Rev. Dr. Lauri Ann Swann, ACPE-CE, BCC, Director of Chaplain Services and ACPE Certified Educator

Lauri was ordained in the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) church as a traveling elder in full connection. Before becoming full-time at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Lauri was a contract chaplain for Spring Grove Hospital Center, the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital in the United States. Lauri is recognized by and endorsed by the Alliance of Baptists. Lauri is a Board Certified Chaplain. She was the first African American woman to become a Certified Educator Candidate at St. Elizabeths Hospital and the first African American woman to become the Director of Chaplain Services.

Lauri is an active member of ACPE. She convenes the “Womanist Approach to Care and Curriculum Community of Practice.” She is an active member of the Anti-Ableism Task Force. She also serves as a National Site Team member for the Accreditation Committee. In addition, she has also served as Adjunct Faculty/Assistant Professor/Certified Educator at Virginia Commonwealth University. Currently, Lauri is part of the 2024-25 Transforming Chaplaincy Spiritual Management and Leadership cohort, where she is currently working on a research project with the support of Transforming Chaplaincy, Code Blue: The Crisis of Spiritual Care in State-Funded Psychiatric Hospitals—Uncovering the Causes, Consequences, and Pathways to Reform. Lauri is also working on an additional project that parallels the Code Blue project Code Blue: Enhancing Spiritual Care Access and Equity at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

Lauri’s academic journey is as diverse as her professional role. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University (Art History), a Master of Arts from George Washington University (Museum Studies), and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary. Her doctoral project: Sex Trafficking within the Washington, D.C. Black Church Community: A Call and Response, is a testament to her interdisciplinary approach to addressing social issues. Lauri’s influence extends beyond her professional and academic roles, as she is also a writer. Some of her writings can be found in the 2016 Common English Women’s Bible published by Abingdon Press. A proud native New Yorker, Lauri resides in White Plains, Maryland, with her husband, Kevin, and their three grown children, Matthew, Joshua, and Hannah, as well as her grand-dog, Walden.

Rev. Amy Canosa, ACPE-CE

Rev. Amy Canosa is a certified pastoral educator endorsed by the Alliance of Baptists. She serves on the Alliance’s Board of Directors and Endorsement Committee and is an active member of the Alliance of Baptists’ Community of Practice for ACPE educators. Within the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), Amy co-leads the Anti-Ableism Taskforce, serves as a National Site Team Chair for the Accreditation Commission, and contributes to several ad-hoc committees.

A graduate of Campbell University with a BS in Psychology and Religion, Amy earned her MDiv from Duke Divinity School. Before transitioning to hospital chaplaincy, she served on the staff of several churches and as a collegiate minister at UNC-Chapel Hill and Furman University. She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) residency at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill and her supervisory education training at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Amy served as an ACPE educator at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC, before relocating to Raleigh, NC, in 2018.

From 2020 to 2023, Amy also served as the DEI Program Manager for Duke Raleigh Hospital, leading efforts to create a more inclusive and equitable environment. Currently, she is the CPE Program Manager for Duke Regional and Duke Raleigh Hospitals, where she oversees curriculum development, accreditation compliance, and faculty management for ACPE programs, in addition to supervising intern and resident groups. She is also pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Learning and Leadership, further refining her expertise in fostering growth and collaboration within organizations.

Amy lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and when not engaged in her professional commitments, she enjoys spending time with her niece and nephew and cheering on the Carolina Tar Heels.