Association of Professional Chaplains™

2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Chaplaincy Care • Support • Healing • Spirituality

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEOIn the following pages, you will read of the accomplishments of the Association of Professional Chaplains™ for the year that began on November 1, 2014 and ended on October 31, 2015. It is an honor for us to serve as president and CEO of this dynamic organization whose members are in many arenas, serving many people. It is thanks to our dedicated members and volunteer leaders that our association continues to strengthen, offering a multitude of resources for members, and a unified voice for diverse chaplains to our profession, our employers and those whom we serve.

We continue to grow, as membership increased from 5,097 in 2014 to 5,317 in 2015. The number of BCCI™ certified chaplains also increased by 89 to a total of 3,519 as of October 31, 2015.

Our membership is the most diverse in the industry, in all aspects, which is an asset to our members. This unique advantage allows us to offer superior educational opportunities through integrated, diverse viewpoints and collaboration. APC™ is a leader and is welcoming to all chaplains, including other pastoral and spiritual care organizations.

We journey together to set the direction of our organization and advance the chaplaincy profession. To guide us, we focus on the APC™ Strategic Plan, which the board reviews at each meeting to make certain that our actions and activities are connected to accomplishing it. Our Strategic Plan focuses on:

1. Clinical Practice to help clarify what we do, improve it, and prepare for the future; 2. Organizational Identity to help us see who we are and to become what we can fully become; 3. Research to fill in the gaps of chaplains doing research, reading research properly and utilizing it to

inform what we do as professional chaplains; and 4. Technology to develop and to deliver our best products technologically to our members. As a result of focusing on our Strategic Plan, we hope to become better advocates for our profession. In the year ahead, we ask each of you to join us in helping to accomplish our strategic goals and advocating for our profession.

We don’t know what this year will bring with its blessings and challenges, but we invite you to join us in our efforts to bring our best to this world, those around us daily and APC™, and to do our part in helping to fulfill our Mission.

Thank you for your continued support. It is essential for the success of our profession and our organization. APC™ reflects, serves and represents YOU.

Peace,

Dr. Mary-Margaret (Margie) Atkinson DMin BCC President

Patricia F. Appelhans JD Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Mary-Margaret (Margie) Atkinson DMin BCC

Patricia F. Appelhans JD

Quality • Ethics • Professional Standards • Hope

Hospice and Palliative Care Specialty Certification Two board certified chaplains received this designation in 2014-2015, and additional applications were in process. BCCI™ is delighted to recognize the expertise, specialized skills, advanced education and unique experience of these professional hospice/palliative care chaplains with the board certified chaplain-hospice and palliative care certified (BCC-HPCC) designation.

Professional Ethics Maintaining a consistent and fair ethics process is essential to the integrity of our certification. The code of ethics to which our certified chaplains must adhere provides assurance to employers and care recipients.

2014-2016 Strategic Plan The plan was developed with a focus on Clinical Practice, Organizational Identity, Research and Technology. The APC™ board, committees and task forces made the Strategic Plan a priority and began to focus resources on the strategic goals.

2015 Chaplain SymposiumThe 2015 Symposium, Sustaining Organizations through Staff Resilience, was held at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. There were 33 in-person participants and 135 remote sites. APC™ utilized technology to take questions from the remote and live audience via text message.

MembershipAPC™ membership increased by 4.3%, putting us past the 5,300 mark with a total of 5,317 members as of October 31, 2015.

CertificationThe number of BCCI™ certified chaplains also increased to a total of 3,519 as of October 31, 2015. Of those, 3,344 are designated board certified chaplains. Updates and changes to the process were publicized through the newsletter, email blasts, presentations at conference, updated on forms and posted as updates on the BCCI™ website.

APC™ 2014-2015 HIGHLIGHTS

The Association of Professional Chaplains™ is a multi-faith nonprofit organization

of chaplaincy care providers endorsed by faith groups to serve persons in need,

respecting their individual cultures, identities and beliefs, in diverse settings

throughout the world.

