Staff

To learn more about the Duke Clergy Health Initiative, please contact the individuals listed below or call our office at (919) 613.5350. Media inquiries should be directed to Kate Rugani at (919) 613-5345.

Program Staff and Administration
Rev. Ed Moore
Educational Programs Director
 		 Rae Jean
Proeschold-Bell, Ph.D. 
Research Director
Kate Rugani
Communications Director		 Robin Swift, M.P.H.
Health Programs Director
David Toole, Ph.D. 
Principal Investigator		 Amanda Wallace, M.Div. 
Administrative Coordinator
Carl Weisner
Senior Director
Research Staff
John James, M.A. 
Research Analyst		 Melanie Kolkin
Research Analyst

Xiangfang Li, M.P.H.
Statistician

 Rachel Meyer
Program Coordinator for Research
Spirited Life Wellness Advocates

Central to Spirited Life, the Duke Clergy Health Initiative’s wellness program and behavioral health study, are a cadre of wellness advocates. Each of these individuals serves as a reference, resource, accountability partner, and confidant for a group of clergy participating in the program.

Wellness Advocates for
Pastors in Spirited Life
Groups 1 & 3
 		 Wellness Advocates for
Pastors in Spirited Life
Group 2
Rachel Blouin, M.P.H. Tommy Grimm
Kelli Christianson Katie Huffman
Joel Decker, M.Div. Angela MacDonald
LaKeyta Johnson Ellie Poole
Lisa MacKenzie, R.N. Caren Swanson
Dwight Tucker Catherine Wilson