Alistair Shanks

Alistair Shanks is the Volunteer Program Manager at Zen Caregiving Project where he has served since 2004, first as a hospice volunteer and training facilitator, and in his current staff position since 2016.

He completed his clinical residency, (CPE), at UCSF and currently serves as a chaplain at both the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses.

He has presented on the subject of Grief and Healing at the Association of Professional Chaplains conference, the 2023 CDCR Chaplain Training, and Harvard Divinity School.

He currently serves as a volunteer facilitator with the Humane Prison Hospice Project, training incarcerated men and women in palliative and hospice care.

Past volunteer work includes leading mindfulness meditation sessions in the San Francisco County Jail and serving as a volunteer chaplain at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He is a dedicated practitioner several Taoist Internal Arts including: Tai Chi, Qigong, and Ba Gua.