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Pastoral Care - Meet the Staff
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Rev. Harlan Ratmeyer, M. Div., D. Min. Harlan Ratmeyer serves as the Manager of the Department of Pastoral Care and as the Supervisor for the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Albany Med. Harlan is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church of America, and also serves as a minister to a local congregation. A native of Illinois, Harlan has trained and supervised in a variety of settings in Michigan, California, and Illinois, and has led the department at Albany Med since 1995. |
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Elizabeth Hall, M.A. Liz Hall is the Administrative Assistant for the Department of Pastoral Care. A Roman Catholic, Liz completed her Master's degree in Theology at St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry. Liz completed five units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Albany Med, and has worked in her current capacity for six years. |
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Claudia Meyer, M.A. Claudia Landau is a full-time interfaith chaplain at Albany Med, and is a candidate for APC Board Certification. Claudia completed nine units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Albany Med and currently serves the Cardiac (Critical Care and Surgery Units), Hematology/Oncology, and General Medicine patient populations. Claudia is also trained in Healing Touch and Reiki. |
Resident Chaplains
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Yervant Kutchukian, M.A. Yervant, a Capital District native, serves as a chaplain resident in the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Albany Med. He is an ordained subdeacon in the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, having graduated from St. Nersess Armenian Seminary and St. Vladmir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. He currently serves the populations of the Locked Psychiatric Unit, Locked Prison Unit, Surgical Telemetry/Vascular Unit, Neurology Unit, and the Observation Units. |
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Chris Antal |
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Alice Houghtaling |
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Deborah Wilson |
Part-Time Chaplain Staff
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Fr. Ken Gregory Fr. Ken Gregory, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, has served as one of the Catholic priest chaplains at Albany Med since 1995. He received his chaplain certification from Pilgrim State Hospital, West Brentwood, NY. Fr. Ken also serves as sacramental Minister in the parishes of St. John Francis Regis, Grafton, NY and Sacred Heart, Berlin, NY as well as chaplain of St. Colman's Home in Watervliet. |
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Fr. Bob DeLeon, C.S.C., M. Div. |
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Younas Azad Younas Azad is a part-time interfaith chaplain at Albany Med. Mr. Azad received his training in Clinical Pastoral Education at New York University Medical Center, and earned a certificate in Pastoral Counseling at Post Graduate Center of Mental Health. He is a member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. |
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Mary C. Craven, M. Ed. Mary Craven is a part-time interfaith chaplain and has attended St. Bernard's Institute. She completed her Master's Degree at Antioch University. In addition, Mary has completed nine units of CPE here at Albany Med. |
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Rev. Joseph A. Hopkins Rev. Joseph Hopkins serves as a part-time chaplain in the Emergency Department. He graduated from Hartford Seminary and New York Theological Seminary with a Certificate in Christian Ministry. Rev. Hopkins was born and raised in New York City. He completed four units of CPE at Albany Med. He also serves as one of the Associate Ministers at the Metropolitan New Testament Mission Baptist Church in Albany. |
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| Bill Rainbolt and Nancy Goff (not pictured Sandy Leboef) |
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| Back row: John King, Rick Downey, Coleen Heckner, Maureen Casamayou, Robert Kasman Front row: Candace Hall, Patricia Woolheater, Kathleen Rosenbaum, Philip Hira |
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