The Pastoral Care staff at Roswell Park Cancer Institute makeup an interfaith team that visits patients and their families in the hospital. The staff members bring with them their faith tradition and training that enable them to specially minister to members of their own faith communities.

Familiar with and sensitive to the issues that accompany illness, Pastoral Care Staff members are available daily for visitation and for the distribution of Holy Communion.  All new admissions are visited daily by a member of the pastoral care team and services of the department are offered.

Staff Chaplains

Beth Lenegan PhD *  • Director
Rev. Richard Kaylor* •  Protestant Chaplain
Rev. Ray Corbin • Catholic Chaplain
Pastor Reninger Flores • Protestant Chaplain

 

 

Visiting Clergy

Rev. Ray Schooler • American Baptist Churches
Deacon Neal Linnan • Catholic Diocese
Decon David Velasquez • Catholic Diocese
Rev. Vernal Harris, Pastor •  Church of God in Christ
Deacon Phil Hubbell
Pastor Quincy Baker 

Pastoral Care Visitors

Rose Aldrow 
Minister Averl Anderson *
Linda Ashline *
David Beam 
Rev. Geraldine Boyland  and Minister of Communion  
Karen Calandra
Louise Dessert and Eucharistic Minister
Rev. Jimmie Goree and Minister of Communion
Sharon Kooken and Eucharistic Minister
Peg Laks
William Meiler and Eucharistic Minister
Mary McCracken * and Eucharistic Minister
David Nitsche and Eucharistic Minister
Jenny Ohar *
Fran Phillips and Eucharistic Minister
Melanie Scherer * and Eucharistic Minister
Joyce Torge *
Pastor Joyce Wallum
William Wilson
Linda Zinnerman
Martha Filadora

Ministers of Holy Communion

Deboarh Allen 
Catherine Cipolla
Ann Deck
Fred Dentinger
Teri Donner
Maryannn Dudas
Terri Giuliani
John Gruber
Mary Kowal
Elaine Mullen 
Tim O’Shea
Nancy Sevilla
Elizabeth Waggoner
Diane Caruana
Michael Szematowiez

Secretarial Staff

Lula Smeader
Teri Donner
Jane Kaufman
Claudia Lawler
Anne Marie Thomas
Sarah Berardi

Special Events Volunteer

Peg Laks
Elisa Carlino

* Denotes Team member of the End of Life Program

Community Denominational Support

AME (African Methodist Episcopal)
Reverend Richard Stenhouse

AME (African Methodist Episcopal Zion)
Dr. Robert L. Graham
Yvonne D. Askew, RN, FCN

Baptist
Pastor Ted Howard
Pastor Ivan Crossno
Rev. John Staples
Rev. Michael Chapman

Buddhist
Dr. Jeannette Ludwig

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Stake President Nathan Pace

Episcopalian
Rev. Leann McConchie
The Very Rev. N. DeLiza Spangler 
The Rev Ann M. Tilman 

Greek Orthodox
Rev. Dr. Christos Christakis

Hindu
Vijay Chakravarthy

Hispanic
Luz Milagros Ramos
Rev. Samuel Rivera (Pentacostal)
Rev. Msgr. David M. Gallivan (Roman Catholic) 

Indian
Rev. Thunder Silk

Islam
Imam Dawood Adeyola
Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa

Jehovah's Witnesses
Gary Griffin

Jesuit Fathers at St. Michaels Church
Msgr. Leon Neu
Rev. Norman McTigue
Rev. David Glassmire 

Judaism
Rabbi Alex Lazazrus-Klein
Sara Schultz MA SA

Korean
Rev. Cheong-il Bak 

Non-Denominational (Elim Christian Fellowship)
Rev. Betty P. Williams

Presbyterian
Rev. Geri Lyon

Vietnamese
Manh Le
Tom Le

Students

Rebecca Naber
Horace Cromer