
2026 NCMAF Endorser Conference Agenda
Theme: “Sustaining Growth—Lasting Impact”
Monday, January 12
New Endorser Onboarding:
8:00 am – 1:00pm
Endorser’s Open House Reception at Bureau of Prisons HQ
10:00-12:00 320 1st St NW, Washington, DC 20534 (Led by Heidi Kugler, Chief of Chaplains)
Endorser’s Conference on Veteran’s Affairs Chaplaincy (ECVAC)
2:00pm ECVAC Annual Meeting
Endorser’s Conference on Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP)
3:30pm Federal Bureau of Prisons Annual Meeting
4:45pm End of Day
Tuesday, January 13
7:00am Breakfast in Lobby
8:00am Devotional Music – Branden & Jenn Peterson
8:15am Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00am NCMAF Annual Business Meeting
10:45am Religious Liberty Panel
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Current Best Practices and Current Gaps for Sustaining Professional Growth among Chaplains
2:00pm Sustaining Growth: Clinical Pastoral Education Panel
3:15pm Sustaining Growth: Professional Chaplaincy Board Certification Panel
4:30pm Military Recruiting & Accessions
Military Service Recruiters
5:30pm End of Day
Wednesday, January 14
7:00am Breakfast in Lobby
8:00am Devotional
8:15am Opening Remarks
8:30am Sustaining Growth: “Suicide Awareness & Prevention CPR Initiative”
Presenters:
Dr. Marjon Holloway, PhD
Director, Suicide, Care, and Research CPR Initiative
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Dr. Su Yeon Lee-Tauler, PhD
Research Scientist, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Suicide, Care, and Research CPR Initiative
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
10:00am Sustaining Growth: “Building Resilient Virtuous Presence: Supporting Chaplains in Challenging Times”
Dr. Kenneth Logan, PhD
Director of Integration; Professor of Clinical Psychology
George Fox University
11:15am Recognition of Service
11:30am Lunch
1:00pm Armed Forces Chaplains Board
CH (COL) David Wake, Executive Director
2:15pm Flag & General Officer Session
Service Chiefs of Chaplains
Ch. Maj. Gen. Trent Davis, U.S. Air Force
RADM Gregory Todd, CHC, U.S. Navy
CH (MG) William “Bill” Green, U.S. Army
4:00pm Adjourn