Steering Committee
Members and staff leaders from NHPCO and NAHC who are leading the process to create new, combined organization:
- Ken Albert, NAHC Chair
- Trisha Crissman, NHPCO National Director
- Bill Dombi, NAHC President
- Melinda Gruber, NHPCO Chair
- Ben Marcantonio, NHPCO COO and Interim CEO
- Norman McRae, NHPCO Immediate Past Chair
- Susan Ponder-Stansel, NAHC Board Member
- Lynne Sexten, NHPCO At-Large Executive Committee Member
- William Simione, III, NAHC Treasurer
- David Totaro, NAHC Board Member
Board of Directors
Members from NHPCO and NAHC who are leading the process to create a new, combined organization:
Kenneth Albert
Chair
President/CEO
AndWell
Lewiston, ME
David Causby
CEO
Gentiva
Atlanta, GA
Trisha Crissman
President & CEO
CommonSpirit Health at Home
Milford, OH
Melinda Gruber
Vice Chair
CorewellHealth
Vice President
St. Joseph, MI
Demetress Harrell
CEO
Hospice in the Pines
Lufkin, TX
Susan D. Lloyd
President & CEO
Delaware Hospice
Newark, NJ
Tarrah Lowry
Interim President/COO
Trustbridge/Empath Health
West Palm Beach, FL
Christine McMichael
Executive Director
Hospice & Pallicative Care Federation of Massachusetts
Wrentham, MA
Mark Morse
CEO
Enclara Pharmcia
Philadelphia, PA
Mary Myers
Former President/CEO
Johns Hopkins Home Care
Baltimore, MD
John Olajide
CEO
Axxess, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Robert ‘Bob’ Parker
Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Compliance Officer
Kindful Health
Plano, TX
Susan Ponder-Stansel
President & CEO
Alivia Care, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
Sara Ratcliffe
Executive Director
Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council
Springfield, IL
Lynne Sexten
Secretary
President & CEO
Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care
Madison, WI
Jennifer Sheets
Former CEO & President
Interim Health Care
Sunrise, FL
William Simione, III
Treasurer
Managing Principal
SimiTree Healthcare Consultants
Hamden, CT
Beth Slepian
President & CEO
Granite VNA
Concord, NH
David Totaro
Chief Government Affairs Officer
BAYADA Home Health Care
Philadelphia, PA
Nick Westfall
Chairman and CEO
VITAS Healthcare Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
NAHC-NHPCO Opportunity Assessment Workgroups
Workgroups comprised of members and staff are working on key elements of a combined organization. The Workgroups are focused on the following areas:
- Branding
- CEO Search Advisory
- Advocacy and Policy
- Education
- Finance and Operations
- Governance and Nominating
- Membership and Dues
- Member Communities and Engagement
- Member Services
See the full list of Workgroup members here.
