Who’s Hosting a PTT Event?

November 27, 2023

The host selection process is underway! Thank you to these organizations and individuals for their commitment to bring the ACP conversation to their communities!

Check out the photo gallery of events here!

Host Organization City, State Event Host
47 Million Reasons Healthcare Movement, Inc. West Palm Beach, FL George Soria, Chairman
Acadiana Advocacy Network Youngsville, LA Jennifer Nugent, Executive Director
Affinity Care of VA Midlothian, VA Lori Beach, Chaplain
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist – Division of Faith Health Winston-Salem, NC Frederick Keith Stirewalt, Program Director
Big Bend Hospice, Inc. Tallahassee, FL Lenny Marshall, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Bluegrass Care Navigators Lexington, KY Ashley Holt, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager
The Bridge Athens, AL Jackie Warner, Project Manager
Care & Prepare Ft. Worth, TX Leah Wingard, Executive Director
Center for Practical Bioethics Lawrence, KS Polo Camacho, Health Ethics and Community Engagement Program Manager
Charted Healthcare Planning Coalition Muskegon, MI Kelly St. Martin, ACP Coordinator
Cherokee Regional Hospice Cherokee, IA Tonya Oolman, Hospice Manager
Choice Hospice Sulphur Springs, TX Nancy Rooks, Bereavement Counselor
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Silvia Perez-Protto, MD
Cleveland Clinic–Akron General Akron, OH Sarah Duda, MD
Common Ground Health Rochester, NY Phyllis Jackson, Community Wellness Project Manager
Coteau Des Prairies Health Sisseton, SD Melissa Fries, Case Manager
Elder Law Project of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Oxford, MS Al Cutturini, Elder Law Attorney
Empath Health Clearwater, FL Maria Pepe, Community Partnership Specialist
Estes Garden Tucson, AZ Irma Gonzalez, Service Coordinator
Gateway End-of-Life Coalition Creve Coeur, MO Joan Bretthauer, Certified End-of-Life Doula
Greater Vision UMC Huntersville, NC Rev. Dewey Smith, Chaplain
Harney County Home Health & Hospice Burns, OR Christine Biederman, Spiritual Support
Holy Cross Health Silver Spring, MD Jessica Mikuliak, NP
Homeland at Home Harrisburg, PA Barbara Goll, Community Educator/Nutritionist
Hope Behavioral Health Beachwood, OH Cynthia Anderson, Spiritual Director Assistant
HopeWest Montrose, CO Bethany Nehring, Bereavement Coordinator
Hospice and Community Care Lancaster, PA Karen Stauffer, Community Educator
Hospice Giving Foundation Monterey, CA Erandi Garcia, Program Specialist
Hospice and HomeCare of Reno County Reno, KS Meg Green, Community Liaison
Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley Potsdam, NY Kate Favaro, Bereavement Coordinator
Hospice of the Western Reserve Cleveland, OH Heidi Barham, Manager of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio Toledo, OH Barbara Gunning, Advance Care Planning Program Director
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Joliet, IL Mary Kay Sheehan, CEO
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Wilmington, NC Jason Clamme, Engagement Manager
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC Lucia Wocial, Senior Clinical Ethicist
The Mississippi Coalition Against COVID-19 Belden, MS Vernon Rayford, Chairman
The New York Academy of Medicine New York, NY Elana Kieffer, Director
Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics Ilwaco, WA Rachel Cassidy, Specialty Programs and Community Outreach Manager
Ohio County Senior Services Hartford, KY Brenda Renfrow, Director
The Peaceful Presence Project Bend, OR Erin Collins, Program Director
Phoebe Physicians Group Albany, GA Gloria Esoimeme, MD
Pima Council on Aging Tucson, AZ Deb Seng, End-of-Life Initiatives Coordinator
Promotoras y Promotores Foundation Santa Paula, CA Maria-Felix Ryan, Executive Director/Promotora de Salud
St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church Bennettsville, SC Doris Smith, Pastor
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME Elizabeth Keene, Vice President, Mission Integration
Sunshine Terrace Foundation Logan, UT Amy Anderson, Director of Outreach
Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX Jennifer Edwards, Executive Director
Subi Gandhi, Asst. Director, Rural Communications Inst.
Triad Healthcare Network Greensboro, NC Angela Lewis-Myers, ACP Social Worker
Union County Senior Services Morganfield, KY Melissa Polites, Director
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Julian Bond, Chaplain
University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO Hareklia Brackett, Assistant Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Phyllis Jackson, Community Wellness Project Manager
UPMC Central PA Region Harrisburg, PA Rev. Brenda Alton, Manager, Spiritual Care Services
Vitas Healthcare Walnut Creek, CA Denise Kline, General Manager
Washoe Tribal Health Center Gardnerville, NV Miriam Volpin, Medical Case Manager
Welcome Home of Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Sherry Campbell, Founder and Executive Director

