Executive Committee
A Message From Our Board Chair
Chair Mark Murray Center for Hospice Care Vice Chair and HAN Representative Ronald Fried VITAS Innovative Hospice Care™ Secretary and National Director Kavin Cartmell Hospice of Hope Treasurer and National Director Samira Beckwith Hope HealthCare Services President/CEO J. Donald Schumacher NHPCO Board Members Sally Adelus Hospice of the Valley West Geographic Area Representative Tara Brodbeck Hospice of the Miami Valley National Director Kate Cummings Fairview Home Care and Hospice National Director John Feather GIA Grantmakers in Aging Sphere of Influence and Expertise Director
As I start my second year as board chair, it’s only fitting that I begin by thanking you, the membership, for giving me this opportunity to work on your behalf. I’ve been a hospice CEO for 14 years and have been involved with NHPCO for 22 years. Like many of you, I’ve weathered many changes and observed firsthand a myriad of dilemmas confronting our field. I’ve also been inspired by the passion I see every day and have been energized by the ways hospice and palliative care providers are expanding the continuum of care to ensure all of our communities have access to the finest care at the end of life. We share a common mission to deliver the highest quality care to patients and families. NHPCO ‘s commitment to preserving the unity of the hospice and palliative care community is one that I’ve shared with you before and reiterate once again. Our strength as a unified community must not be lost amid the challenges we may be facing. I sincerely thank you for choosing to be a member of the oldest and largest hospice and palliative care leadership organization in the world. This is your NHPCO. Mark M Murray
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