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Katrina. Dr. Smith continues to consult and collaborate in the analysis of
data on disaster and trauma.

Julie Taylor, M.Div., CTR, is executive director of Disaster Chaplaincy
Services. She is the author of the chapter “Spiritual First Aid” in Disaster
Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional, and
National Tragedy, the first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in
the face of disaster. She also coauthored “Roles in Respite Centers: Peers,
Chaplains and Mental Health,” International Journal of Emergency Mental
Health. Reverend Taylor is a certified trauma responder (CTR) through
the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, an approved instructor by
the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and a member of
the Hudson Valley CISM Team. She received her master’s of divinity from
Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Reverend Taylor lives in
New York City and has responded to both local and national disasters.

Susan L. Thornton, M.Div., M.A., has a Master of Divinity degree from
Union Theological Seminary in New York, and a master’s in counseling
psychology from University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. She has
been a United Church of Christ clergywoman for 34 years and a clinical
pastoral education supervisor for 15 years. She presently leads the Clinical
Pastoral Education program at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and
acts as a theological consultant in Dr. Harris’ research program. She has
been a first responder in several disasters.

Alfonso Wyatt, M.Div., is an associate minister and elder on the staff
of The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York under the leadership of Dr.
Floyd H. Flake. Reverend Wyatt ministers to the unemployed, youth, par-
ents, and the broader community. He has designed innovative workshops
for married couples and seminars for church leaders. Reverend Wyatt
is a national role model and leader on issues that impact youth, health,
family, and community development. He is an advisor and consultant
to government, universities, public schools, community-based organi-
zations, faith-based institutions, foundations, and civic groups. He is a
frequent public speaker, bringing a message of hope around the nation
and world.
Reverend Wyatt is vice president of the Fund for the City of New York,
a highly regarded operating foundation and public charity started by the
Ford Foundation in 1968. The mission of the Fund for the City of New
York is to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers through its