Chair Ronald A. Fried Sr. Vice President VITAS Innovative Hospice Care Washington, DC  

Daniel Grady President/Chief Executive Officer Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, Inc. Newburgh, NY

Vice Chair Dale Hicks, JD Attorney San Antonio, TX

Jennifer Hale, RN, BS, CHPN Executive Director Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Atlanta, GA

Erwin E. Abrams, MBA Consultant Overland Park, KS

Brad Hunter Chief Executive Officer Legacy Hospice Charlottesville, VA

Patricia Ahern President and CEO Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care Mount Prospect, IL

Dale O. Knee, PhD, MHCA President and CEO Covenant Hospice Inc. & The Studer Covenant Alliance, LLC Pensacola, FL

Pamela M. Barrett, ACSW, FACHE Principal Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region Charlotte, NC

Mary J. Labyak, MSSW, LCSW President and CEO Suncoast Hospice Clearwater, FL

Candy Bartlett Legislative Counsel Golden Living Arlington, TN

Sandra Lew, LCSW Chief Executive Officer bbbbbbHospice By The Bay Larkspur, CA

Samira K. Beckwith, MSW, FACHE President and CEO Hope HealthCare Services Fort Myers, FL

Susan D. Lloyd, MSN, RN President and CEO Delaware Hospice, Inc. Wilmington, DE

Mara Benner Vice President, Government Affairs Gentiva Health Services Alexandria, VA

Kim Logan, BA, MA Executive Director NorthCare Hospice & Palliative Care N. Kansas City, MO

Lori Bishop, RN, CHPN Statewide Director of Hospice Iowa Health Home Care- Intrust Des Moines, IA

Andrew Lutton Chief Operating Officer Chapters Health System Temple Terrace, FL

Patrick Brown, MBA Chief Financial Officer Penn Wissahickon Hospice Bala Cynwyd, PA

Kathy A. McMahon, BA President/CEO Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State Albany, NY

Judith B. Brunger, MSN, BSN Volunteer The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Cary, NC

Diane C. Parker, RN, MSN, NE-BC, CHPN Chief Nursing Officer Hospice Care of South Carolina, LLC Spartanburg, SC

Deede L. Byrne Chief Clinical Officer Hospice of the Bluegrass Lexington, KY

Susan Phillips CEO/President Agrace HospiceCare Madison, WI

Carolyn J. Cassin, BA, MPA President and CEO National Hospice Work Group Grosse Pointe, MI

Connie A. Raffa, BA, JD, LLM Partner Arent Fox LLP New York, NY

Carol S. Clark Director of Volunteers Casa De La Luz Hospice Tucson, AZ

Bev Sloan CEO/President The Denver Hospice Denver, CO

Ronald J. Crossno, MD Senior National Medical Director Gentiva Hospice Division Rockdale, TX

Todd Stern Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. Des Plaines, IL

R. Bruce Dalglish Chairman Alliance Hospice Blue Bell, PA

Tanya Lugliani Stewart Medical Director Community Home Health & Hospice Vancouver, WA

Brad Daniel Chief Strategy Officer Hospice & Palliative CareCenter Winston Salem, NC

Christy Whitney, RN, MS President and CEO Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado Grand Junction, CO

Larry Farrow, MA, MPA Executive Director Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization Austin, TX

Judith Wooten President and CEO Arkansas Hospice, Inc. North Little Rock, AR

Michele Fedderly, Ed.D Executive Director Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care North Saint Paul, MN

Kenneth Zeri, RN, MS President & CPO Hospice Hawaii, Inc. Honolulu, HI

William E. Finn, MBA President and CEO The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Cheektowaga, NY

Counsel Brooke Bumpers, JD Attorney Hogan Lovells Little Rock, AR

Carole Fisher CEO/President Nathan Adelson Hospice Las Vegas, NV

Staff Liaison Susan Emmer, JD Consultant Emmer Consulting, PC Bethesda, MD

Mike Girard Circle of Life Hospice, Inc. Reno, NV

Staff Liaison Jonathan Keyserling, JD Senior Vice President, Office of Health Policy National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VA