiv BCC is an Episcopal priest with more than 25 years of experience as both an acute and long-term care chaplain. Most recently, she served as acting director of pastoral care and education at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. In May 2009, she moved to Greenville, SC, to join her husband, the Reverend Stephen Bolle. Currently she is developing a ministry assisting seniors to plan for the years ahead.

Jeffery M. Silberman DMin BCC was named director of spiritual care at Norwalk Hospital (CT) in May 2003. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of spiritual care and the clinical pastoral education (CPE) program within the hospital.

Previously, he served Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, as director of spiritual care and education. Rabbi Silberman holds a BA in philosophy from the University of Dayton (OH). He received an MA in Hebrew letters and rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, and a DMin in psychology and clinical studies from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Center, MA. He has since worked at several major hospitals, including Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center – Mt. Zion Campus. He has contributed chapters to five books and numerous articles to professional journals. He was formerly editor of Jewish Spiritual Care, the journal of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC). In addition to his status as the first rabbi to become a CPE supervisor, he is board certified by APC and NAJC. He served the latter as founding president.

Alexander (Lex) Tartaglia DMin BCC is associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and associate professor in VCU’s Program in Patient Counseling. He holds an AB degree from Colgate University; and MA, MDiv and DMin degrees from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Center, MA. In addition to APC board certification, he is an ACPE supervisor. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he has over 30 years of experience as parish pastor, chaplain, administrator and educator. Prior to his appointment at VCU, he held faculty appointments at the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina, where he taught clinical ethics. He continues to serve as cochair of the ethics committee at VCU Medical Center. He has served on multiple regional and national committees related to accreditation and certification. In addition, he has published extensively in the areas of organ donation, pastoral care and HIV disease, pastoral education, pastoral care management, clinical ethics and disability discrimination.

Rabbi David J. Zucker PhD BCC is rabbi/chaplain, and director of spirituality at Shalom Park, a senior continuum of care community in Aurora, CO. He is board certified by both the Association of Professional Chaplains and National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and served the latter as national board member. He chaired the Executive Planning Committee for the international EPIC Conference (Toronto 2003). Author of three books and a frequent contributor to both religious and secular journals and magazines, he coauthored “Nearly Everything We Wanted Our Non-Jewish Supervisors to Know About Us as Jewish Supervisees” (with Bonita E Taylor, published in the Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling) and “The Chaplain as an Authentic and an Ethical Presence” (with T. Patrick Bradley and Bonita E. Taylor, published in Chaplaincy Today).