Journey with us to integrate Christian spirituality with your healthcare practices.

Members join ACTheals and continue to renew their membership(s) not only because of the gifts they receive through the organization but the gifts they develop and share with those whom they serve in their respective healthcare specialties.

For our members, ACTheals is a vital part of their professional and spiritual development.

Opportunities for Growth and Participation

Regions: In addition, the Association includes Regions spread across the entire U.S.A. and Canada as well as internationally. The various regions conduct meetings, gatherings, prayer sessions, retreats and healing conferences throughout the year. This is in addition to the Annual International Conference, usually held in early autumn. To contact the regional coordinator for each region, please see the below list of individuals and email addresses. For more information about regional activities, click here.

Regions of ACTheals and Contact Information

• Canada Region:
  Location: the entire country of Canada
  Regional Coordinator: Toni Bianchi (tonibianchi@rogers.com).

• International Region:
  Location: Continent of Africa and Italy. But could include other countries.
  Regional Coordinators: Fr. Foster Olator (forshay2002@yahoo.com) and Rev. Alessandro Olivieri Pennesi (ale.pennesi@tin.it).

• Los Angeles/San Francisco/San Diego/Hawaii/Pacific Northwest Region:
  Location: In California, the counties of Santa Barbara, San Bernadino, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange County, southern California, Hawaii, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Nevada. Plus, all of Northern California above these counties, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington state, Alaska, and the states of Arizona and Colorado.
  Regional Coordinator: Bernadette St. James (nbstjames@gmail.com).

• Mid-Atlantic Region:
  Location: Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  Regional Co-Coordinators: Anne Behneman and George Guschwan (gguschwan@gmail.com).

• Midwest/Great Lakes/South Central Region:
  Location: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas.
  Regional Coordinator: Janet Blaney (janeteblaney@yahoo.com).

• Northern New England/Central Atlantic Region:
  Location: States of Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and western Pennsylvania (counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia).
  Regional Coordinators: Dr. Bernard Marshall (bernard.m.marshall@gmail.com) and Jack Frost (firmfound@comcast.net).

• South East Region:
  Location: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina.
  Regional Coordinator: Tamila Hennessy (Thennessy774@gmail.com).

Specialty Groups: Physicians, nurses, medical technicians, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, therapists, social workers, chiropractors, massage therapists, chaplains, clergy, religious, and associates. For more information about Specialty Groups, select the SPECIALTIES tab above, or click here.

ACTheals Specialty Groups and Contact Information

Examples of each type of profession are included in each group listed.

• Associates Specialty Group:
  Contact: Evelyn Murray (ejmurray2@aol.com).
  This group includes all non-medical professions, teachers, cosmetologists, physicists, etc.

• Clergy and Religious Specialty Group:
  Contact: Rev. Fran Begonja (fbegonja@icloud.com).
  Examples included in this group are all called and ordained clergy, vowed religious sisters, and professed lay religious (secular or third order religious)

• Nurses Specialty Group:
  Contact: Beth Ford RN (apexbeth@yahoo.com).
  Examples of professions in this group are registered nurses, licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses, public health nurses (PHN), parish nurses/faith community nurses (PN/FCN) Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP), clinical nurse specialists without prescription writing license, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, trained personal care attendants, homemaker/housekeeper in a clinical setting

• Pastoral Care Specialty Group:
  Contact: Tamila Hennessy (Thennessy774@gmail.com).
  Examples of persons in this group include certified or trained spiritual directors, trained church visitation volunteers, trained hospital visitation workers, trained prayer ministers.

• Physicians/Dentists/Chiropractors/Advanced Practice an Allied Specialty Group:
  Contact: Deacon Patrick Blaney DDS (blaneydds@yahoo.com).
  Examples of people in this group are physicians of all types, dentists and dental surgeons, chiropractors and advance practice clinicians such as Nurse Practitioners, Physican Assistants, Nurse Midwives, Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, physical therapists (PT), occupational therapists (OT), speech therapists (ST), respiratory therapists (RT), massage therapists (MT), dieticians, nutritionists, Doctor of Naturopathy (DN): basically, all those who have prescription writing licenses.

• Psychotherapists Specialty Group:
  Contacts: Dr. Ben Keyes (bkeyes@divinemercy.edu) and Dr. Charles Zeiders (drzeiders@drzeiders.com).
  Examples of people in this group are social workers of all types (MSW, LCSW), mental health therapists (LMHC, LPC), psychologists,   Psyd. D., psychiatrists and possibly clinical nurse specialists specializing in psychiatry.

Teams: There are five standing Teams: Membership, Spiritual Life, Finance, International Conference/Program Development, and Information Technology and Social Media. All teams are staffed by volunteers and open to new members. ACT depends on members volunteering their time and talents to provide the programs and services offered. New members can access the information about these teams by signing into the Member Center.

If you have interest in serving on a team please contact Kris Sendelbach, RN, BSN, PHN, FCN (fuzziandcompany@gmail.com).

Member Benefits

Many of our members will tell you the benefits are endless. Specifically, we offer the following to active members of ACTheals:

• Peer Support through ACTheals Mentor Program, monthly Go-To-Meetings for Support, Empowerment, and Witnessing (SEW), regional meetings, international conferences
• Participation with the Order of St. Luke’s Healing Community Meetings throughout the world, as well as additional resources of healing prayer
• Daily remembrance in prayer by ACTheals members
• Teaching and spiritual development for the integration of Christian spirituality with healthcare practice
• Discounts for conferences and retreats
• Free ACTheals enewsletter
• Member Center Services – 24/7 access to member account information, committees, groups, organization, teaching and more
• Access to social media sources such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

Become a Member Today
To apply online using a credit card, click the button below:

Upon completion of this application and acceptance, someone from our membership committee will contact you with information about your region assignment and regional coordinator contact information, specialty group assignment and specialty group leader. You will receive your ACTheals ID, and instructions for accessing the member part of the ACTheals website. God bless you.

To apply by mail using a check:

Download the “Membership Application” in either PDF or Word format.
Membership Application (PDF)
Membership Application (Word)

Complete the appropriate fields and mail to the ACTheals office. Make your check payable to ACTheals and mail to 1700 Skyline Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421.

Download a copy of our Membership Brochure to share with colleagues.

Previous ACTheals Members

Please see THIS PAGE if you are a former ACTheals member who wishes to re-join our organization.

Questions?

If you have membership questions please contact the ACTheals office at 502-632-3036 and speak with Amy West. Or email Amy at awest@aecmanagement.com.