NHPCO Board of Directors
2010

2010 NHPCO Board Call for Nominations

Chairperson
Gretchen Brown
Hospice of the Bluegrass
Lexington, KY

Vice Chair
Jan Jones
Alive Hospice
Nashville, TN

President and CEO
J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Alexandria, VA

Central Plains Geographic Area Director, and Secretary
Linda Rock
Prairie Haven Hospice
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Great Lakes Geographic Area Director
Mark Murray
The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
South Bend, IN

Northeast Geographic Area Director, and Representative from The Alliance for Care at the End of Life
Susan Lloyd
Delaware Hospice
Wilmington, DE

Southeast Geographic Area Director
Brad Hunter
Legacy Hospice
Charlottesville, VA

West Geographic Area Director
Laura Miller
Elizabeth Hospice
Escondido, CA

National Director
Samira Beckwith
Hope HealthCare, Inc.
Fort Myers, FL

National Director
Tara Brodbeck
Hospice of the Miami Valley
Xenia, OH

National Director
Kavin Cartmell
Hospice of Hope
Maysville, KY

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

National Director, and Treasurer
Ron Fried
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
Miami, FL

National Director
Dale Knee
Covenant Hospice
Pensacola, FL

National Director
Robert Lefton
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.
Dallas, TX

National Director
Darla Schueth
HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties
Lafayette, CO

Palliative Care Representative
Toni Cutson, MD
Duke University Medical Center/Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, NC

Palliative Care Representative
Martha Twaddle, MD
Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter
Glenview, IL

International Representative
Elizabeth Gwyther
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa
Pinelands, South Africa

Sphere of Influence/Expertise
Elizabeth Clark
National Association of Social Workers
Washington, DC

Sphere of Influence/Expertise
Mary Labyak
Suncoast Hospice
Clearwater, FL

Sphere of Influence/Expertise
Gloria Ramsey
Department of Health, Injury, and Disease Management
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD

National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals Representative
Shareefah Sabur
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH

Council of States Representative
Michele Fedderly
Hospice Minnesota
North Saint Paul, MN

Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa Representative
Becky McDonald
Clearwater, FL

National Hospice Foundation Representative
Brickson Diamond
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles, CA

Founding Chairman Emeritus
Zachary Morfogen
Palm Beach, FL

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