Certification: NAMA Certified Anger Management Specialist-II
Certified Crisis Chaplain, Certified in Bereavement Trauma, Certified in Child Trauma, Certified in Emergency Crisis Response, Certified in Domestic Violence--via The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Academic Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in European History and Religion (Summa Cum Laude) from Pacific Lutheran University; Master of Theological Studies (concentrating in New Testament Scripture and Interpretation) from Harvard Divinity School; Master of Divinity from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA; Master of Theology in Pastoral Psychology from Princeton Theological Seminary; Doctor of Ministry in Organizational Behavior in Post-Modern Ecclesiology from Drew University's Theological School; Master of Sacred Theology in Hebrew Bible from Drew University's Theological School; Master of Letters Degree from Drew University's Caspersen School of Graduate Studies.
Residency: Westborough State Hospital (September 2003-May 2004, Westborough, MA); Elizabeth Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (August 2004-May 2005, New Brunswick, NJ); Harborview Medical Center & University of Washington Medical Center (Intensive ACPE Unit: June 2005-August 2005, Seattle, WA). Three Units of ACPE Clinical Credits Received in Total.
Additional Certifications: Certified Parenting Instructor by A.J. Novick (Cert. #61236); Certified Medical Meditation Consultant by ICBCH; Certified Stress Management Consultant by ICBCH; Licensed Master Life Coach by AACT; Certified Clinical Pastoral Therapist-Diplomate by AACT, Board Certified Medical Meditation & Stress Reduction Therapist; Board Certified Trauma & Crisis Chaplain; Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor; Certified Grief Counselor; Certified Behavioral Specialist (Level II); Board Certified Pastoral Specialist in Sexual Addiction Treatment (Advanced Level Certification); Certified Alcohol & Drug Interventionist; Certified Dual Diagnosis Clinician; Certified Recovery Specialist.
Book Publications: Foundations of Faith: Building on Scriptural Foresight and a Father's Follies (Xlibris: 2009); Muddy Mentors and Scaly Scholars: Animal Teachers in our Midst (Xlibris: 2008); Crossroads of Agony: Suffering and Violence in the Christian Tradition (Xlibris: 2008); A Tale of Two Churches: Resurrection of a Faith Community Postmortem (Xlibris: 2012).