David Little, J.D.
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Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care
Rev. Katie Ivey
Rev. Katie Ivey holds a BA from the University of Iowa, a Master of Christian Ministry from Wayland Baptist University and a Master of Divinity from Logsdon School of Theology, Hardin-Simmons University. She is Board Certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains. At Mission Trail Baptist Hospital since 2011, Katie served as Staff Chaplain and in 2018 became the Director of Pastoral Care. She is heavily involved with patient experience and employee engagement efforts in addition to serving patients, their families, the physicians and staff. Katie is a favorite preceptor for Clinical Pastoral Education students. The recipient of several awards for excellence in her teaching career, she continues to be honored for her outstanding work as a chaplain and leader. Most recently, she was named a Tenet Hero for 2021, a prestigious recognition given to only 70 of Tenet Health’s 110,000 employees. Katie is a member of First Baptist Church San Antonio and endorsed by Texas Baptists. She serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for Fletcher Seminary.
Dr. Sarah Neeley
Sarah Neeley is a staff chaplain at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX. She has also served in community ministries, children ministry, youth ministry, and hospice chaplaincy. (Sarah or Dr. Neeley) earned her Ph.D. in Religion and Social Change, with a focus in Social Ethics, from the Iliff School of Theology and University of Denver. (Sarah’s or Dr. Neeley’s) academic interests are liberation theologies, Christology, postcolonial thought, economic justice, spiritual care and care ethics, spiritual wholeness, and qualitative research. (Sarah or Dr. Neeley) is currently working on a book manuscript examining outsider liberative ethics and relational solidarity in the context of unhoused women. She is an ordained minister and endorsed chaplain in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
