05/29/2026
I’ll be sitting with this one for a while…
On Friday, May 22, 2026, I was elevated and installed to serve as The 9th Convener of the ACPE Racial Ethnic Multicultural (REM) Network.
After a week of reflecting on the magnitude of this distinguished role, and the responsibility bestowed on me by God, and unanimously entrusted to me by my colleagues and the association, I remain humbled, honored, in awe, inspired, and encouraged. I am enlivened with zeal, purpose, and passion to receive the torch to lead REM, into the dawning of a new era.
REM started in April 1980 as a task force and movement, under the visionary leadership of The Rev. George P. Paulk, to mobilize the need for racial and culture diversity, economic empowerment, equity, and freedom within ACPE and the field of spiritual health, chaplaincy, counseling, and psychotherapy, around the world. The firm foundation laid by our Founders, and the legacy advanced by our Elders, who cultivated bridges and bonds that honor difference and celebrate uniqueness in the profession and the academy, remains alive and well.
With the blessing of community and the prominent support that I’ve already received from The Steering Committee, I embrace this mandate and mantle with holy fervor and a committed social witness. I am ready and equipped to champion the mission and movement of the ACPE Racial Ethnic Multicultural Network.
Rev. Johnny Bush, thank for your leadership, guidance, collegiality, and mentorship. It is and has been a blessing. I have watched you (and Bridget) since I became a member of REM and attended my first Invitational, in 2013. Over the last 3-years, I have had the privilege of gleaning from you in ways I did not expect. Ways that were preparing me “for such a time as this.” You’ve charted a course marked by dignity, integrity, change, challenge, courage, commitment, and sacred solidarity. It is a path I am proud to follow, in my own heels.😉 Receiving this position from you means more than you know.
And now, we . Embracing the next 3-years of greater works, growth, collective collaboration, and shared brilliance. Let’s Work!
In Care and Gratitude,
Tamekia A. Milton
ACPE REM Convener