Applications from throughout the U.S. are being accepted on a rolling basis. Western states, join the conversation! Learn more and apply today!

ADRD Supplement Hosts

If you are interested in hosting an ADRD supplement event, email Erika Van Dyke.

Host Organization City, State Event Host
Coastal Hospice Salisbury, MD Alvin Harmon, Bereavement Care Services & Compass Program Manager
Dauphin Housing Authority Harrisburg, PA Julie Groh, Community Health Nurse, Penn State Health
Rosalyn Irizarry, Social Service Coordinator
Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity Philadelphia, PA Tracy Wood, Executive Director
Ecumenical Retirement Community Harrisburg, PA Dawn O’Neill, Director of Resident Services, Independent Living
Renee Harlow, Fitness Director
Pennswood Village Newtown, PA Amy Keiper-Shaw, LCSW, Resident Life, Director
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO Joanna Fitzgibbons, Program Coordinator

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  • Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 16,800 people system-wide.

    The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Children’s Hospital, and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; and more than 3,000 physicians and direct care providers at more than 126 outpatient practices in 94 locations. Additionally, the system jointly operates various health care providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, Hershey Endoscopy Center, Horizon Home Healthcare and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.

    In December 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.

    Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $100 Million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, and other health care professions and biomedical research.

  • Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) mission is to provide leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the U.S. health care system and the role of hospice within it. HFA meets its mission by providing programs for professional development, public education, and information; funding research; producing publications; and providing information on issues related to advance care planning, hospice and palliative care, caregiving, and grief. Our programs for healthcare professionals are designed to improve the care of those with a terminal illness and those experiencing the process of grief and are offered on a national basis. Our programs for the public are designed to assist individual consumers of health care who are coping with issues of caregiving, terminal illness, and grief. HFA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

    Learn More About HFA Here

  • Founded in 1865 as a land-grant university, the University of Kentucky (UK) is the Commonwealth’s research extensive flagship institution dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth and the nation through excellence in teaching, research, and service. UK is one of 73 public universities in the country to be designated a Research University with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Research and academic activity at UK spans all 16 colleges, the Graduate School, 76 multidisciplinary research centers, and 31 core research facilities. UK serves as the principal graduate degree-granting university in Kentucky’s system of higher education and is the principal institution for statewide instruction, research and service in all fields without geographic limitation. The university has a Provost system and a Vice-President with responsibilities for the UK Medical Center (UKMC). The UKMC is comprised of the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, and Allied Health Professions. It also includes the A.B. Chandler Hospital, which is a teaching and research facility. The UKMC draws on a wide area covering several states. The principal catchment area, however, is roughly coterminous with the Rural East Kentucky Health Service Area. The East Kentucky Area comprises about 41% of the population of Kentucky. Approximately 65% of residents of the area live in a rural setting. Thirty percent are under 17 years of age. Almost 30% of the residents over the age of 20 have completed less than eight years of education.

    UK faculty and staff brought in $429.2 million in new sponsored project awards in FY 2020, and UK is one of only 18 universities with the trifecta of research excellence designations in cancer, aging, and translational science.

    Learn More About The UK College of Communication and Information Here

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