Beliefs • Culture • Religion • Humanity • Values

2015 APC™ Annual Conference Held in Louisville, Kentucky, the conference live streamed the Friday plenary and utilized a new technology for taking questions from the remote and live audience via text message. Themed “Soul meets Data: Research and Technology in Chaplaincy Care,” the conference drew 585 attendees. Plenary sessions included “High Touch with High Effectiveness: The Future Role of Chaplains in the Care Management of the Seriously Ill” by Tammie Quest MD, “Evidence-Based Chaplaincy Care: Oxymoron? Mistake? No-Brainer” by George Fitchett PhD BCC, “The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care” by Angelo E. Volandes and “Social Media, Opportunities, Challenges and Moving Forward Today and Tomorrow” by Meredith Gould PhD.

The Joint Research CouncilAPC™ established the Joint Research Council to provide a forum for collaboration and communication between organizational partners to advance chaplaincy as a research-informed profession in a way that minimizes duplication and maximizes impact. The Council includes chaplaincy groups from North America, Europe and Australia.

National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC) APC™ has been a member of NCHPC since January 2014. Other NCHPC members included: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Center to Advance Palliative Care, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, Hospice and Palliative

Nurses Association, National Palliative Care Research Center, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. APC™ has been advocating for board certified chaplains to be part of the palliative care interdisciplinary team along with physicians, nurses and social workers. Margie Atkinson BCC, APC™ president and the delegates from the NCHPC met in October 2015, in Washington, DC, with the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group which is charged with developing and implementing policies to improve the quality and coordination of care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions. The delegates focused on Palliative Care as a key solution for these patients.

Leadership Awards Each year, the APC™ recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to chaplaincy. From administrators who demonstrate exceptional commitment to the development of chaplaincy programs to chaplains who provide chaplaincy care in an exemplary manner, we celebrate the gifts of those who promote professional chaplaincy. The award recipients for 2015 were Kevin J. Flannelly and Kenneth I. Pargament, Distinguished Service; Robert L. Grigsby, Anton Boisen Professional Service; and John C. Wilson, Retired Chaplain. Leadership awards were presented on June 7 at the 2015 APC™ Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. In addition, the Oskar Pfister Award, given by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in collaboration with APC™, was presented to Allan Josephson at the APA Institute on Psychiatric Services on October 11, 2015 in New York, NY.

Peace • Wholeness • Meaning • Presence • Prayer

Rev. Darryl I. Owens MDiv CT BCC President, Executive Committee chair

Dr. Mary-Margaret (Margie) Atkinson DMin BCC President-elect, Executive Committee, Nominating Committee chair

Rev. Kimberly Murman MDiv MA BCC Treasurer, Executive Committee, Finance Committee chair

Rev. Martha Rucker MDiv BCC Secretary, Executive Committee, Personnel Committee chair, Finance Committee member, 2015 Conference Planning Committee board liaison

Rev. Joseph Perez MDiv BCC, BCCI™ Representative, Executive Committee, BCCI™ Commission on Certification chair, Nominating Committee member

Rev. Dr. Jeffery T. Garland BCC Director, 2016 Conference Planning Committee board liaison

Rev. Dr. Daniel H. Grossoehme BCC Director, Quality in Chaplaincy Care Committee chair, Joint Research Council chair

Rev. Dr. Janet R. McCormack BCC Director, Personnel Committee member, Communications Committee board liaison, Military Specialty Task Force board liaison

Rev. Jeffery Murphy MDiv BCC Director, Standards Committee board liaison

Rev. Floyd G. O’Bryan BCC Director, Membership Committee board liaison, Development Committee board liaison, Finance Committee member

Rev. Dr. Ronald Oliver PhD BCC Director, Education Committee board liaison, Quality in Chaplaincy Care Committee member

Rev. John Simon MDiv MTS BCC Director, Finance Committee member, Personnel Committee member

Rev. Jana Troutman-Miller MDiv BCC Director, Professional Ethics Committee chair, Standards Committee member, Quality in Chaplaincy Care Committee member

