The Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Team
Providing spiritual care in the fast-paced environment of a major medical center requires a team effort. At Johns Hopkins Hospital as well as Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center the Chaplains on our Leadership Team work in concert with the Adjunct Chaplains, CPE Resident Chaplains, Intern Chaplains and On Call Chaplains to provide 24/7 care for patients, visitors and staff. Our staff members also make significant contributions within their faith communities and communities.
Please meet all our staff members through this website!
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Rev. Sally Pelinka Miller, M.A., M.Div., B.C.C.
Manager of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Phone: 410-614-4154
Email: [email protected]Manager of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the Johns Hopkins Academic Division. Rev. Miller is an ACPE Certified Educator who comes to John’s Hopkins from Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital. Prior to her work at Northwestern, Miller served as a chaplain and Educator with AdvocateAurora Health’s Good Samaritan, Good Shepherd, Sherman and Condell Hospitals.
As a freelance writer and former music teacher, Miller draws on her experiences in the arts to espouse creativity and improvisation in both clinical and learning environments. During her time with Northwestern and Advocate, she regularly facilitated staff resiliency retreats. These retreats utilized poetry, music, video and other generative self-care invitations for play, reflection, rest and rejuvenation. Miller’s pedagogical and methodological approaches are informed by her acquaintance with enneagrammatic theory and complementary modalities such as guided meditation, engagement with the imaginal, as well as with labyrinths and mandalas.
Miller is ordained by the United Church of Christ. She is a published author with a handful of inspirational books and articles. She continues focused work and study in the field of complementary modalities. She is also interested in neuroaesthetics and trauma care. Rev. Miller holds graduate degrees in theology with a focus on Jungian theory from Chicago Theological Seminary, and in music with an emphasis in voice from Northwestern University.
Rev. Tasha Brownfield, M. Div.
Outpatient Oncology Chaplain
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterJabber Phone: (667) 776-6022
Email: [email protected]Rev. Tasha Brownfield serves patients with cancer and their loved ones in the ambulatory settings at Johns Hopkins Weinberg and Viragh buildings, Bayview, and Green Spring Station. Trained by the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Clinical Pastoral Education Program and through her prior work as a congregational spiritual care coordinator and interfaith minister in New York City, Tasha brings a wealth of experience and compassion to her role.
Tasha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Psychology from Seton Hill University, a Certificate of Ministry from Andover Newton Seminary, and a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School. She was honored with the Minerva Prize at Seton Hill University for excellence in philosophy and ethical thought, and received multiple awards at Yale, including the Henry H. Tweedy Award for Exceptional Academic Records & Outstanding Pastoral Leadership, the Samuel H. Rickard Scholarship for Religious Studies in the Far East, and the Jim & Mary Ann McQuade Scholarship for Interfaith Theology & Pastoral Ministry Studies.
With a diverse background as a former exotic animal caretaker and an international fieldworker and researcher, Tasha is driven by a passion for research-informed care and advocacy for underrepresented and marginalized groups.
Rev. William E. Johnson, Jr.
Community Chaplain
Phone: 410-550-7569
Email: [email protected]Chaplain Johnson is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., a graduate degree from Howard University, Washington, D.C.; was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree by Virginia University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Va. (formerly Virginia Seminary and College); and completed his Chaplain Residency with Johns Hopkins Medicine. As the Community Chaplain for the Johns Hopkins Health System Chaplain Johnson works to improve community health outcomes by connecting faith communities to health system resources, as well as providing compassionate spiritual care to patients and community members on behalf of various JHHS entities. Chaplain Johnson also serves as a Pastor of the Sharon Baptist Church of Baltimore. He served in various positions with Maryland State Government for 33 years giving leadership in areas of equity, equality and integrity; and was serving as Inspector General for Human Services at the time of retirement. He has held leadership positions in several civic, civil and human rights organizations, and is the recipient of several honors and citations for his service to the church and State.
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Rev. Sally Pelinka Miller, M.A., M.Div., B.C.C.
Manager of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Phone: 410-614-4154
Email: [email protected]Manager of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the Johns Hopkins Academic Division. Rev. Miller is an ACPE Certified Educator who comes to John’s Hopkins from Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital. Prior to her work at Northwestern, Miller served as a chaplain and Educator with AdvocateAurora Health’s Good Samaritan, Good Shepherd, Sherman and Condell Hospitals.
As a freelance writer and former music teacher, Miller draws on her experiences in the arts to espouse creativity and improvisation in both clinical and learning environments. During her time with Northwestern and Advocate, she regularly facilitated staff resiliency retreats. These retreats utilized poetry, music, video and other generative self-care invitations for play, reflection, rest and rejuvenation. Miller’s pedagogical and methodological approaches are informed by her acquaintance with enneagrammatic theory and complementary modalities such as guided meditation, engagement with the imaginal, as well as with labyrinths and mandalas.
Miller is ordained by the United Church of Christ. She is a published author with a handful of inspirational books and articles. She continues focused work and study in the field of complementary modalities. She is also interested in neuroaesthetics and trauma care. Rev. Miller holds graduate degrees in theology with a focus on Jungian theory from Chicago Theological Seminary, and in music with an emphasis in voice from Northwestern University.
Mr. Thomas Y. (Ty) Crowe, II, M.Div., B.C.C.
The Director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Department. He was ordained a Teacher in the Shadhiliyya Sufi Order in 1998, and was a member of a diverse Sufi Community in California. Mr. Crowe began his career as a chaplain in Sacramento, taking his first units of CPE at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. He is a certified Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Supervisor and Board Certified Chaplain. Prior to coming to Johns Hopkins, Mr. Crowe worked as Coordinator of Clinical Pastoral Education at Sutter Medical Center, in Sacramento, California, for four years. He was also the part-time chaplain for the Sutter Center for Psychiatry.
Mr. Crowe also brings a management perspective to his supervision, having worked for three years as General Manager of a large building supply company in Florida. In addition to this work, he also supervised CPE students in multiple settings, including Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida; at Vitas Hospice in Ormond Beach, Florida; and at Tallahassee Memorial in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Crowe has a passion for competent spiritual care, the professional development of his students, and making uncomfortable learning creative and fun.
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Claire Coker, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Nathalie Folkerts, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jody Morris, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Britton Bee Myers, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Vito Piazza, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Awi Tunngo, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mohammed Zakaria, The Johns Hopkins Hospital -
Fall 2023 Johns Hopkins Hospital CPE Interns
Claire Coker, Vito Piazza, Jordan Rippy, Robin Slaw, Rebecca WarlowSpring 2024 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center CPE Interns
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