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 |
