ACPE 2026 Annual Conference

ACPE invites organizations/vendors offering a variety of goods, services, and information that align with our organizational mission to join us on-site for our annual programs. Our in-person exhibit spaces are sought after by ACPE accredited centers promoting programs and/or employment opportunities; seminaries sharing information about their programs and offerings; books, giftware, and more. Exhibitor spots are limited—apply today!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship opportunities are still available! This event places your organization in direct conversation with leaders shaping spiritual care across healthcare, education, and community settings. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $2,500.

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Hotel Room Information

ACPE members enjoy discounted rates on their stay at the Gila River Resort during the annual conference. Rooms are available beginning October 7. Reservations are now open.

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Pre-Conference Offerings

Featured Speakers

Tricia Hersey has over 25 years of experience as a multidisciplinary artist, writer, theologian and community organizer. Tricia is the founder of The Nap Ministry, the originator of the ‘rest as resistance’ and ‘rest as reparations’ frameworks, and creates sacred spaces where the liberatory power of rest can take hold in collaboration with communities all over the world. Trica’s work is seeded within the soils of Black radical thought, somatics, womanism, and liberation theology, and is a guide for how to collectively unravel ourselves from the wreckage of capitalism and white supremacy.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, The Nap Ministry’s Rest Deck: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture, and We Will Rest!: The Art of Escape. 

Imam Dr. Bilal W. Ansari is a 2011 graduate of Hartford International University where he completed his M.Div equivalency and a 2019 graduate of Pacific School of Religion where he received the Doctor of Ministry degree with distinction upon submission of the dissertation entitled, “Shepherding as Islamic Pastoral Theology: Case Studies in American Muslim Chaplaincy.”

Dr. Ansari began his chaplaincy experience on two military bases in San Diego, California, where he volunteered from 1994 to 1997. He then began working as a professional correctional chaplain, first for the State of Connecticut from 1997 to 2009 and later for the Federal Bureau of Prisons from 2009 to 2011.

Dr. Ansari completed his Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Francis Hospital and later served on its Professional Advisory Committee, as well as the Advisory Committee of the University of California, San Francisco, from 2009 to 2016. He was the first Muslim chaplain at Williams College and served as Assistant Director of the Center for Learning in Action. Dr. Ansari also served as Dean of Student Services and Director of Student Life during Zaytuna College’s initial accreditation process.

Dr. Ansari is Assistant Vice President for Campus Engagement at Williams College, Co-Director of the M.A. in Chaplaincy program at Hartford International University, and an Associate Professor of Practice at Hartford International University. He advances the concept of shepherding as a Muslim model of institutional leadership. His scholarship and activism include service on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Institute of Muslim Mental Health and work in the fields of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Rev. Mary Myoku Remington is the Director of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at Upaya Institute and Zen Center. She brings a deeply contemplative perspective rooted in Buddhist spiritual care. Mary brings a wealth of experience in Buddhist-based spiritual caregiving and socially engaged Buddhism. She completed all her chaplaincy education in large healthcare systems in the New York City area, and has focused much of her spiritual care supporting those with addiction, disability, and persons approaching end of life.

For seven years, she was Director of the Spiritual Care Department at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern, NY.  She began her relationship with Zen Buddhism through the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in 2007, where she was General Manager of the Center for ten years, working closely with the co-founders to develop the program from the ground up. She also holds a private practice in spiritual care counseling and support.

Dr. Myron Krys works at the intersection of depth psychology, theology, sexuality, and cultural identity. He supports clients and communities in unearthing the stories they’ve inherited, the wounds they’ve internalized, and the truths waiting to emerge.

Dr. Krys holds a Ph.D. in Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture (clinical track), a Master of Divinity, and advanced training in self psychology, psychoanalytic theory, and decolonial approaches to healing. He serves as a full-time psychotherapist at The Depth Collective and has created liberatory healing spaces for individuals, relationships, LGBTQ+ communities, and BIPOC clients.

Outside the therapy room, Dr. Krys serves as a speaker, singer, educator, and creator of transformational group programs, including Bold, Black & Beloved Brotha and Sacred Wounds, Sacred Wisdom.