Olen H. Grubbs is Chaplain and Director of Clinical Pastoral Care and Education at Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  He is a Southern Baptist minister and a member of First Baptist Church, Chattanooga.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Olen grew up in a military family moving often until his high school years when his family settled in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia.  He is married to Melinda and they have two young adult children.

Olen graduated from Carson-Newman College (BA 1970) and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Mdiv. 1974)  His primary clinical training was at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.  He has been a CPE supervisor since 1981 and a Board Certified Chaplain since 1983.  Prior to coming to Chattanooga Olen’s chaplaincy work was at the Baptist Health System of South Carolina (1985-1996), Baptist Medical Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1982-1985), and Central State Hospital Milledgeville, Georgia  (1977-1982).

David Keith Munford, Sr. Is Director of Clinical Services at Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  His responsibilities include directing Pastoral Care, as well as a number of other departments.  Additionally, he chairs the Medical Ethics Committee there.

Keith is a native of Danville, Virginia.  He is a graduate of Lee College (B.A., 1977), The Church of God Graduate School of Christian Ministries (M.A., 1978), and Candler School of Theology, Emory University (M.Div., 1983).  Keith was certified as a Supervisor by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. in November 1992. He has been a Board Certified Chaplain since May, 1998. He also received a Doctorate of Ministry from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in May, 2002.

He has served at Siskin Hospital since July, 1991.

 

David Carnish is Chaplain and Supervisor of Clincal Pastoral Education.  He is a native of Milledgeville, GA.  David attended high school at Georgia Military College Preparatory School.  He then graduated from Valdosta State College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.   David is an ordained Baptist minister.  He is endorsed by the Alliance of Baptists.  David began his CPE training at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY.  He did his CPE residency at Baptist Medical Center in Columbia, SC.  He served as a staff chaplain in critical care at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC.  He is a board certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and a certified Associate Supervisor with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, INC.  He did his supervisory training in Columbia, SC and San Francisco, CA.  He joined our staff in July 2005.