Rev. Lisa C. Hermann, MDiv, BCC

Staff Chaplain
Monrell Carrell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Rev. Lisa C. Hermann, MDiv, BCC (She/Her/Hers) is ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament, and is a minister member of the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee. She moved to TN from Madison, Wisconsin in 2020, but was born and raised in Charleston, SC. Lisa has also lived in several other states and the Latin American countries of Guatemala and Peru. Her first vocation was as a High School History Teacher and Soccer Coach.

Lisa is a graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and completed her CPE internship at University of Louisville Hospital in the summer of 2007 and her CPE Residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, NC) in 2009-2010. While at WFBMC Lisa was awarded the Richard K. Young Award for Distinguished Development in Ministry Formation by the CPE Faculty in 2010.

Lisa has served as a Hospital chaplain in both adult and pediatric settings for 13 years, and now serves as a Staff Chaplain at the Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Lisa  is a Board Certified Chaplain (APC/BCCi), speaks fluent Spanish, loves Spiritual Care for patients, families and staff, preaching, teaching, and is also a novice puppeteer and occasionally utilizes her “Felt Friends” in caring for the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families.