Meet Our Team

Pastor Michael Chalberg President

Michael E. Chalberg is pastor and co-founder of Shepherds Care Counseling Ministries(SCCM), serving in Christian ministries for 42 years. The past 25 years he has offered specialized pastoral counseling to survivors of severe trauma and abuse; living with DID, PTSD, Clergy Abuse, sexual abuse, incest, sex trafficking of adults and children, and ritual abuse.  He is committed to God and to helping people realize the extreme difficulties of child abuse and provide pathways for healing of survivors, victims and their families in our communities.  He built a web-based ministry online for counseling survivors of severe trauma/abuse in confidential private chat rooms over ZOOM, and groups for a team response with local therapists and clergy for “counseling in community” to learn they are not alone. His ministry across this nation in recent years revealed a greater need for a ministry focused on children trapped in ongoing sexual abuse, through exploitation within the crimes of human trafficking, pornography, and child abuse.
In 2010 he cofounded Starbright Foundation Inc. with friends like Lori & Larry Regnier to serve children 0-17 caught in any abusive situation and human trafficking of minors, serving in various roles: President, Pastor, Counselor, Bookkeeper and more as needed. This multi-purpose ministry soon provided; Starbright House of Hope for children in crisis, counseling to families in the community, offering various educational opportunities /training for First Responders, Educators, ER staff, youth, church leaders, Child Care providers, students and families in need of recovery-prevention-intervention on Internet Safety and Community Safety and Survival. Their services have offered free specialized counseling for families and survivors of all ages to recover from severe abuse of all kinds in providing community outreaches to the most needy in conjunction with local charities and churches. Mike was named “Man of the Year” in April 2017 by Positive Paths and “Citizen of the Year” in December 2017 by SEVRAR for his efforts in helping victims of abuse and trafficking, domestic violence and educating the public on prevention and intervention. He and his wife Carol (SCCM co-founder), are graduates of Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena; Mike has a MDIV. in Pastoral Care and Counseling; Carol has a MA in Theology. He is a member of the (ATSS), (AACC), the ICISF, Inc., the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and Titus Task Force International .

Lori Regnier – Vice President has 4 1/2 years of experience working in prison ministry with all levels of offenders. She was proud to serve 6 years with Shepherds Care Ministries where she helped survivors of sexual and cultic abuse. Lori has 4 1/2 years experience in security protection. As the former President of Child Enrichment Programs, Inc., Lori strived to help underprivileged youth in our valley and their families in need. She expanded her interest in the well being of children to the Starbright Foundation in 2010, where she serves and pledges to be a positive role model and assists in the protection of endangered children caught in abusive situations. In 2011, Lori was chosen as one of Arizona’s “Top 10 Women of Courage” for combatting dark and abusive situations for our children in Arizona. In 2012, Lori was honored with the Real Estate Big O “Hero” award as the top agent to make the most change in her community to better the lives of children and was a chosen recipient of the Soroptomist Ruby award. Lori was a guest on the Dr OZ show. She is a key note speaker throughout the Valley on the subject of sex trafficking in AZ and social media dangers and she educates at colleges, schools, conferences, churches and public forums. Lori is a believer of Jesus Christ and she hopes and prays that her journey on this earth will make a difference in the life of another person… (and it has most abundantly -PM).

Carol Chalberg
Board Member in various positions at Starbright Foundation. She has a Master’s Degree in Theology from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in art from Luther College in Decorah, IA. While attending Fuller Seminary, she completed a F.Ed. internship with Stanford VA Hospital in Palo Alto, CA where she received specialized training in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD and chaplaincy. She was co-founder of Shepherds Care Counseling Ministries with her husband Pastor Mike and with Starbright Foundation. Carol has experience as a lay counselor working with individuals, couples and families. For over 40 years, she has been involved in ministries in music and teaching classes on how to deal with grief and loss. Before moving to Arizona, she worked in various positions at Hope Hospice in Dublin, CA. Her last position was as the Director of Development working for the Executive Director responsible for all fundraising efforts. She was a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in California for 3 years.