Guest Speakers

Dr. Cesar Figueroa, MD

Dr. Figueroa attended the University of Puerto Rico where he

received a degree in neurology. Dr. Figueroa received his
psychology training at Eisenhower Medical Center in Fort
Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Figueroa is currently a fulltime Psychiatric
Hospitalist at Coliseum Medical Center. He is also the Medical
Director for the Behavioral and Psychiatric facility here at
Coliseum Health Systems. He has been in practice for over 27
years.

Rev. William A. (Chip) Strickland, Jr.

Rev. Strickland is currently the Sr. Pastor of Riverside UMC in

Macon, Georgia. Rev. Strickland graduated from The College of
Coastal Georgia in Brunswick with an Associates Degree,
Armstrong State University in Savannah with a Bachelors
Degree & Candler School of Theology at Emory University in
Atlanta with a Masters of Divinity. Rev. Strickland has specialized
training in Church Revitalization, which is one of his, several
passions. Another passion is his Chaplaincy with Law
Enforcement. He is a Certified Chaplain with the Georgia
Sheriffs Association Chaplains Division and serves as Sheriffs
Chaplain, The Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Chaplain, and
Georgia Homeland Security Chaplain. Rev. Strickland currently
holds the office of Senior Chaplain for the Georgia Sheriffs
Association, Chaplains Division. Rev. Strickland has extensive
training and experience in Crisis Intervention and Stress

Elizabeth McQueen

Elizabeth McQueen is a licensed professional counselor who

currently serves as the Director of Door of Hope Counseling
Center here in Central Georgia. Elizabeth has 31 years of
mental health experience and received her clinical training at
Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, GA and at Florida
State Hospital in Chattahoochee, Fl. She has a Masters of
Divinity in Pastoral Care and Counseling from The Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Elizabeth has
worked in community mental health, residential addiction
treatment, in private practice and as curriculum writer for the
Net Institutes Bachelor level training program. Additionally,
Elizabeth serves as an adjunct professor of Biblical