Rev. Willard W. C. Ashley Sr., MDiv, DMin, DH , a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership development, clergy resiliency and interfaith dialogue, is acting dean and associate professor of practical theology at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He was the interim pastor at Union Baptist Church in Montclair, New Jersey, and is the founding pastor of Abundant Joy Community Church in Jersey City, New Jersey. He also serves as a consultant on disaster recovery and clergy self-care to congregations and Fortune 100 companies. He is author of Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith and coeditor of Disaster Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional… and National Tragedy (SkyLight Paths).
Nancy Berlinger is the deputy director and associate for religious studies at the Hastings Center.
Rev. W. L. (Bill) Bross, MDiv, BCC , is the director of spiritual care and values integration at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, Texas. He has been the recipient of several grants awarded to study the effectiveness of bereavement interventions and has been involved in hospice, palliative care, and oncology chaplaincy for twenty-two years. He is currently involved in studying factors that inform hospital and organizational culture.
Rev. Robin C. Brown-Haithco, MDiv, ACPE Supervisor , is the director of staff support at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. This program is located in the Pastoral Care Department. Prior to assuming the position at Emory, Rev. Brown-Haithco was the director of chaplaincy and CPE at the Grady Health System. Her publications include "Standing on Holy Ground: The Vocation of Pastoral Supervision," in Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry , and "Decisions at the End of Life: A CPE Supervisor's Personal Reflection," in Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling . She also presented a paper titled "Effective Pastoral Care in HIV / AIDS Contexts" at the McAfee School of… Theology in 2007 and at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration in 2008. Rev. Brown-Haithco is ordained in the American Baptist Churches, USA.