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 Academy. Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible donations, at this link.
Donations to the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying:
Kerstin Doell, in honor of Shirley, Ruth, and Richard Doell: $8,000
Keith Seckel, RN: $50
Robin Plumer, MD. Compassionate Endings, NJ. $200 “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, $650
Anonymous donor via Trust. Colorado: $18,700
Derek Humphry, ERGO: $2,000
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: $550
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: $800
Edward Lorah, LICSW. Edmonds, Washington. $100. “Thank you for making the continuing education available. Great info!”
Kristine Sachara, MSN, RN, End of Life Doula. Oregon. $250
Anonymous from the sister-in-law of a patient: $500
Anonymous donation from a grateful patient: $5,000
Nancy Abell, MSW. End of Life Choices New Mexico: $100
Frederica Frost, Massachusetts: $25
Catherine Wallace, Florida: $500, “As a thank you to encourage others.”
Frances Lo. In memory of Wendy Yan. $500
Daniel Heagerty, California: $250
Bobbie Steinhart, California, $100, “In memory of Larry Steinhart.”
Susan Moss, California, $1,000, in memory of her husband, Robert W. Moss
William Southworth, MD. Oregon. $100
Julie Hertl, MSW, Washington. $50 “In honor of everyone who made this possible.”
Adrienne Dare. $50. “In memory of my mother, Louise Hall, who used Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act in 2002”
Rita Trumbo. California. $50
Jeanne Kerwin, DMH, HEC-C, consultant in bioethics and palliative care. $50. “In memory of my parents, Adele and Leslie Ruppert”
Deborah North, MD. Washington. $100
Lindsay Boothby, MD. California. $500
Heather Wahanik, RN. California. $100
Lynn Loar, LCSW. California. $100
Charles Miller, MD. Hawaii. $500
Eddie Lau, Pharm. D. California. $500
Phyllis Bergman, New Mexico. $100 “In memory of Vicki Bergman Marks”
Karen Morin, RN, OCN, California, L.A. Patient Advocates. $500
Compassionate Endings, New Jersey. $100
Martha Turner, California. In Honer of Full Circle Living and Dying. $25
Andrew Holland, RN. California. $50
Charles Hamlin, MD. Colorado. $500
Monique Schaulis, MD. $500 “In memory of Dee Standley.”
Kathleen Garrison, California. $500 “In memory of Janet Garrison.”
Barak Wolff, MPH. New Mexico. $350
Thomas Strouse, MD. California. $600
Laura Hughes, MD. Colorado. $100
Karen Murray, End of Life Doula, California, $50 “In memory of Bill Young.”
James Greenberg, MD. California. $50
Nick Gideonse, MD. Oregon. $100
Constance Holden, RN, MSN. Colorado. $500
Laurie Strasburger, P.A., Colorado. $100 “In memory of Cece Yeakel.”
Sally Sample, MD. California. $500
Mark Unverzagt, MD. New Mexico. $100
Janelle Jones, Pharm. D. California. $100
Paul Kaplan, MD. Oregon. $1,500
Susan Robfogel, New York, $150.
Barbara Morris, MD. Colorado. $250 “In memory of Neil Mahoney.”
Nancy Finkle, End of Life Doula, California. $50
Brian Goodyear, Ph. D., Clinical Psychology, Hawaii. $100
Carl DeMars, MD. Maine. $400
Konrad Fondrie, New York, $50 “In memory of Stu Fondrie.”
Diana Barnared, MD, Vermont. $100
Mindy Cooper, MD. Colorado. $500
Mercedes Laurencin, MD. California. $500
Catherine Forest, MD, California. $100
Robert Liner, MD, California. $500
Peter and Bonnie Reagan. Oregon. $500 “In memory of Lillian.”
Deann Del Rio, RN. California. $25
Kim Mooney. Thanatologist. Colorado. $100 “In memory of Marilyn Zurek.”
Nathan Fairman, MD. California. $200
Nehal Patel, MD. California. $100
Robin Plumer, MD. New Jersey. “In memory of Ellen Knapp.” $40
Robert Ley, MD. California. $1,000
Shirley Redwine, Texas. $100
Anonymous Donor via Impact Assets. $2,500
Judith Brillman, MD. New Mexico. $1,000
San Francisco Marin Medical Society $2,500
Pan Haskins. California. $500
Tamara Goodman, MD. New Mexico. $1,000. “In honor of Clarence Giese, artist and hospice volunteer.”