Ex-officio, Patricia F. Appelhans JD Chief Executive Officer

APC™ BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015

NATIONAL OFFICE STAFFPatricia F. Appelhans JD Chief Executive Officer

Carol Pape CAE Chief Operating Officer

Donna Kraar CMP Conference and Meetings Manager

Michael Rotharmel IT Manager

Ewa Aksamit Certification Coordinator

Kim Clark Administrative Coordinator

Diane Gerard Membership Coordinator

Karen Parry Certification Coordinator

Heidi Staat Meetings and Education Coordinator

Beth Stalec Continuing Education and Administrative Coordinator

Members of the 2014-15 APC board included 1st row: Jeff Murphy, Darryl Owens, Margie Atkinson, Kimberly Murman; 2nd row: Jana Troutman-Miller, Jan McCormack, Martha Rucker; 3rd row: Floyd O’Bryan, Jeff Garland, Daniel Grossoehme; 4th row: Ron Oliver, Joe Perez, Pat Appelhans; Not Pictured: John Simon.

Chaplain Refat Abukhdeir BCC

Chaplain Nancy Adams BCC

Chaplain Clark Aist RBC

Chaplain Agusteen Annam BCC

Ms. Patricia Appelhans JD

Mr. Joseph Archie

Rev. Abigail Atkins

Dr. Mary-Margaret Atkinson BCC

Chaplain Robert Backis BCC

Rev. S. B. Bagley RBC

Chaplain Royce Ballard BCC

Chaplain Melba Banks BCC

Rev. Deborah Barr

Chaplain Willard Bartlett RAC

Father Joseph Bathke RBC

Dr. Martha Beck

Rev. Kathie Bender Schwich

Rev. Louis Bier RBC

Chaplain Willard Blackall

Ms. Joan Blagg

Rev. Peggy Block RBC

Dr. Nadine Blum BCC

Rev. CarolSue Borkholder BCC

Dr. Marcus Bramblett RBC

Rev. James Brandis BCC

Rev. Thomas Brenner RBC

Rev. Gloria Brown BCC

Dr. Linda Brown BCC-HPCC

Rev. Rozanne Bruins RBC

Rev. Susan Bryan

Rev. Jack Bunde RBC

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Burcham RBC

Rev. George Burn RBC

Chaplain Kathleen Busby BCC

Dr. Robert Carlson RBC

Chaplain Saundra Casey BCC

Rev. Dr. Clyde Cassimy BCC

Rev. Roger Cauthon

Rev. Carolann Celella

Rev. Lorraine Chamberlain

Chaplain Belinda Chandler BCC

Rev. Andrew Chao BCC

Rev. Mardie Chapman BCC

Chaplain Randall Chapman BCC

Rev. Dr. Ann Charlescraft BCC

Rabbi Joel Chazin BCC

Chaplain Janet Clark RBC

Chaplain Ray Cooley RBC

Rev. Rhonda Cooper BCC

Chaplain Judith Crabb PBCC

Chaplain James Crary

Rev. Kevin Crowder BCC

Rev. Terry Culbertson BCC

Chaplain Kurt Danga-Storm BCC

Rev. Charles Day RBC

Mrs. Kitty Denton

Chaplain Claire DeStefano RBC

Father Joseph Determan RBC

Chaplain John Dillingham RBC

Rev. George Doebler RBC

Chaplain Susan Douglas PBCC

Rabbi James Dvorin BCC

Rev. Peter Dyck BCC

Rev. Robert Eagle RBC

Rev. Brand Eaton BCC

Rev. Jude Egbeji BCC

Rev. James Elrod RBC

Chaplain Carolynne Fairweather BCC

Dr. Hugh Flemming RBC

Rev. Dr. Sarah Fogg BCC

Rev. Joseph Foster RBC

Rev. Gerald Friest RBC

Rev. Lillian Galphin BCC

Rev. Dr. Jeffery Garland BCC

Chaplain Sam Geli RBC

Chaplain Anne Gentile

Rev. Shawn Gerber BCC

Rev. John Gleason RBC

Rev. Elizabeth Glidden RAC

Chaplain Ellen Good

Rev. William Goodale BCC

Rev. Sharon Greene BCC

Chaplain Carl Greenawald RBC

Chaplain Phyllis Greene

Rev. Robert Grigsby RBC

Dr. Alexandra Guliano BCC

Chaplain Paul Haberstock RBC

Chaplain Ann Healey

Rev. William Herron

Chaplain Malcolm Hoffman RBC

Rev. Janet Hogstrom BCC

Chaplain Judith Holding ACC

Chaplain Lawrence Holst RBC

Rev. Anne Huey BCC

Chaplain Brian Hughes BCC

Rev. Brian Hurley BCC

Rev. Louise Hutchinson

Chaplain Daniel Itzler

Chaplain Steven Jackson RBC

Rev. Susan Jacques BCC

Chaplain John Jamison

Rev. Paul Janke RAC

Inclusivity • Diversity • Multifaith • Sacred

DONORSNovember 1, 2014- October 31, 2015

With the generous support of our donors, APC™ promotes quality chaplaincy care

of all persons in need by developing continuing education to strengthen professional

excellence, establishing standards for board certification and professional practice,

and providing essential information, knowledge and resources to chaplaincy

professionals and institutions in which they serve.

