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The Reverend Nancy Piggott, BCC
Director of Pastoral Care and ACPE Supervisor Rev. Nancy Piggott has been a familiar face in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at St. Mark's Hospital for more than eight years. She has now been named the Director of Pastoral Care for Episcopal Community Services and St. Mark’s Hospital. In addition to her many Director responsibilities, Rev. Piggott continues her role of ACPE Certified Educator for the CPE program. The Spiritual Care Department at St. Mark’s Hospital is staffed with Nancy’s protégés. Other graduates practice the art of soul retrieval in hospitals far and wide from along the Wasatch Front to New York City to the US Navy Air Corps to the US Marines. Rev. Piggott says that nothing gives her more satisfaction than to see her students become the chaplains she dreamed they can be. Rev. Piggott received a Master of Divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in 2006. She began her career in chaplaincy soon after as the sole chaplain at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, simultaneously completing her requirements for ordination, ecclesiastical endorsement, and APC Board Certification. In 2009 she was recruited to St. Mark’s hospital by The Rev. Lincoln Ure, receiving her certification as an ACPE Supervisor in 2014, and has since been serving in that role. Following Rev. Ure’s untimely death in June, 2016, Rev. Piggott has been serving as the Acting Director of Pastoral Care at St. Mark’s Hospital. She received the prestigious Lifesaver Award from the Pacific Region of ACPE in 2016 and is currently serving on the Regional Accreditation Committee for ACPE. Beginning this Fall, Rev. Piggott will be re-launching the evening extended CPE Unit at St. Mark’s Hospital in addition to the regular Winter, Summer and Fall day Units. She has also accepted two supervisory education students whose multi-year curriculum will begin in tandem with the Fall Unit – making her schedule a very busy one! |
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Saundra Shanti
Lead Staff Chaplain
Saundra Shanti is Lead Staff Chaplain at St. Mark's Hospital. She has a B.A. in Art and Education and a M.A. in Theology. Saundra completed the accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program in 2012 at St. Mark's Hospital under the supervision of The Rev. Lincoln Ure and Rev. Nancy Piggott. She now provides pastoral care to hospital staff in addition to patients and families. Saundra is part of the ACPE teaching staff, offering various didactics including art, theology, domestic violence and grief. Saundra holds a certificate in Spiritual Direction and is available in that capacity for students.
In addition to working at St. Mark’s, she provides spiritual care services to the residents and staff members of the YWCA of Utah, the largest domestic violence shelter in the state. She is considered an an expert in her field of spiritual care for domestic violence victims and survivors.
Her passion for Spiritual Care includes the integration of art, theology and social transformation and she recently began work on a second Master’s degree in Arts and Medicine in the distance-learning program of the University of Florida.
Lead Staff Chaplain
Saundra Shanti is Lead Staff Chaplain at St. Mark's Hospital. She has a B.A. in Art and Education and a M.A. in Theology. Saundra completed the accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program in 2012 at St. Mark's Hospital under the supervision of The Rev. Lincoln Ure and Rev. Nancy Piggott. She now provides pastoral care to hospital staff in addition to patients and families. Saundra is part of the ACPE teaching staff, offering various didactics including art, theology, domestic violence and grief. Saundra holds a certificate in Spiritual Direction and is available in that capacity for students.
In addition to working at St. Mark’s, she provides spiritual care services to the residents and staff members of the YWCA of Utah, the largest domestic violence shelter in the state. She is considered an an expert in her field of spiritual care for domestic violence victims and survivors.
Her passion for Spiritual Care includes the integration of art, theology and social transformation and she recently began work on a second Master’s degree in Arts and Medicine in the distance-learning program of the University of Florida.
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Michael Herron
St. Mark's Chief Financial Officer/ Administrator for the Pastoral Care Center at St. Mark's Hospital Michael Herron is the Chief Financial Officer and the Ethics and Compliance Officer at St. Mark’s Hospital. As Administrator, he oversees the Spiritual Care Department and the Clinical Pastoral Education program. Michael has a BS in Corporate Finance from the University of Utah and an MBA from Utah State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Michael completed LDS seminary and Institute and served an LDS mission to Thailand. He is married and has four children. Michael has more than thirteen years of experience in healthcare finance and management. He is passionate about using his skills and talents to bring excellent patient care to St. Mark’s patients and families. He can often be seen out on the patient units of the hospital, checking in with families and ensuring that we are meeting the goals of our mission and vision. |
