The Spring 2009 Mid-Atlantic Region Certification Committee will meet at Roslyn Retreat Center, Richmond, Virginia March 30-31, 2009.

Letter of Intent* needs to be sent certified mail to Jim Rawlings, Jr. and postmarked by February 2, 2009. (Those individuals requesting to meet a committee for candidacy must also send a copy of the Letter of Intent, regular mail, to Deryck Durston, ACPE, Inc., 1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103, Decatur, GA 30033-4611.)

Materials for committee members are to be postmarked no later than March 2, 2009.

Fee for meeting all regional committees is $180.00. We require that this fee be paid by money order made out to: Mid-Atlantic Region ACPE and sent with the Letter of Intent using certified mail to:

Jim Rawlings, Jr.
Box 3112, DUMC
225 Baker House
Durham, NC 27710

*A new letter of intent form will soon be posted online. Please use this form when submitting your letter of intent and money order. Thank-you.

The Mid-Atlantic Region ACPE Certification Committee met at Roslyn Retreat Center on September 29-30, 2008. The following actions were taken and congratulations go to:

Angela Keenan (Carolinas Medical Center) granted Candidacy
Monta Maki (Carolinas Medical Center) granted Candidacy
Robert Phillips (St. E's) granted Candidacy
Wendi Steinberg (Hampton Roads) granted Candidacy
Karen Heinstand (UVA) Consultation for Readiness
Robert Leathers (Walter Reed) Consultation for Readiness
Dian Tugel (VCU) Consultation for Readiness
Dwight Webster (Hampton Roads) Consultation for Readiness

Jim Rawlings, Jr., Co-Chair
Mid-Atlantic Region Certification Committee

1) Just a reminder that the Mid-Atlantic Region is hosting the ACPE National Conference at the Omni Hotel in Richmond on October 22-25. Registration is available to interested persons on the ACPE Website (http://www.acpe.edu). You will note that there is a considerable discount for individuals who register for both this conference and the Pastoral Care Collaborative in Orlando in February.

2) For those who would like to attend the Richmond event, but whose schedule/budget precludes full participation there are some volunteer opportunities still available. For each day that someone volunteers, he/she will be afforded a full day of educational events free of charge. Typically those days will be different. However, in selected cases, volunteers may volunteer and attend some educational events on the same day. Volunteer opportunity dates are October 18th through 25th.

For interest in volunteering or questions, please contact Lex Tartaglia (828-7247) or <aftartag@vcu.edu>

3) The Regional Planning Committee is still taking recommendations for book titles for the Bookstore Display at the National Meeting. If you have recommendations of proven resources for CPE or CPE Supervision, please email your suggestions to Lex at the address above.
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Alexander Tartaglia, D. Min.
Associate Dean, School of Allied Health Professions
Virginia Commonwealth University

Colleagues,

The fee for a single day registration for Thursday or Friday of the national ACPE conference will be $125.00. The fee for Saturday of the conference will be $75.00

Please check the national ACPE website for up-to-date registration information.

The fall 2008 Regional Certification Committee will meet at Roslyn Retreat Center in Richmond, Virginia.

Dates:
Committee meetings: September 29-30, 2008.
Declaration of intent deadline: August 4, 2008
Materials due to committee members: September 2, 2008

Fees:
Committee Appearance: $180.00
Administrative Extension: $45.00

All letters of intent are to be sent via certified mail along with a money order, covering fees, made out to: Mid-Atlantic Region. Send to:

Jim Rawlings, Jr.
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3112
225 Baker House
Durham, NC 27710

Thank-you,
Jim Rawlings, Jr., Co-Chair
Mid-Atlantic Region Certification Committee