Rev. Dr. Michael Rogers is from South Carolina. He has been serving in ministry for over 25 years as a Baptist minister. He has served as a parish pastor in Texas, New York, South Carolina, and Arkansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Columbia International University in Pastoral Ministries and Bible. He earned a Master of Theology degree in Urban Ministries from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he received the Presidential Scholarship and the Ruben Connor Award for African American Evangelism and Discipleship. He recently graduated from Colgate Rochester Divinity School with a Doctorate of Ministry in Transformative Leadership. His dissertation topic was “Transformed by Clinical Pastoral Education, an invitation to all who are called.” He was awarded the Jean and Gene Barlett Preaching Award for leadership in Transformative Preaching. He has been in chaplaincy for 10 years and served as Spiritual Coordinator for the oncology department at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. The North American Mission Board endorses him. He is a certified educator through the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. In 2019, he became the Clinical Pastoral Educator for Baptist Health Medical Center, Little Rock, AR. In 2020, he was promoted to Director of Pastoral Care for Baptist Health System. Rev. Dr. Rogers serves as the Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Little Rock, AR. Michael is a proud initiate of the Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. He is married to Dr. Teresa Rogers (formerly Hall of Tampa, FL), who serves as director of the Foundations program at Central Arkansas Christian and professor at Pulaski Technical College. They are proud parents of one daughter, Michaela Lynn Rogers, an 11th grader at Central Arkansas Christian School.

Rev. Highfield is a Certified Educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). She provides education and consultation with CPE programs across the country. She was previously the Director of Pastoral Care at Mary Washington Healthcare, a Certified Educator at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a congregational pastor in Oklahoma and Virginia. Rebecca received her Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas and her Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary. She earned her Master of Science in Patient Counseling and Master of Science in Patient Counseling-Supervisory Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was ordained in and maintains endorsement with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In her free time, she enjoys studying history, cross-stitching, and watching soccer.

Rev. Jenny T. Lannom is a native Houstonian and Texan. She is a regional Director of Pastoral Care and CPE with Baylor Scott & White Health in Central Texas. Jenny also serves as a current Director of the ACPE Board. She has previously served on the ACPE Board in the early 2000’s, initially as Secretary and then as the Southwest Regional Representative. While a regional representative, Jenny chaired the task force on ACPE Governance Revision for the Board. She also served on the Certification Committee of the South-Central Region of ACPE, before the restructuring of ACPE, Inc. She is a United Methodist Elder in the Texas Annual Conference.

Jenny attended Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Master of Divinity degree and did her initial four units of CPE at Georgia Baptist Medical Center as part of her seminary coursework. Jenny served as an Associate Pastor after graduating from seminary before moving into professional chaplaincy.

Jenny began her chaplaincy career at Texas Medical Center of Houston as a Staff Chaplain at Houston Methodist Hospital. She served as a cardiac/nephrology chaplain for 11 years. While at Methodist, she became board-certified as a professional Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains (for 36 years) and trained to become a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Certified Educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Jenny has managed CPE programs in 4 different states, working in regional hospitals, a level I trauma hospital, and a Cancer Medical Center. She was an active Board-Certified Chaplain for 36 years.”