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Our Faculty

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Rev. Silvia Tiznado-Smith

MDiv., BCC.
Buen Vivir CPE Director & Founder

ACPE Certified Educator

Rev. Silvia Tiznado-Smith a Mexican-American and an ACPE Certified Educator is bilingual in English and Spanish. She is the educator for the community-based CPE. She was the educator for a Spanish-English CPE unit at the San Francisco Night Ministry. ACPE has trained and provided spiritual care that is diverse and attends to the needs of a diversity of individuals. We understand that culture and language are core parts of a person’s humanity. It is our intent to equip Spanish-speaking and bilingual spiritual care providers to offer spiritual care to and from their cultural context. Some students will be part of their own Hispanic/Latino Spanish-speaking congregations in the Phoenix area and provide spiritual care to their members.  

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Rev. Jarda Alexander, BCC 

MDiv., BCC.
ACPE Certified Educator

Jarda Alexander is an ACPE Certified Educator, APC/NAVAC Board Certified Chaplain, and ordained minister in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. She spent 10 years in healthcare as a pharmaceutical sales consultant, 3 years as a youth and young adult minister, 12 years as a Chaplain, and 6 years as a Certified Educator.

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Rev. Lynn Brown-Duffy

MDiv., BCC.
ACPE Certified Educator

Lynn Brown-Duffy is an ACPE Certified Educator and she earned her Master of Divinity degree with a specialization in the Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Care, and her Master of Arts degree in Christian Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an ordained minister with the Disciples of Christ Christian Church and is endorsed by the Commission on Ministry and the Office of the Disciples Home Missions to serve as ACPE Certified Educator and in the specialized ministry of Chaplaincy.

Non-discrimination Statement Buen Vivir CPE does not discriminate against persons because of race, ethnicity, religious/spiritual tradition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or disability. Buen Vivir CPE is an ACPE-accredited program that offers units of CPE for Level IA, Level IB, Level IIA, and Level IIB. An applicant’s suitability for admission to Buen Vivir CPE is a matter of professional judgment of the ACPE Certified Educator in accordance with its admission policies.

Buen Vivir CPE is an ACPE-accredited program that offers CPE units for Level IA, Level IB, Level IIA, and Level IIB.

buenvivircpe@gmail.com 

silvia.tiznado-smith@acpe.edu 

https://www.buenvivircpe.coM â€‹

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