Tom Pruski, RN, MAPS, DMin directs the work of the Heal the Sick program and works closely with other staff to coordinate and develop faith community health networks, institutional and congregational partnerships, serves as lead faculty for the health minister and faith community nurse certificates in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Northern Virginia. Dr. Tom Pruski is a registered nurse with a Masters in Pastoral Studies with over 20 years of health ministry experience. He was trained in using Paulo Freire’s popular education model at the Transformation for Health Leadership Training from Global Health Action in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2000. Dr. Pruski has trained over 300 health advocates, including faith community first responders, to prepare and conduct a variety of health and wellness initiatives in their congregations. Tom works with hospitals, universities, public health, local, state, and national government agencies on a variety of health initiatives. He has served as Health Ministries Association’s (HMA) Health Ministers Constituency Chair and on its numerous national conference planning committees. Tom is a member of the Health Minister Association (HMA), Mid Atlantic Coordinators Group, and a lifetime member of HMA.