Donors
The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying wishes to thank the gracious donors who supported the National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying. Those conference donations, plus registration fees, exceeded the cost of the conference. The remaining funds provided the startup costs of the Academy. We greatly appreciate continued donations to support the expanding efforts of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying. Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible donations, at this link.
Donations to the National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying
Deborah Gatzek Kratter: $25,000
Anonymous donation from a patient’s family: $25,000
Anonymous donation from a patient’s daughter: $5,000
WISPS Family Trust: $10,000
Susan Gardner, M.D. $500
Jeff Levine and Lesley MacArthur Family Trust Charitable Fund: $5,000
Friends of Dr. Jeffrey Levine: $4,350
In loving memory of Marilyn Hanf Buckley, “Who believed one has the right to choose dignity and quality of life by supporting life-ending options.” $500
Anonymous donation from a patient’s daughter: $100
Victoria Sievers, In Memory of Sue Brown: $2,000
Gina Bonanno: $2,500
Melinda Dart, in loving memory of her father, David Dart: $500
Anonymous donation from a patient’s wife: $1,000
From the family of Catherine DiMiceli, in loving memory of their beloved mother, wife and best friend: $1,000
Shannon McCarthy and William Wiley: $200
Anonymous donation from a patient’s friend: $100
Anonymously from a grateful patient’s family: $1,000
Kathie Campbell in memory of Her Hero, Her Husband, Rick Ingrassia $500
Anonymous donation from a patient’s daughter: $2,000
Heidi Knoop, in honor of her aunt Dr. Helme Avery: $1,000
Anonymous donation: $100
Anonymous donation: $100
Donations to the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying:
Derek Humphry, ERGO: $2,000
Kerstin Doell, in honor of Shirley, Ruth, and Richard Doell: $8,000
Keith Seckel, RN: $50
Robin Plumer, MD: $100 “As a thank you to encourage others.”
Kerstin Doell: $500 In memory of her sister, Shirley Doell
Barbara Morris, MD: $650 “Thank you for your advocacy, expertise, and support.”
From a supportive family, anonymously: $1,000
Anonymous donor: $100
Stuart Youngner, MD: $1,500
From the loving husband of a patient, $1,000
Faye Girsh, Hemlock Society of San Diego, $300
Bill Friedman, In memory of Elinor Friedman, $250
Eugene and Diane Stein: In memory of Ida Cooper, $100
Anonymous Colorado Donor: $500
Joyce Gunn, in Memory of Richard W. Conn. $50
Shirley Sapena, MSW. $25. “Thank you for your continued commitment to offering this support.”
Bob and Fietje Ralston. $500
Kari Alice Lynn: $100
Alan Lippman, MD. New Jersey: $50
From a grateful patient, anonymously: $1,000
Catherine Forest, MD: $100
Tonia Hsieh: $100 “Your work is critical. We must shift to respect and honor individual’s right to choose — how to live and how to die.”
Nancy Williford, LCSW: $100, in appreciation of the Academy’s Continuing Education System
Kris Kington-Barker, End-of-Life Doula and volunteer for Hospice of San Luis Obispo County: $100
Glendon Geikie, MSW: $50
Anonymous from a pharmacist: $250
Mary Ganapol, Arizona End of Life Options. In memory of Michael ‘Fletch’ Fletcher: $100
Jessica Kaan, MD, Oregon and Washington: $300
Holly Strelzik, End-of-Life Doula, New Jersey: $250
Susan Powell, MD, “In memory of my father, Sheldon Lisker, MD”: $250
Johanna Koch, MD, Family Medicine and Palliative Care: $500