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Chaplain Rob Dewey Senior Chaplain rob@coastalcrisischaplain.org Chaplain Rob Dewey has been an ordained minister in the Episcopal Church since 1983. In 1990, he began the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy, a ministry that supports emergency responders and their families, as well as the general public in times of unexpected crisis. Rob serves as the Senior Chaplain and has had the opportunity to teach and assist other communities in establishing similar programs. Chaplain Dewey is the co-author of the Pastoral Crisis Intervention courses for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. He also serves as a Chaplain with the FBI, ATF, the State Law Enforcement Division, the Air Incident Response Team and the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. |
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Eddie Driggers Deputy Senior Chaplain eddie@coastalcrisischaplain.org Chaplain Driggers joined the Chaplaincy in May 2008 after retiring from The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office in June of 2006 with thirty one years of law enforcement service to the local community. He has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice and has received training in hostage negotiations, peer counseling and holds certification as an instructor in Pastoral Crisis Intervention. He attends St.Thomas Episcopal Church in North Charleston where he is the junior warden, serves on the vestry as an Eucharistic minister, is a lay reader, a children’s church leader and a volunteer youth leader and Sunday school teacher. He is also a Postulant for Holy Orders as Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. |
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Shannon Vaughn Shannon Vaughn joined the chaplaincy in August 2011 as Administrative Assistant, and is excited to be a member of the Chaplaincy team. She is a Charleston native, and a life-long member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in North Charleston. She graduated from Bishop England High School in 2007, and she is a 2011 graduate of The College of Charleston where she received her degree in Communication. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family members, and being near the water. |



