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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. 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 Hospice Volunteer. |
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Claire Gatlin Office Manager administrator@coastalcrisischaplain.org Claire Gatlin has been the Office Manager with the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy since June 2006. Claire graduated from the College of Charleston in May 2006 with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Religious Studies. |
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Jean McDowell Jean McDowell works with special projects and fundraising for Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. She is a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN and has a degree in English. Her previous positions have been with WECCO of Charleston, a sustainable development company, and Pixie Lily, a manufacturer of high-end baby clothes. |




