This board meets on a monthly basis.

 

The Advisory Committee is charged to:

• Establish strategic direction, objectives, and alignment of initiatives
• Ensure development of appropriate initiatives for education and advocacy
• Engage and communicate with key stakeholders, including the public practitioners across the health care continuum, special interest groups, and the media
• Evaluate initiatives for quality, attainment of outcomes, and continuous improvement
• Oversee policy development, including legislative enablement and revisions
• Liaise with national POLST Paradigm task force

 

Members of the Advisory Committee:

• Christine Brown
• Ken Burgess, JD
• Anthony Caprio, MD
• Linda Darden, MHA, CPA
• Jonathan Fischer, MD
• Ray Riordan
• Dee Leahman, MA
• Deb Love, JD, MBA, MA
• Melanie Phelps, JD

 

First chartered in May 2012, the Steering Committee meets semi-annually as a full committee.

This committee is charged with providing input on:

• Needs assessment and overall program direction
• Design and development of initiatives for education and advocacy
• Program assessment and continuous improvement
• Identifying and engaging key stakeholders, regionally and statewide

 

Participating Organizations & Members of the Statewide Steering Committee:

• AARP – NC
  • Suzanne LaFollette-Black, Associate State Director
• Alliant Quality
  • Adrienne Mims, MD, MPH, FAAFP, AGSF, Vice President, CFO, Medicare Quality Improvement
• Association for Home Care and Hospice
  • Cindy Morgan
• Brody School of Medicine
  • Tae Joon Lee, MD, Geriatrician; Clinical Assistant Professor
• Campbell University
  • Amy Flanary-Smith, JD, Director – Legal Research & Writing, Assistant Professor of Law
  • Chris Carreiro
• Cape Fear Valley Health System
  • Robin Kivett, Palliative Care Coordinator
• Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
  • Marisette Hasan, President & CEO
• Carolinas Health Care
  • Anthony Caprio, MD, Geriatrician
  • Mary Anne Miller, Program Coordinator – Primary Palliative Care
• Carolinas Palliative Care and Hospice Network
  • Larry Burke, MD
• Catawba Regional Hospice
  • Caron Tucker, VP of Clinical Outreach
• CCNC
  • Linda Attarian, JD, Staff Attorney
  • Jonathan Fischer, MD
• Compassion & Choices – Central NC Chapter
  • Ursula Capewell
• Donate Life NC
  • Sharon Hirsch, Executive Director
• Four Seasons 
  • Cathy Stewart, Nurse Practitioner
• HCR Manorcare
  • Danielle Weeks
• Hospice of Wake County
  • Mark Philbrick, RN, MSN, FNP, Director – Community Outreach, Education, and Volunteer Services
• LeadingAge NC
  • Jennifer Gill, Director of Strategic Communications
• Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter
  • Jason Clamme, Director of Community Outreach
• Morehead Memorial Hospital
  • Marcia McQueen, Director of Chaplaincy Services
• National Adult Day Services Association
  • Teresa Johnson, MBA, Managing Director
• National Association of Social Workers – NC Chapter
  • Kathy Boyd, MSW, ACSW, CMSW, Executive Director
• NC Academy of Family Physicians, Inc.
  • Gregory K. Griggs, MD, Executive Vice President
  • Joanna Spruill, JD, Director of Government Relations & General Counsel
• NC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program
  • Samuel Cykert, MD, Associate Director – Medical Education and Clinical Director
• NC Assisted Living Association
  • Peggy Smith, MS, Executive Director
• NC Association Long Term Care Facilities
  • Yolanda K. Stitch, Executive Director
  • Karen Brewer
• NC Chaplains Association
  • Barry Morris, MDiv, BCC, President (and Director of Spiritual Care at Randolph Hospital)
• NC Department of Health & Human Services
  • Lynne Berry, JD, Legal Services Developer, Division of Aging and Adult Services
• NC Health Care Facilities Association
  • Polly Welsh, Executive Vice President
  • Eric Kivistio
• NC Hospital Association
  • Dean Higgins, Project Manager, NC Quality Center
  • Linwood Jones, JD, General Counsel
• NC Institute of Medicine
  • Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH, President & CEO
• NC Medical Directors Association
  • Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor
  • Jose E. Gonzalez, MD, CMD, President
• NC Medical Society/NC Medical Society Foundation
  • Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel
• NC Nurses Association 
  • Melissa Aselage, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing
  • Nansi Greger-Holt, Family/Geriatric NP
  • Lisa Wallace, BSN-RN, Faith Community Nurse Council of the NCNA
• NC Office of Emergency Medical Services
  • Amy Douglas, RN CCRN, Trauma Manager
• NC Secretary of State’s Office
  • Lauren Benbow, JD
• Novant Health, Inc.
  • Deborah Love, JD, MBA, MA, Corporate Director of Bioethics
  • Charles (Steve) Stinson, MD, Clinical Director – Palliative Care Services – Forsyth Medical Center
• Parker Poe
  • Varsha Gadani, JD
• Poyner & Spruill LLP
  • Kenneth Burgess, JD, Attorney at Law
• Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson
  • Jennifer Hutchens, JD, Attorney
• UNC Health Care
  • Marianne Jackson, MD, MPH, UNC Quality Improvement
  • Cherie Rosemond, PT, GCS, PhD, Research Scientist, UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Ben Thompson, UNC School of Medicine c/o 2016
  • Adam Zolotor
• Vidant Health 
  • Vicki Dougherty
• Wake Forest University Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society
  • Nancy MP King, JD, Co-Director – Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society; Professor – Department of Social Services and Health Policy
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  • John Moskop, PhD, Wallace and Mona Wu Chair in Biomedical Ethics; Professor of Internal Medicine
• Others:
  • Courtney Whicker Berry, MA, Advance Care Planning Consultant
  • Marilyn Morenz, RN, CHPN, BSN, Respecting Choices Instructor
  • Michael Norins, MD
  • David L. Stone, LCSW, CAE, Hospice and Palliative Care Consultant
  • Matt Womble, MHA, Consultant, Womble Consulting, LLC