1. Christine E. Reimers, Ph.D.
9431 Candleberry Court
Burke, VA 22015
804-426-1755
CEReimers@aol.com
CLINICAL POSITIONS
CASCADE HEALTH SOLUTIONS – HOSPICE May 2014 to July 2015
Chaplain, Spiritual Care and Support
♦ Providing spiritual care and support member as an essential member of the hospice interdisciplinary
team to patients, their family and other loved ones; in both private homes and care facilities.
♦ Interfaith spiritual care, including persons with no faith affiliation; openness to patient’s, and family
understanding of spiritual care and support.
♦ Patient census of approximately 60 covered with 32/week position.
♦ Interdisciplinary Team weekly meetings; collaboration with case managers, and social workers as well
as family members and care facility staff. Provide general support to other hospice staff; with regard
to religious issues, loss, grief and self-care.
♦ Eligible to become a Certified Chaplain.
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF PASTORAL CARE · Richmond, VA March 2007 to August 2011
Pastoral Counselor, Associate Staff
♦ Counseled individuals, couples, and families (long-term and short-term) on a variety of life issues.
♦ Interfaith perspective – the role of meaning and faith systems, in human well-being and healing.
♦ Engaged in weekly individual supervision and participated in peer case conferences.
♦ Areas of particular interest: women’s issues; recovery from sexual abuse, domestic violence, PTSD,
family counseling, couples, separation and divorce issues for children, depression, life transitions, and
grief work, and the connections between spiritual, physical, social and socioeconomic issues, working
through major life losses, chronic and acute physical illnesses, and natural aging concerns.
CLINEBELL INSTITUTE · Claremont, CA 1992 to 1996
Resident and Advanced Resident, Pastoral Counseling
♦ Counseled individuals, couples, and families regarding a variety of life issues.
♦ Interfaith and cross-cultural perspective – the role of meaning and faith systems in human well-being.
♦ Engaged in weekly professional supervision and participated in interdisciplinary case conferences.
♦ Achieved Member Certified status in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (1995).
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER · Washington DC 1989 to 1990
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · Charlotte, NC 1988 to 1989
Hospital Chaplain
♦ Served as a full-time critical-care chaplain, including extensive on-call evenings and weekends.
♦ 8 units, 2 full-year residencies, of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), completed.
♦ Provided professional interfaith and cross-cultural support for patients, families, and staff.
♦ Worked in specialized setting of intensive care units for neurological, epilepsy, and burn patients.
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♦ Organized conference on pastoral care with trauma patients and their families for religious leaders in
Washington, DC, spring 1990; weekly support group for chronic pain patients in 1988-1989.
THE MARY MAGDALENE PROJECT · Santa Ana, CA
1987
Assistant Director, Urban Ministries Intern
Assisted in coordination of residential program offering social, economic, educational, psychological,
and spiritual support programs for women leaving prostitution, recovering from substance abuse, and
making the transition to main-stream life, work, and parenting
Other Pastoral Counseling and Ministry Positions
PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER OF THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY Corvallis, OR 2012-2013
Interim Administrative Director
Part-time temporary senior administration position during a reorganization -- responsible for fund-
raising,
general administration, Board and clinical staff support (payroll, weekly reports, board reports) for
a small
faith-based counseling center.
LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY · Gettysburg, PA 2002 to 2007
Vice President for Stewardship and Leadership Development and Director of Development
Began as VP as the only full-time professional serving in fund-raising and alumni support for the
theological seminary with a focus on major gifts to build the endowment. Oversight of gift
processing and
reporting; staff of three persons, coordination of volunteer network.
Transitioned to Director of Development to support new VP in as part of new comprehensive
campaign.
Adjunct teaching in pastoral care and counseling.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Milwaukee, WI · 2000 to 2002.
Associate Director of Annual Support, Acting Director
♦ Acting Director of Annual Support (during the search for a new director) Dec 01 – March 02.
