| Theresa Ahrens |
Education Coordinator, Hospice & Palliative Care Associates of Central NY |
| Bill Armbruster |
Associate State Director, AARP NY |
| Reverend Richard Augustyn |
Director, St. Jude Center for Pastoral Care & Wellness |
| Eileen Avery, MS, RN |
Associate Director, Practice & Research, NYS Nurses Association (NYSNA) |
| Cynthia Bileschi, RN, BSN |
Director, Regulatory Affairs & Chief Privacy Officer, Rochester General Health System |
| Paul Bishop, AEMT-P, MPA |
BLS Program Coordinator, Monroe Community College |
| Patricia Brownell, PhD |
Past President, State Society on Aging |
| Michael Burgess |
Former Director, New York State Office for Aging (NYSOFA) |
| Mark Buttiglieri, ACSW |
Director, Department of Social Work, Upstate Medical University |
| Nancy Caban |
NY Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (NYAHSA) |
| Thomas Caprio, MD |
Senior Instructor Geriatrics & Palliative Care, University of Rochester Medical Center |
| Reinaldo Cardona, MSSW, LCSW |
Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers - NYS Chapter |
| Karen Charles, CTRS |
Geriatric Program Administrator, Betances Health Center |
| Ben Cirlin, LCSW |
Social Work Manager, Visiting Nurse Service of NY |
| Rose Collins, APR |
Facilitator, Coalition for Health Care Decision-Making |
| Kimberly Connell, MSW |
Palliative Care Coordinator, Hospice & Palliative Care Association of NYS |
| Jeremy Cushman, MD, FACEP |
EMS Medical Director, Monroe & Livingston EMS Region |
| Tim Czapranski, AEMT-P |
EMS Coordinator/Administrator, Monroe County Emergency Medical Services |
| Michael Dailey, MD, FACEP |
Regional EMS Medical Director, Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine, NY Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians |
| Janet Dauley Altwarg, JD, MHA |
Director, Onondaga County Long Term Care Council |
| Elaine David, LMSW |
Palliative Care Manager, Kaleida Health |
| Thomas DeLoughry |
Executive Director, Center for Health Management |
| Deirdre Downes, LCSW |
Director, Social Work Department, Jewish Home Lifecare System |
| Stephen J. Evans, MD |
Medical Director, Catholic Health WNY Long Term Care and CMO of Family Choice of NY |
| Donald Faeth, AEMT-P |
Union Representative, The Uniformed EMTs Paramedics and Inspectors - Fire Department NY |
| Jon Federman, Esq. |
Partner, Hinman Straub |
| Conn Foley, MD |
Senior Vice President of Medical Services, Chair of the Department of Medicine, Parker Institute for Health Care & Rehab. |
| Elliott Frost |
Senior Policy Analyst, NY Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA) |
| George Giokas, MD |
Regional Medical Director, The Community Hospice |
| Ben Golden |
Associate Executive Director for Governmental Affairs, NYSARC, Inc. |
| Seth Gordon |
President & CEO, Nurse Practitioner Association of NYS (NPANYS) |
| Mary Gracey-White, RN, BSN |
Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association |
| Judith Grimaldi, Esq. |
Partner, Grimaldi & Yeung, LLP |
| Howard Guzik, MD |
Medical Director, North Shore University Hospital Center for Extended Care & Rehabilitation |
| John Hallowell, RPAC |
Vice President, NYS Society of Physicians Assistants (NYSSPA) |
| James Hayes, MD |
Medical Director of Special Projects, United Health Services Hospitals |
| Sharon, Hoffman |
NY State Disability Advocacy Association & Network |
| Doug Isaacs, MD |
Medical Director, NY City Fire Department Headquarters |
| Patricia Johnson, Esq. |
Former Assistant Counsel, NYS Commission on Quality of Care & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities |
| Brian Justice, DC |
NYS Chiropractic Association |
| Simon Kassabian, MD, FACP |
Director of Palliative Care, Associate Medical Director, Jewish Home Lifecare System |
| Paul Kietzman, Esq. |
General Counsel, NYSARC, Inc. |
| Eve Koopersmith, Esq. |
Attorney at Law, Garfunkel Wild, PC |
| David Korones, MD |
Director, University of Rochester Medical Center Pediatric Palliative Care Program |
| Andrew Koski |
Vice President for Advocacy & Public Policy, Home Care Association of NYS (HCANYS) |
| MaryRose Kott, RN |
Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. Joseph Hospital Health Center |
| Karen Kremer |
Project Analyst, Geriatrics, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield |
| Patricia Lamarche, RN MSN, CPNP |
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Rochester Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| Tammy Lawlor, Esq. |
Partner, Miller & Milone, P.C. |
| Debbie LeBarron, RN, BS |