Dr. Charles Hamlin, Colorado. $5,000
Faith Sommerfield, Connecticut. $1,000
Drs. Jeffrey Levine and Lesley MacArthur, Family Trust Charitable Fund: $12,000
Valerie Lovelace. Maine. $150
Dallas Kassing. California. $50. “In memory of Frances Senecal Kassing.”
Christopher Palmer. Maryland. $100.
Lewis Cohen. Massachusetts. $150
The Completed Life Initiative. $500
Mark Apfel, MD. California. $250
The Southworth Family Trust. Oregon. $500
Jeffrey Block, California, “In memory of Michele Gerus.” $14,000
Melinda Eggleston, Alaska. $500. “In memory of Linda deCurtis Eggleston.”
Peter and Bonnie Reagan. Oregon. $1,000
Helen Cominos, California. $50 “In honor of our parents.”
Glendon Geikie, End of Life Doula. California. $50
Kerstin Doell. Washington. $500
Alfred Sharff, California. “In memory of my wife, Marcia Levine.”
Janet Hager, California. $100 “In memory of David Hager, DVM, MD”
Nancy Keane, California. Undisclosed amount. “In memory of Peter Keane.”
Jeffrey Pollack, California. $100 “In memory of Peter Keane.”
Cricket Halsey, California. $50 “In memory of Peter Keane, with gratitude for his service.”
Richard and Sharonjean Leeds. California. Undisclosed amount. “In loving memory & respect for Peter G. Keane.”
Susan Piotroski, Florida. $100 “In honor of Attorney Peter Keane of San Francisco.”
Ronald Elwood Albers, Colin Alexander. California. $500 “In memory of Peter Keane.”
James and Ann Lazarus, California. $50 “In memory of Peter Keane.”
Lola Gelb. California. $50 “In loving memory of Peter Keane.”
Joseph Najpaver. California. $100. “In loving memory of Peter Keane.”
Donna Russell. California. $100
Bank of America Employee Giving Plan. California. $100
Dr. Richard Stuart, Washington. $1,000
Sara Woolf, MD, California. $50
Mary Ganapol, Arizona. $100 “In memory of Steve and Diane Uhl.”
Vladimir Boshernitsan. California. $100
Chester Allen. California. $100
Freda Wang. California. $100
Anonymous donor. Rhode Island. $1,500
Judith Erickson, California. $50
Gwen Harris, Gerontologist. California. $50
David Steinhorn, MD. California. $50
Judith Setla, MD. New York. $100
Janet Rowe, Oregon. $100. “To Dr. Bill Southworth for the help he has given to End of Life Choices OR, Southern OR team.”
Patricia Fisher, California. $100
Anonymous donation, New Mexico. $100
Koch Wilson Giving Fund. California. $300
Tin Do, MD, California. $500. “In memory of Alison Moxley, from her dear friends.”
Rita Trumbo, End of Life Doula. California. $50
Patrick MacMillan, MD. California. $500
Anonymous donation from a grateful family. California. $5,000
Hemlock Society of San Diego. $200
Joanne Kelly, Colorado. $100. “In memory of my beloved husband, Alan Kelly, who used medical aid in dying to end his suffering from multiple system atrophy in January 2020.”
Barbara Morris, MD. Colorado. $100. “In honor of Caitlin Cassady’s research project.”
Vicki Hart, NP. Colorado. $50.
Ronald Sand, MD. Oregon/California. $50
End of Life Choices New York. $250
Lillian Shao. California. $20
Dr. Tin Do. California $1,000. “To all my wonderful patients.”
Patricia Marsh. California. $50. “Dedicated to Edith Newsome.”
Anonymous donor. California: $500
Patricia Fisher. California. $100
Dr. Richard Bodony. California. $100 “Dedicated to Gloria Riccardi.”
Donna Russel. California. $100
Natasha Marston, MD. California. “To all the faces of gratitude and relief I have witnessed.”
Glendon Geikie, MSW. California. $50
Mindy Cooper, MD. Colorado. $500
Sandra Mackenzie-Cioppa, Nurse Midwife. California. $500
From a patient’s wife, anonymously: $5,000
Deborah North, MD. Washington. $500
Joe Conrad, California. $1,000. “The Academy’s referral allowed our mother to leave the earth on her own terms. The same way that she lived her life.”
Bruce Conrad, California. $1,000. “To the memory of Rhoda Conrad. And to the Academy, for affording her the respect she deserved at the end of her life.”
Susan Robfogel, New York. $150
Marilyn Piazza, California. $100
Terrell VanAken, MD. California. $200
Anonymously, “From an Academy fan.” $3,000
Mary Allyn, Colorado. $200
Lori Goldwyn, End of Life Doula, California. $72. “On behalf of doulas, who have benefitted from the training/mentoring program.”
