A. SCOTT GALBRAITH
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Dynamic Chaplain for the Sacramento Kings and Transition Consultant with over 26 years of experience in coaching, religious studies, athlete development, corporate counseling, and leadership coaching. Expertise in guiding athletes, executives, and faith leaders through career transitions, personal growth, and organizational development. Compassionate spiritual care provider known for delivering emotional support and guidance while fostering team collaboration to achieve meaningful outcomes. Proficient in crisis intervention, counseling, and interfaith services, with a strong commitment to adapting to changing needs and ensuring holistic care for diverse communities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chaplain, Sacramento Kings
National Basketball Association (NBA)
09.2014 - Current
- Lead Chaplain for all pre-game chapel services, including pre-game ministry theme, sermon preparation, and spiritual encouragement for both home and away teams.
- Liaison between the Sacramento Kings organization and the ecumenical community in the Sacramento area, including community and faith-based programming.
- Provide players with spiritual counsel and ecclesiastical services, including baptisms, christenings, marital counseling, individual bible study, etc.
- Provides spiritual support and counseling in hospital settings, aiding current and former players while experiencing career-threatening injuries.
- Collaborate with trainers, doctors, managers, coaches, and agents to support spiritual morale and mental well-being.
Hospice Chaplain
Monarch Hospice and Palliative Care
04.2025 - 10.2025
- Daily visitations across multiple care facilities, offering prayer, comfort, and compassionate listening to those nearing the end of life. Offering ongoing bereavement support to families in grief, coordinating with care teams, and leading faith-based moments of hope and reflection.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Provided daily spiritual and emotional care to patients and families across assigned facilities.
- Safely drove between multiple locations to deliver medications and essential items to patients, ensuring timely, accurate, and confidential transport.
- Collaborated with nurses, social workers, and physicians to ensure holistic, person-centered care.
- Offered pastoral counseling and emotional support to families following the transition of their loved one.
- Led weekly on-site Bible study and reflection sessions.
Life Transition Coach - Department of Player Engagement
National Football League (NFL)
06.2015 - 04.2025
- Responsible for providing expert services to a caseload of 100+ professional NFL players as they transition from vested professional football careers to a secondary career phase.
- Duties Include:
- Guided former NFL players in successfully identifying and transitioning into secondary careers, resulting in 47% securing employment or entrepreneurial ventures within six months.
- Implemented tailored transition plans, leading to a 58% improvement in career placement rates and post-career life satisfaction.
- Resolved complex post-career challenges through strategic relationship management and crisis intervention, ensuring long-term stability.
- Designed and executed career roadmaps, enabling clients to maximize transferable skills and achieve measurable professional milestones.
- Led bi-weekly check-ins, contributing to 83% of participants making confident, informed career decisions.
Senior Pastor
Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
04.2011 - 05.2020
- Appointed as Senior Pastor by the Regional Bishop based on a unique ability to relate to a multicultural congregation in the face of massive gentrification, which drastically reduced the traditional congregational membership.
- Delivered a traditional African-American-based Christian ministry while simultaneously gaining traction in the community which was exclusively non-Black.
- Provided building space to Orchard Group, Inc. (a church planting network) for the San Francisco plant of Redemption Church, a non-denominational Christian church.
- Negotiated a long-term lease in exchange for an Orchard Group Inc. 1.2 million financed renovation project for the church building.
- Solicited by the Orchard Group to become a non-supporting member and assist them in the vetting process for a national search for a Lead Teaching Pastor.
- Developed and coordinated an annual event: Community Christmas (Toy Giveaway) in partnership with City Impact, which served over 700 people from a variety of ethnic communities in San Francisco.
Education
Master of Theology - Theological Apologetics
Luther Rice College and Seminary
Atlanta, GA02-2026
Master of Theology - Christian Education / Theological Studies
East Bay Theological Seminary
Oakland, CA01-2008
Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA01-1990
Skills
- Athlete Development
- Life Skills Counseling
- Performance Coaching
- Financial and Life Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Cultural Religious Sensitivity
- Grief support
- Spiritual care
- Ministry development
- Records management
Accomplishments
● Bloodborne Pathogens - OSHA Compliant
● HIPAA Certified
● ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills) Training
● Sacramento Sheriff’s Academy, Sacramento, CA
Affiliations
● California Board of Education, Sacramento, CA
● 100 Men in Black - Sacramento Chapter
● City Pastors - Sacramento, CA
● Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated - Chaplain
● Board of Governance for the State of California
● National Federation of High School Coaches and Referees
Certification
- California Board of Education, Sacramento, CA
- 100 Men in Black - Sacramento Chapter
- City Pastors - Sacramento, CA
- Nobility Education Fund - Grant Manager
- California Police and Officers Standards Training (POST) Certification
- Sacramento Sheriff’s Academy, Sacramento, CA
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated - Chaplain
- Board of Governance for the State of California
- ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills) Training
- National Federation of High School Coaches and Referees
Timeline
Hospice Chaplain
Monarch Hospice and Palliative Care
04.2025 - 10.2025
Life Transition Coach - Department of Player Engagement
National Football League (NFL)
06.2015 - 04.2025
Chaplain, Sacramento Kings
National Basketball Association (NBA)
09.2014 - Current
Senior Pastor
Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, San Francisco, CA
04.2011 - 05.2020
Master of Theology - Christian Education / Theological Studies
East Bay Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration
University of Southern California
Master of Theology - Theological Apologetics
Luther Rice College and Seminary