Beth Lenegan, PhD
THE DIRECTOR OF Pastoral Care at Roswell Park, Beth Lenegan, PhD, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC). During her 2-year term, beginning in January 2019, Dr. Lenegan will help advance the future of chaplaincy by shaping professional standards, training, and certifying chaplains. She will also serve as a liaison between the NACC and the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.
“It is a great honor to be asked to serve the National Association of Catholic Chaplains,” said Dr. Lenegan. “I’ve worked with several wonderful chaplains in my time at Roswell Park and watched them minister with such compassion and sensitivity to cancer patients and their families. It will be a privilege to work on a national level to help these caregivers apply their gifts to be of service to others.”
Amy Allen Case, MD, FAAHPM
“We are delighted that Dr. Lenegan was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. She has touched many lives at Roswell Park and, in this role, will be able to help many more by helping provide spiritual support,” stated Amy Allen Case, MD, FAAHPM, Chair of the Department of Supportive Care.
The NACC is a national association that advocates for the profession of spiritual care; it also educates, certifies, and supports chaplains as well as clinical pastoral educators. ■
