Pastoral Care Services

Meet the Chaplains

Reverend Dr. Susan Carole Roy
Director, Department of Pastoral Care Services

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Ordination: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Delaware Maryland Synod
DMin, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
MDiv, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Illinois
BA, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
Special Interests: Leadership; Department Development; Committee Representation, Pastoral Care to patients, families and staff; Patient's Personal Pet Visitation Policy; Family Witnessed Resuscitation

Chaplain Job Paul Alugula
Staff Chaplain
Lead Chaplain for Behavioral Health and DOC Unit

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
Certified Lay Chaplain, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
MA Pastoral Studies, Washington Theological Union, Washington D.C.
BA Philosophy, Franciscan College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
BA Commerce, Sir C.R. Reddy College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Special Interests: Support for immigrant community; Employee support

Reverend Melvin "Mel" A. Dupree
Staff Chaplain
Lead Chaplain for Night Shift

Reverend David Harness
Staff Chaplain
Lead Chaplain for Women's and Children's Health

Rabbi Ruth Smith
Staff Chaplain
Lead Chaplain for CSICU, Organ Transplant and Adult ED

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)
Ordination: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
MA Hebrew Letters, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, New York
BA Sociology, Oberlin College, Ohio
Special Interests: Support for Jewish patients, family and staff; Compassion Fatigue; Staff Bereavement and Resiliency

Father William "Bill" Spacek
Staff Chaplain, Catholic Priest for UMMC
Lead Chaplain for Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
Ordination: Priest, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
MDiv, Mount Saint Mary Seminary, Maryland
BA, Mount Saint Mary College, Maryland
Special Interests: Sacramental and Pastoral Support for Catholic patients, family and staff; Supervision for Diaconate Internship

Chaplain Kathi Storey
Staff Chaplain
Lead Chaplain for Night Shift

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Consecration/Endorsement: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Delaware-Maryland Synod
MA Theological Studies, Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary, Pennsylvania
BS, Geneva College, Pennsylvania
Special Interests: Comfort Cart (tea, coffee, etc.) for families at night; Educational and Support Programming for night shift staff

Reverend Cindy L. Toenniessen
Staff Chaplain
Lead for Shock Trauma

Member and Board Certification eligible, Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Ordination: Elder, the United Methodist Church (UMC), Upper New York Annual Conference
MDiv, Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina
BS Zoology, State University of New York College at Oswego, Oswego, New York
BA Drama, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Father John Schulmeister (.25 FTE)
Catholic Priest for STC

Reverend Thomas Kenea
Per Diem Reverend

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg, PA
Ordination: Ordained: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(ELCA)
MTS (Theological Studies) Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA
Rev. Kenea currently serves as Assistant Pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Silver Spring

Chaplain John Maniyatt
Per Diem Chaplain

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at St. Joseph's Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Certified Lay Chaplain, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
M. Div. Jnana deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, India.
M.S. Pastoral Counseling, Loyola College, Baltimore.
Chaplain Maniyatt serves as a Staff Chaplain at Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore.

Reverend Dr. Alexandra Mattern-Roggelin
Per Diem Chaplain

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Ordination: Northelbian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Germany
DMin, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Postgraduate studies, Hong Kong, 1994
MDiv Theology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
BA Theology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Mattern-Roggelin has served as chaplain in hospitals in Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as Baltimore. She anticipates receiving an MS in Applied Psychology from the University of Baltimore in Spring 2010.

Reverend Phyllis Radlinski
Per Diem Chaplain

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Ordination: Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church (UMC), West Ohio Conference
MDiv, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio
MBA, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
BA Business Administration, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Rev. Radlinski serves as the Spiritual Care Coordinator for Hospice of Queen Anne's County

Reverend Claudia Tiller
Per Diem Chaplain

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Ordination: The Non-Denominational Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
MDiv, Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, D.C.
BS Business & Management, University of Maryland University College, College Park, Maryland.
Rev. Tiller serves as Minister of Intercessory Prayer at Celebration Church, Church of God Columbia, Maryland. Her duties also focus on leadership and mentoring people who are exploring ministry.

This page was last updated on: April 6, 2013.