Blessing • Clarity • Renewal • Listen • Comfort

Rev. George Jarrell

Ms. Lisa Jennings

Rev. Dr. Mary Jensen BCC

Rev. Patricia Jimenez RBC

Rev. Dr. Carole Johannsen BCC

Rev. David Johnson BCC

Ms. Bronwen Jones

Chaplain Garrett Kamerling RBC

Chaplain Lenne Keithley RBC

Chaplain William Killian RBC

Rev. Sharon Kim RBC

Rev. Deana Kirby BCC

Chaplain Alan Knappenberger

Rev. Linda Knight BCC

Rev. Marty Knorre RBC

Rev. Immanuel Krishnan BCC

Rabbi Lowell Kronick BCC

Dr. Rodney Kruse BCC

Chaplain Peter Kuhn BCC

Chaplain Phillip Lamar BCC

Rev. Sara Lamar-Sterling

Father Ronald Lawson RBC

Rev. Dr. Timothy Ledbetter BCC

Rev. Garth Lehman RBC

Rev. Arthur Lillicropp

Rev. Harry Litzenberg RBC

Chaplain Ines Lowe BCC

Chaplain Otis Lumpkin RBC

Rev. Janet Lundblad BCC

Rev. Robert Mader RAC

Rev. Monta Maki BCC

Rev. Craig Malbon

Chaplain Malcolm Marler BCC

Chaplain Angela Maves

Rev. Karl McBride BCC

Rev. Quincyetta McClain BCC

Chaplain Linda McComb BCC

Rev. Dr. Janet McCormack BCC

Dr. David McCurdy BCC

Chaplain Mary McEntire RBC

Rabbi Harry McFlicker

Rev. Kathryn McLean BCC

Rev. John Mills ACC

Chaplain Dick Millspaugh BCC

Chaplain Leigh Min BCC

Chaplain Robert Morgan RBC

Chaplain Barry Morris BCC

Rev. Kate Morse BCC

Rev. Margaret (Peggy) Muncie BCC

Chaplain Jerry Muncy BCC

Rev. Kimberly Murman BCC

Rev. Jeffery Murphy BCC

Chaplain James Myers

Rev. David Nicholson RBC

Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer RBC

Chaplain James Oakland RBC

Rev. Robert Obol

Rev. Floyd O’Bryan RBC

Rev. Theresa Odhiambo

Rev. Gabriel Ojih BCC

Rev. Ronald Oliver BCC

Mrs. Marcia Osterkamp

Rev. Darryl Owens BCC

Chaplain Marilou Pabellon BCC

Rev. Donald Patterson BCC

Chaplain Mark Pell BCC

Chaplain Joseph Perez BCC

Rev. Peggy Pfeffer

Rev. Penny Phillips BCC

Chaplain T. Ponce RBC

Chaplain Peter Poulos BCC

Chaplain Carl Price RBC

Chaplain Nash Pwol BCC

Rev. Scott Railsback

Rev. Roger Rider RBC

Pastor Jose Rivera BCC

Dr. Ronald Ropp RBC

Rev. Martha Rucker BCC

Chaplain F. Ruf RAC

Chaplain Matthew Sanders BCC

Rev. Dr. Irene Scaramazza BCC

Chaplain Barbara Schultze BCC

Chaplain Fred Self

Chaplain Rozann Shackleton RBC

Rev. Carol Shaffer BCC

Chaplain Thomas Shaffer RBC

Chaplain Rhonda Shannon

Chaplain John Shaw RBC

Rev. John Simon BCC

Chaplain Dennis Smith BCC

Chaplain Ralph Smith RBC

Rev. Milton Snyder RBC

Chaplain Satoe Soga BCC

Rev. James Sonda BCC

Chaplain Virgil Sprunger RBC

Rev. David Stanford RBC

Chaplain Liso Starrett RBC

Chaplain James Stephens RBC

Rev. Eileen Stone BCC

Rev. Thomas (Tom) Struck

Chaplain Carolyn Strzyzykowski BCC