♦ Coordinated all direct mail aspects of the Reunion Giving, President’s Council ($2,000+ giving
society), Parents Fund, and other appeal; utilized Jesuit University Mission focus throughout. Training
in “Faith and Philanthropy’ and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
THE CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY · Chicago, IL · 1998 to 2000
Executive Assistant and President & Director of Annual Giving, Alumni/ae and Board Relations
♦ Served as President’s liaison to the Board of Trustees, foundations and major donors, and alumni,
primary liaison to outsourced development company.
♦ Then transitioned to Annual Fund outreach to the Alumni/ae Association, Board of Trustees and
friends of the seminary; primary staff for the Board recruitment and annual major donor event
YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL · New Haven, CT 1997 to1998
Acting Assistant Dean of Admissions
♦ Supervised application process vocational and educational counseling for applicants for ministry
education, Managed all prospective student visits, recruitment travel nationwide marketing seminary.
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CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY · Claremont, CA 1991 to 1996
Admission Counselor and then Director of Admission
Supervised all activities of the Office of Admission; and liaison to the Faculty Admission Committee;
Planned and executed recruitment travel to colleges and universities nationwide; Personal interviews
with prospective students regarding ministerial education and on-going support of first year students.
Professional Affiliations
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
Ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament · Ordained June 1989
♦ Clergy member in good standing, Washington Capital Presbytery.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL COUNSELORS
Member · Certified March 1995 – certified through the present
CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN – Eligible to complete process as of May 2015
Education
CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY · Claremont, CA 1991-2000
Ph.D. Theology and Personality, Pastoral Care and Counseling · May 2000
♦ Integrated program utilizing psychological sciences and human development, as well as sociological
and educational perspectives together with religious and spiritual development and perspectives.
CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY · Claremont, CA 1984 to 1988
Master of Divinity · May 1988
♦ Integrated program utilizing theology, history, biblical studies together with religious education,
pastoral care and preaching to prepare for a variety of ministry settings. Special focus in urban
ministry including an advanced internship position as Assistant Director a residential program serving
women leaving prostitution. Other foci: social justice and other liberation theology issues.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · Charlottesville, VA 1979 to 1983
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies · May 1983
♦ Minor: Sociology: Sociology of Aging, of the Law, and of Religion; Social and Ethical Issues in Death
and Dying. Other topics: World Religions, Religion and Literature, Theology, and Biblical Studies.
Professional Memberships and Conferences
♦ Annual Meeting of American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) 1995, 2007, 2008.
♦ Annual Regional Meetings of American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) 1995 to 2012.
♦ Society for Pastoral Theology. Annual Conference and meetings 1996 - 2008.
♦ Chaplaincy with Cancer Patients and Their Families--Sloan Kettering--March 1990.
♦ Women, Ministry, & the City, Chicago, IL-- summer 1986; six week urban ministries program.
♦ Women's Interseminary Meeting, Princeton, NJ 1986.
♦ National Interseminary (Interfaith) Meeting, Catholic University, Washington, DC, January 1985.
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References
Clinical:
Bruce Harrow, MD, MSPH 541-228-3050
Hospice Co-Director FAX 541-228-3182
Cascade Health Solutions
2650 Suzanne Way, Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97408-7619
Nanette Wilkins (Former Director of Cascade Health/Hospice) nwilkins@nwwilks.com
503-702-0361
Susan Coven, RN Cascade Health Solutions 541-513-4702
Hospice Case Manager scovin@cascadehealth.org
2650 Suzanne Way, Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97408-7619
The Rev. Donald Denton, D Min beowulf_me@yahoo.com
Clinical Supervisor and Professional Colleague 804-282-8332
Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care
2000 Bremo Road
Richmond, VA 23226
Professional colleague:
Rochelle Klinger, MD drmozart@verizon.com
Psychiatric Consultant 804-370-7239
Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care
Administrative:
Michael Cooper-White mcooper@Ltsg.edu
President 717-334-6286
61 Seminary Ridge Road
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Collegial/Ministerial
The Right Rev. Dean E. Wolfe, Bishop
Diocese of Kansas, Episcopal Church (785) 633-3443
835 Southwest Polk Street, Bethany Place
Topeka, KS 66612
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