Partner State Coalitions

PPCC partner coalitions are now working together as one united voice to achieve greater impact for children and families. Each Coalition continues to serve the needs in their respective state, but we know that we’re stronger together!

Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition of California

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Children's Palliative Care Coalition of Michigan

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Ohio Pediatric Palliative Care and End of Life Network

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Alabama

State Champion

Sam Perna

sperna@uab.edu

Lynn Vaughn

lynn.vaughn@childrensal.org

Alaska

Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Rebecca Weicht

rebecca.weicht@providence.org

Arizona

Arizona Coalition for Pediatric Palliative Care

Tressia Shaw

tshaw@phoenixchildrens.com

Christy Torkildson

christytork@gmail.com

Arkansas

State Champions

Casie James

CJames4@uams.edu

California

Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition

Christy Torkildson

Christy@chpcc.org

Christy Torkildson

Christy.Torkildson@gcu.edu

Colorado

State Champion

Kelly Drake

kelly.drake@childrenscolorado.org

Connecticut

Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition - Connecticut (PPCC-CT)

Eileen O'Shea

eoshea@fairfield.edu

Lisa McCabe

lisa.mccabe6@gmail.com

Delaware

State Champion

Carly Levy

Carly.levy@nemours.org

Florida

Florida Pediatric Palliation Consortium

Laura Drach

Ldrach1@jhmi.edu

Georgia

Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (GHPCO)

Khaliah Johnson

khaliah.Johnson@choa.org

Paula Sanders

admin@ghpco.org

Hawaii

State Champions

Jasmin Jensen

jassjen@msn.com

Jaime Sharpe

jtsharpe@hotmail.com

Idaho

Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Whitney Price

pricew@slhs.org

Sean Timpane

timpanes@slhs.org

Illinois

Greater Illinois Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition/The HAP Foundation

Scott Cox

scox@thehapfoundation.org

Indiana

State Champion

Caitlin Scanlon

Cscanlon1@IUhealth.org

Iowa

State Champion

Lane Moser

lane.moser@unitypoint.org

Kansas

Kansas Hospice and Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition

Jenni Linebarger

jslinebarger@cmh.edu

Kentucky

Kentucky Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition

Lindsay Ragsdale

Lindsay.ragsdale@uky.edu

Louisiana

Gulf States Pediatric Palliative Care Consortium

Alexis Morvant

amorva@lsuhsc.edu

Christian Paine

cpaine@umc.edu

Maine

State Champion

Allison Caldwell

acaldwell@mmc.org

Maryland

Alliance Kids (Mid-Atlantic Region)

Allison Kuchar

akuchar@capitalcaring.org

Massachusetts

Pediatric Palliative Care Network - Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health

Kerri Padgett

Kerri.padgett@state.ma.us

Michigan

Children’s Palliative Care Coalition of Michigan

Ken Pituch

kpituch@umich.edu

Minnesota

Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition of Minnesota

Jody Chrastek

jchrast1@fairview.org

Mississippi

Gulf States Pediatric Palliative Care Consortium

Alexis Morvant

amorva@lsuhsc.edu

Christian Paine

cpaine@umc.edu

Missouri

State Champion

Joan L. Rosenbaum

Rosenbaumj@wustl.edu

Montana

Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Fiona Sampey

fiona.sampey@gmail.com

Nebraska

State Champions

Patrick Lloyd, DO

plloyd@childrensnebraska.org

Adrienne Schleisman, DNP

aschleisman@childrensnebraska.org

Nevada

State Champions

Kathleen Gates

kgates@precarehospicenv.com

Angela Berg

aberg@procarehospicenv.com

New Hampshire

State Champion

Hannah Reuman

Hannah.s.reuman@hitchcock.org

New Mexico

State Champions

Jennifer Bartz

jenb@herospathpalliativecare.org

Vizcarra Wurzel

vizcarrawl@gmail.com

New York

Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York

Kim Ryan

kryan@hpcanys.org

North Carolina

Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition of North Carolina

Nicole Sartor

nicole.sartor2@unchhealth.unc.edu

Lily Gilmore

lgillmor@transitionslifecare.org

Ohio

Ohio Pediatric Palliative Care and End of Life Network (OPPEN)

Lisa Humphrey

lisa.humphrey@nationwidechildrens.org

Oklahoma

State Champion

Rachna May

Rachna-may@ouhsc.edu

Oregon

Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Bob Macauley

macauler@ohsu.edu

nwppcc@seattlechildrens.org

Pennsylvania

Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition

Betsy Hawley

betsy@ppcc-pa.org

South Carolina

South Carolina Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative

Weston Rice

weston.rice@agapecaregroup.com

South Dakota

State Champion

Dan Mark

dwmark@gmail.com

Tennessee

Tennessee Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative

Tracy Hills

Tracy.hills@vumc.org

Texas

Texas Pediatric Palliative Care Consortium

Jan Wheeler

jan@joyandhope.org

Melody Brown Hellsten

mbhellst@txch.org

Utah

Utah Pediatric Pallaitive Care Coalition

Becky Oakley

beckyoakley@bradesplace.org

Vermont

Department of Health - Pediatric Palliative Care Program

Jessica Boyea

jessica.boyea@vermont.gov

Lisa Anne Rasmussen

Pediatric Advanced Care Team at UVM Children’s Hospital

UVMPACT@uvmhealth.org

Virginia

State Champion

Laurie Barbaro

lbarbaro@edmarc.org

Washington

Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Anne Anderson

Anne.anderson@seattlechildrens.org

West Virginia

Hospice Council of West Virginia - State Champion

Chris Zinn

czinn@hospicecouncilwv.org

Wisconsin

State Champions

Anne Marsh, MD

ammarsh@wisc.edu

Alida Yee, MD

a.yee@wisc.edu

Catherine Stevens, MD

Cstevens2@uwhealth.org

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