Expert Category: Course presenter

Carrie Arnold obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, a Master of Education (Counselling), both from the University of Western Ontario, and a PhD (Psychology) from Saybrook University. She is a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers…

Christopher Kerr is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer for Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo. He has overseen the integration and expansion of palliative care into hospitals and developed a large home-based program for both adults and children and has published on innovative program models that are designed to better align patient/family services…

Justin Kullgren is Specialty Practice Pharmacist in Palliative Medicine. As a Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center James Cancer Hospital, Justin works with the palliative interdisciplinary team on pain and symptom management, prevention and treatment of adverse drug events, medication dosing, and monitoring and disease state management….

Daniel Shalev is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Shalev completed psychiatry residency at Columbia University followed by fellowship training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (psychiatric care of individuals with medical and surgical illnesses) and in Hospice and…

Jill Costello is the Program Coordinator for Hospice Savannah’s Edel Caregiver Institute, connecting family caregivers with community resources while providing education and emotional support. Holding a master’s in counseling psychology from Trevecca University in Nashville, TN, Jill is also certified in her work with persons living with dementia and their caregivers through Teepa Snow’s Positive…

Alvin Harmon is the Director of Spiritual, Bereavement, and Supportive Services at Coastal Hospice in Maryland. With over 15 years of experience in the death and dying industry, Alvin spearheads programs and leads efforts in community coalition building, spiritual and grief support, harm reduction services, and addressing health disparities and injustices. His dedication extends to championing…

Susan Turner is the Vice President of Community Programs & Services for Accord Hospice & Palliative Care overseeing outreach, events, and building relations at their three locations in Arizona and Kansas. She has spent most of her career working in the non-profit world in a leadership role and the last 13 years with hospice focusing…

Wendy Walters has been in direct clinical practice for over 30 years, with the bulk of that experience in end-of-life care. She spent the first 17 years of her career in hospice work, ultimately returning to UAB in 2006. She joined the UAB Hospital Ethics Committee in 2009 and began taking ethics consults for the…

Leigh Ann Kingsbury is the CEO and Principal Consultant of InLeadS Consulting. For more than 30 years she has strived to use best practices in supporting people who live with disabilities, including people with physical disabilities, people who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities, older adults, and people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias….

Mary Beth Lepkowsky is an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, and person-centered practitioner. For nearly 40 years she has supported social workers and other helping professionals to do their best work serving individuals and families. She is an Advance Care Planning Facilitator and owner of Helen Sanderson Associates USA, an international training and development consultancy.

Christina Axelrod has been a Music Therapist for Hospice of the Western Reserve for 12 years and stepped into the role of Internship Director in 2015. Christina graduated from State University of New Paltz in 2007 and is currently enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health program at Cleveland State for her counseling license. In 2021,…

Amber Ash is a pediatric hospice and palliative care social worker and co-chair of the Trauma Informed Care Committee at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. She also has experience providing end-of-life care to adults and has served as a clinical supervisor. Amber has served as a field educator for social work students at…