Senior Director, Continuing Care, Healthcare Association of NYS (HANYS) |
| Beth Lenegan, MD |
Director of Pastoral Care, Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| David Leven |
Executive Director, Compassion & Choices of NY |
| Carole Levine |
Director, United Hospital Fund Families and Health Care Project |
| Dana Lustbader, MD, FCCM, FCCP |
Chief, Palliative Medicine, Intensivist, Critical Care Medicine, Program Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Hofstra School of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset |
| Beth Mahar |
Director of Members Services, Hospice and Palliative Care Association of NYS (HPCANYS) |
| Ellen Makofsky, Esq. |
Attorney at Law, Raskin & Makofsky |
| Maureen Martin, MS,RN |
VISN 2 Palliative Care Coordinator, Stratton, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) |
| Kevin Mathews, MD |
Medical Director, Palliative Care Consultation Service, Regional Cancer Center |
| Maureen McClusky |
Executive Director, North Shore University Hospital, Stern Family Center for Extended Care & Rehabilitation |
| Kathy McMahon |
President and CEO, Hospice & Palliative Care Association of NYS (HPCANYS) |
| David McNally |
Manager of Government Affairs, AARP NY |
| Jacqueline Melecio |
Assistant Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers - NYS Chapter |
| Reverand Paul Metzler |
Director, Community & Program Services, The Visiting Nurse Service of NY Hospice Care |
| Carole Michelsen, MD |
Medical Director, Evercare |
| Karen Morris, RN |
Director of Clinical & Quality Service, NYS Health Facilities Association Inc. (NYSFHA) |
| Mary Beth Morrissey, Esq. |
Fordham University, Ravazzin Center on Aging & Chair, The Collaborative for Palliative Care |
| Lisa Newcomb |
Executive Director, Empire State Association of Assisted Living |
| Tom Nicotera, MHHA |
Director of Membership & Public Affairs, Nurse Practitioner Association of NYS (NPANYS) |
| Amy Olshever, LCSW |
Manager, Social Work, Visiting Nurse Service of NY |
| Daniel Olsson, DO, FACOEP-D |
Regional Medical Director, Central NY Emergency Medical Services, Inc. |
| Marie-Caroline Piche, MD |
Medical Director, Hospice of the North Country |
| Joel Potash, MD |
Member, MSSNY Ethics Committee |
| Ann Purchase, MS, RN |
Associate Director, Education, Practice & Research, NYS Nurses Association (NYSNA) |
| Donnaline Richman, Esq. |
Counsel to MLMIC, Fager & Amsler, LLP |
| Karen Roach, MPH |
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs & Rural Health, Healthcare Association of NYS (HANYS) |
| Michelle Roach, RN, MSN, CPNP |
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Rochester Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| Alan Roth, DO, FAAFP |
Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, Chief, Palliative Care Medicine, Director, Palliative Care Fellowship Program, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center |
| Lorraine Ryan, Esq. |
Special Counsel for Regulatory & Professional Affairs, Greater NY Hospital Association (GNYHA) |
| Jerry Salkowe, MD |
Executive Director, Advocates for Quality |
| Cara Seekings, RN |
Advance Care Planning Specialist, Chautauqua Integrated Delivery System |
| Judy Setla, MD |
Medical Director, Hospice & Palliative Care Associates of Central NY |
| Edward Shaw |
Chair, NY Association on HIV over Fifty (NYAHOF) |
| Fredrick Sherman, MD |
Chief Medical Officer, Community & Managed Care Services, ArchCare |
| Ellen Sorce |
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Patricia Bomba, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield |
| Sheree Starrett, MD |
HIV/AIDS Palliative Care Specialist |
| Barbara Stegun Phair, BSN, RN, MPA, JD |
Partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP |
| Susie Surpernant, AEMT-P |
Executive Director, Central NY EMS Regional Council, Inc. |
| Roxanne Tena-Nelson |
Executive Vice President Greater New York Hospital Association |
| Mary Therriault, RN, MS |
Senior Director, Quality & Research Initiatives, Healthcare Association of NYS (HANYS) |
| Mark Tornstrom, AEMT-P |
Executive Director EMS Division, Monroe Ambulance |
| Fern Wasserman, RN, MSN, ANP, BC APRN, CLNC, DBA, NYLNC |
New York Legal Nurse Consultants, Inc. |
| Penny S. Weller, LCSW-R |
Program Implementation Manager for Dr. Patricia Bomba, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield |
| Mitchell Wolfson, MD |
Chief Medical Officer, Park Avenue Medical Associates, PC |
| Cindy Young, RN |
Staff Educator, St. Joseph Hospital Health Center |
