Academy Leadership

Board of Directors

Douglas Simpson

Chair and Secretary, Board of Directors

Ed Neppl

Treasurer, Board of Directors

Lisa Stolarczyk, MD

Member, Board of Directors

Sonia Levingston, MD

Member, Board of Directors

Sonny Vukic, MBA, PT

Member, Board of Directors

The Team at the Academy

Sarah Kiskadden-Bechtel, MBe

Executive Director

Lonny Shavelson, MD

Director of Education; Editor, Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine

Thalia DeWolf, RN, CHPN

Nursing Education and Hospice Outreach Coordinator

Faculty & Contributors

Angelique Loscar, MBA

Director of Data Management and Analysis

Artemis Brod, BA, MA, PhD

Associate Editor, Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine; Editor, Ethics Consultation Service

Catherine Sonquist Forest, MD MPH FAAFP

Academy International Liaison

Chris Fruitrich

Volunteer Education Coordinator

Cindy Bruzzese, MPA, MSB, HEC-C

Co-Director, Academy Ethics Consultation Service

Debra Dunn, RN, MSN, MBA, CNOR

Academy Logistics Manager

Janie Rakow, End of Life Doula

Director of Doula Education

Jessica Kaan, DO, MPH

Associate Director of Clinical Investigations; Liaison with End of Life Washington

Lynette Cederquist, MD

Co-Director, Academy Ethics Consultation Service

Robert Drake, MSci, MDiv

Director of Spiritual Provider Education

Ryan Spielvogel, MD, MS

Director of Graduate Medical Education; Editorial Board, Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine

Teaching and supporting best practices for the care of patients considering or completing medical aid in dying.

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