David recently retired after 29 years as a chaplain with the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. He continues to work as a cultural competency educator/consultant for Fairview's Office of Diversity. Berg teaches a course on Cultures, Faith Traditions, and Health Care at the University of Minnesota and is the author of the Berg Cultural/Spiritual Assessment Tool. He has spent significant time in the local Native American and African American communities in Minnesota and has lived and parented in a bi-racial family for many years.