Palliative Care Council Roster
2021 Palliative Care Council Roster
Chair
Balu Natarajan, HMDC, MD
Seasons HeatlhCare Management, Inc. Rosemont, IL Term 2: 2/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Vice Chair
Robert Parker, CENP, CHP, CHPN, DNP, RN
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Lockhart, TX Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Member
Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA
CSU Institute for Palliative Care San Marcos, CA Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Mary Bezak
Karen Ann Quinlan Memorial Foundation Newton, NJ Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Bernice M. Burkarth, MD, HMDC, FAAHPM
Merrimack Valley Hospice Lawerence, MA Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Jane Dohrmann
Iowa City Hospice Iowa City, IA Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Rory Farrand
VITAS Healthcare Miramar, FL Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Mark Fox, MD, FACP, FAAHOM, HMDC
Kindred at Home Florence, SC Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Jenifer Garner, MSN, AGPCNP, ACHPN
Carroll Hospice Westminster, MD Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Kelley Hall, MSN, FNP-C, CHPN
State of the Heart Care Greenville, OH Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Marisette B. Hasan, BSN, RN
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Raliegh, NC Term 2: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Rebecca Holder
Sangre de Cristo Hospice and Community Care Pueblo, CO Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Tiffany Hughes, ANP-C
Heritage Hospice Texarkana, TX Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Kathleen Kerr
Kerr Healthcare Analytics Mill Valley, CA Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Christine Khandelwal
Transitions LifeCare Raleigh, NC Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Keith Lagnese
UPMC Family Hospice Pittsburgh, PA Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Ernesto Lopez, BSN, MBA, RN
Hospice of Washington County Hagerstown, MD Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Medford Mashburn, MD, HMDC
Mercy Youngstown Palliative Medicine Poland, OH Term 2: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Roseann McAnulty
Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo Buffalo, NY Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022DeSha McLeod
Community Hospice Modesto, CA Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Brandy Pratt
Bristol Hospice Salt Lake City, UT Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Theresa Petrie, RN, BSN
Care Dimensions Danvers, MA Term 1: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Amy Scheu
Advocate Hospice Lombard, IL Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021Lisa VanderWel
Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care Grand Rapids, MI Term 2: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022Judith Wooten
Arkansas Hospice, Inc. North Little Rock, AR Term 1: 2/19/2020 – 12/31/2021
Council of States Representative
Paula Sanders
Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Stockbridge, GA Term 2: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Pediatrics Advisory Council Representative
Jenifer Managers
JourneyCare Barrington, IL Term 1: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2022
Next Generation Leadership Advisory Council Representative
Nicole Allenspach, BSN, RN
Lakeview Homecare & Hospice Stillwater, MN Term 1: 6/16/2020 – 12/31/2021
Staff Liaison
Lori Bishop, MHA, BSN, RN, CHPN
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VA
Staff Liaison
Annie Acs
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Alexandria, VA
Staff Liaison