I am the CEO for HPNA, HPCC, and HPNF. My previous leadership roles include Director of Palliative Care at University of Utah Hospital and Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC. I also served as Senior Vice President of Palliative Care for a large national hospice organization where I established 13 community palliative care programs across the US. My past volunteer work includes service on the Board for both HPCC and HPNA in the roles of both director and president. I am currently serving as President for the National Coalition of Hospice and Palliative Care. I am board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and is a Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing. My first job in nursing was working as a nursing assistant in a neonatal intensive care unit.