Rev. Dr. Pamela Taylor-Glass BCC

Rev. Mary Thiel BCC

Chaplain Vimala Thomas BCC

Chaplain Timothy Thompson PBCC

Chaplain Patricia Tillman PBCC

Chaplain Mark Tjepkema RBC

Chaplain Jana Troutman-Miller BCC

Chaplain Elizabeth Tsang RBC

Rev. Dale Tutje

Rev. Wayne Van Kampen BCC

Rev. Betty Vander Laan BCC

Rev. Teunisje Velthuizen BCC

Father Raphael Villareal

Rev. John Watkins RBC

Chaplain Mitchell Watson

Chaplain Bob Wedergren RBC

Rev. Kimberly Weir

Rev. Daniel Wenger RBC

Rev. Ruthanne Werner RBC

Rev. Donald Williams BCC

Chaplain James Williams BCC

Rev. Cassandra Wilson

Chaplain Joy Winter

Chaplain M. Wirpsa BCC

Chaplain C.H. (Skip) Wisenbaker BCC

Chaplain David Wolfe BCC

Chaplain Bobby Wright

Rev. Dr. Cheong-Mo Yang BCC

Rev. Vickie Yoder BCC

In Honor of

In memory of Pat Appelhans' brother in law Gerry and Dick Cathell’s mother – Rev. Valerie Storms BCC

In Honor of

In honor of the APC Board of Directors as well as the National Office Staff — Rev. Valerie Storms BCC

APC™ & BCCI™ Support and RevenueMember dues $529,753 31%Certification maintenance $544,721 32%Conferences $337,860 20%Contributions $46,532 3%BCCI Application fees $88,635 5%Communication and publications $68,823 4%Education $110,976 6%Interest and dividends $29,989 2%Realized gain on investments $(4,877) 0%Unrealized loss on investments $(37,254) -2%

Total $1,715,158 100%

APC™ & BCCI™ ExpensesProgram services $1,195,180 78%General & administrative $331,825 22%Fundraising $11,314 1%

Total $1,538,319 100% The data shown in the charts is taken from the appropriate line items in the audited financial statements.

Evidence-based • Holistic • Interdisciplinary

The mission of the Association of Professional Chaplains™ is to promote quality

chaplaincy care through advocacy, education, professional standards and service to

our members.

APC™ MISSION

Values• Dignity and worth of all persons.• Faith as an essential dimension of wholeness.• Chaplaincy care of persons, communities, organizations

and systems.• Inclusivity and diversity.• Justice and equality for all.• Professional competency and ethical practice.

Vision• Strengthen the multifaith and multicultural professional

competency of chaplains.• Empower chaplains to demonstrate quality outcomes to

those whom they serve.• Demonstrate the distinctive value of professional

chaplaincy, which can be understood by external stakeholders.

• Collaborate with accrediting and hiring institutions, as well as other organizations with which we have a common interest, in order to promote professional chaplaincy.

Mission Fulfillment: Financial Overview of APC™ and BCCI™ Activities for 2014-2015