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Barbara W. Rogers, Ed.S. , is lead chaplain for Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is also founder and executive director of Christian Life Skills, Inc.   Presently Barbara is completing her Ph.D. at Union Institute and University in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in Urban Youth and Family Pastoral Care. Previous earned degrees include an Ed.S. from Cleveland State University in Educational Administration, An MLS from the University of Rhode Island in Library Science, and a B.A., with honors, from Barrington College, with a double major in Bible & Theology and Education & Psychology. She is a licensed minister with the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana, and serves as associate pastor at the First Church of God, New Kensington, PA.

Barbara has received numerous awards for community service, including the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission award for "her contribution in working with and counseling young people of the African American community in the Pittsburgh area." She has held a variety of academic roles at such institutions as Seton Hill College, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Wesley Theological Seminary where she was a visiting co-instructor in a course presenting the Christian Life Skills ministry. Barbara has also made presentations at a number of professional conferences including the American Association of Pastoral Counselors Black Caucus, and, the National Black Child Development Institute, Pittsburgh Affiliate.

Barbara lives in Pittsburgh, with her husband of 31 years, Dr. John A. Rogers. They have two adult children, Aubrea and Deborah; and, two grandchildren, Chauncy and Arianna. Barbara enjoys bicycle riding, scrabble, and interpretive dance to sacred music. more information