Expert Category: Course presenter

Kaitlyn Allen is the Senior Director of Patient Services at Hudson Valley Hospice in New York. With over 12 years of nursing experience, 10 years have been spent serving patients and their caregivers in the hospice setting. Kaitlyn started her hospice career as an RN case manager, providing direct care and coordination across HVH’s care settings. Over…

Orrin Ware is an assistant professor at the UNC School of Social Work. In addition to his role within the School of Social Work, Ware holds a secondary appointment as an adjunct assistant professor with the UNC Department of Psychiatry. Ware has graduate-level training in behavioral pharmacology, epidemiology, public health and social work. He has…

Elizabeth Klint has worked in healthcare since 2003, beginning her career in New York City as an acute care nurse at NYU Langone Medical Center and later as a trauma nurse at Bellevue Hospital Center. In 2008, she transitioned into hospice care at Visiting Nurse Service of New York, where she served as an admissions…

Joseph Sacco has been the Chief Medical Officer at Connecticut Hospice since 2016, and is a board-certified hospice and palliative medicine physician with over 40 years of experience. He oversees clinical and operational activities for its 53-bed Joint Commission-certified hospital and home care services for 225–250 patients, managing a team of physicians and APRNs across…

Karen Monts has been employed in the work of end-of-life and grief support care for over 34 years. She is currently the Associate Vice President of Grief Support Services for Northstar Care Community where she is responsible for overall leadership and directing of the grief support program, She has also assisted with practice, policy, and…

Jane Euler is a a Serious Illness Companion and Chief Doula at Present for You, LLC. She supports individuals facing life-limiting disease as well as the families and friends who journey beside them. With quiet compassion, Jane invites honest conversations about wishes, needs, and care goals. She sits with people coming to terms with impending…

Scott Morgan is an end-of-life doula, nonprofit executive, and advocate for more human-centered approaches to serious illness, dying, and grief. Trained through the Peaceful Presence Project, he maintains a private end-of-life doula practice, Returning Home NYC; serves as the New York City Director for Present for You; and has volunteered many hours at Jamaica Hospital…

Debra Albo-Steiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and currently serves as the CEO of Children’s Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss for adults. With over twenty years of experience in education, mental health, policy, and social services, Debra has dedicated her career to advocating and supporting children, youth, and their families. She began her…

Julissa Reynoso serves as the Director of Programming for the Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC). She is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor having received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. In work with The Children’s Bereavement Center, she oversees the grief support group program and program development. Her trainings and collaboration…

Karen Moss is a registered nurse and tenured associate professor of nursing in the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She is a distinguished fellow in the National Academies of Practice – Nursing Academy and a Gerontological Society of America Fellow. Dr. Moss is an expert in the conduct of research with Black…

Natasha Fowlks is the Executive Director of Hospice Atlanta, part of the Visiting Nurse Health System, where she leads hospice and palliative care services with compassion, clinical expertise, and a strong commitment to end-of-life advocacy. With more than a decade of experience in hospice care, she is a Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) and…

Megan Heller maintains a clinical practice at Awaken Counseling in Marietta, Georgia, where she provides grief counseling and bereavement support to individuals and families navigating loss. She holds additional certifications in specialized therapeutic techniques and utilizes evidence-based interventions to address psychological and social needs, with particular focus on complicated grief and traumatic loss across the lifespan….