Chaplain Profiles

Reverend Shawn Mai
Reverend Shawn Mai
Reverend Shawn Mai

Lutheran chaplain and manager of chaplains and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at United Hospital in St. Paul

Reverend Dr. Verlyn Hemmen
Reverend Dr. Verlyn Hemmen
Reverend Dr. Verlyn Hemmen

Supervisor of chaplains and the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis

Rabbi Lynn Liberman
Rabbi Lynn Liberman
Rabbi Lynn Liberman

Former chaplain resident at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis

Reverend Denise Dunbar-Perkins
Reverend Denise Dunbar-Perkins
Reverend Denise Dunbar-Perkins

Staff chaplain at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis for 13 years

Rev. Ann Bergstrom
Rev. Ann Bergstrom
Rev. Ann Bergstrom

Chaplain at the Walker Methodist senior care communities in Minneapolis

The hospital chaplains who contributed to this project offered unique insights, diverse perspectives, and remarkable stories about their work. The following pages offer brief profiles of many of the hospital chaplains and other contributors that were interviewed for this project and discuss central elements of their work. All interviews were conducted in 2013 by Kevin Dowling and represent a snapshot of the interviewees' respective careers. Many have started new positions, often staying in Minnesota, where they continue the profound and compassionate work that they discuss in this section.