NHPCO Board of Directors 2013

Board Officers

Chair
Ronald Fried
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care™, Miami FL

Vice Chair
Linda Rock
Prairie Haven Hospice, Scottsbluff NE

Immediate Past Chair
Mark Murray
Center for Hospice Care, South Bend IN

Secretary and Southeast Geographic Area Representative
John Thoma
Hospice of Wake County, Raleigh NC

Treasurer, Foundation Representative and National Director
Samira Beckwith
Hope HealthCare Services, Fort Myers FL

President/CEO
J. Donald Schumacher
NHPCO, Alexandria VA

Board Members
Sally Adelus
Hospice of the Valley, San Jose CA
West Geographic Area Representative

Mara Benner
Gentiva Health Services, Atlanta GA
Hospice Action Network Representative

Kavin Cartmell
Hospice of Hope, Maysville KY
National Director

Kate Cummings
Fairview Home Care and Hospice, Minneapolis MN
National Director

Jeanne Dennis
Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice and Palliative Care, New York, NY
National Director

Jennifer Hale
Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, Atlanta GA
Council of States Representative

Jan Jones
The Elizabeth Hospice, Escondido CA
National Director

Dale Knee
Covenant Hospice Inc. and The Studer Covenant Alliance, LLC, Pensacola FL
National Director

Sandy Kuhlman
Hospice Services, Phillipsburg, KS
National Director

Susan Lloyd
Delaware Hospice, Inc., Wilmington DE
Northeast Geographic Area Representative

Terry Melvin
Hospice of Chattanooga, Chattanooga TN
Palliative Care Director

Michael Nisco
Saint Agnes Home Health and Hospice, Fresno CA
Palliative Care Director

Russell Portenoy
Metropolitan Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care, New York NY
Sphere of Influence and Expertise Director

David Praill
Help the Hospices, London UK
International Director

SueAnn Reynolds
Family LifeCare, Berne IN
Great Lakes Geographic Area Representative

Joan Teno
Brown University and Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, Providence RI
Sphere of Influence and Expertise Director

Linda Todd
Hospice of Siouxland, Sioux City IA
Central Plains Geographic Representative

Myrl Weinberg
National Health Council, Washington DC
Sphere of Influence and Expertise Director

Gregory Wood
Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Ponca City OK
NCHPP Representative

Kenneth Zeri
Hospice Hawaii, Inc., Honolulu HI
National Director

Founding Chairperson Emeritus
Zachary Morfogen
Palm Beach, FL

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Staff:
Galen Miller
Beth Fells