Anonymous, Colorado. $200. “In loving memory, you are missed.”
Lucinda Merrill. Texas. $50
William and Darlene Southworth. Oregon. $1,000
Bonnie and Peter Reagon Fund. Oregon. $2,000
Anonymous, California, $250. “In honor of Amy Allison Steele.”
Andrea Mosbacher, New York. $100. “With gratitude to Dr. Avinash Patil, for bringing peace to my beloved brother, Andrew John Dow.”
Sandra Mackenzie-Cioppa, Nurse Midwife. Forrest Cioppa, MD. California. $612. “To the Academy, for its pioneering work in medical aid in dying. Thank you!”
David Allan, RN. California. $50.
Alfred Sharff, California. $1,000 “Remembering my beloved wife Marcia Levine Sharff”
Kathleen Lubanski, RN/NP. California. $200
Lori Testa. California. $100
Debbie & Bill Underwood. Oregon. “In memory of our aunt Pat Jenkins, she was much loved and will be greatly missed.”
Johanna Koch, MD. California. $1,700
Kate Amon. California. $100. “In memory of Betty Amon.”
Ed Lorah, LICSW. Washington. $100
Faye Girsh. California. $300. “To Marshall Perron, a courageous politician.”
Nancy Renz. California. $100. “This donation is for my brother Doug whose suffering was shortened by aid in dying.”
David Coker. California. $100. “Dedicated to Doug Hanks, MD.”
Lisa Vigil Schattenger. Ohio. $250. “In memory of Jack Rowe, MD who used Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act and his wife, Janet Rowe who now volunteers for End of Life Choices Oregon.”
Henry and Jessica Townsend, Washington DC. $550
Margurite Mathews, Colorado. $50
Hetty Hirshman, APN. New Jersey. $100. “In honor of my parents Ruth and Nat Howard.”
David Coleman, California. $100. “For Harold E. Coleman, MD, with gratitude.”
Lee Amon, California. $1,500. “In loving memory of our mom, grandma, and great grandma.”
Juliette Williams, RN. California. $100
Valerie Lovelace, Maine Death with Dignity. $100
Anna Theriault, Maine. “Dedicated to our loving brother Gerry.” $1,000
Norman Oder, New York. “Thank you for these important resources.” $250
Faye Girsh, California. $300. “For the Academy’s Good Work!”
Dr. Gaja Andzel, California. $1,250
Anonymously from a grateful patient, $2,000. “Dedicated to the Academy’s compassion.”
Tin Do, MD. California. $1,000
Hanne Lore Huber, California. $100
Joe Freitas, California. $100
Anonymous donation, California, $2,500
Judy Pappas, California. $200. “With gratitude to Dr. Stephanie Marquet for helping our mother choose her path.”
Marshall Perron. Australia. $50
Lori Goldwyn. End-of-Life Doula. California. $100
Kevin Malone, JD. Washington, DC. $500
L James Johnson. California. $50 “Dedicated to author David Colin Carr.”
Mary West. California. “In honor of John West.”
Lonny Shavelson, MD. California. $3,450
Lowrey Brown, Final Exit Network. $150
Nancy Rhine. California. $25. “For Cliff.”
Dr. Richard Bodony. California. $250
Dr. Cory Carroll. Colorado. $250
Laura Hughes, MD. Colorado. $10
Jill Bixby, NP. Maine. $100
Janie Rakow, End-of-Life Doula. New Jersey. $1,000
Anonymous donation, California: $1,500
Joanna Smith, LCSW. California. $100
Anonymous foundation donation. California. $3,500
Lynette Cederquist, MD. California. $100
Molly Graziano. Ohio. $50
Susan Robfogel, JD. New York. $150
Richard Lugg. Australia. $50 “Toward the development of accreditation for aid-in-dying clinicians.”
James Greenberg, MD. California. $100
Noelle Windsor, MD. California. $50 “In honor of and gratitude to Jessica McGuinty, my brave patient who initiated me to this gratifying and beautiful process.”
Terrell VanAken, MD. California. $250
Amanda Stephenson, MD. California. $500
Judith Erickson. California. $25
Maine Death with Dignity: $1,000
Phil and Bev Freedman. Colorado. $1,000
Randi Lowenthal. New Mexico. $200
Marcia Hofer, A Better Exit. California. $100
Skye O’neil, MMS PA-C. Colorado. $100
Johanna Koch, MD. California. $4,700
Eugen Bosch. California. $100
Ed Storm, California. $100
Marjorie Gibson. California. $500
Peter Reagan, MD; Bonnie Reagan, MD. Oregon. $2,000
Anna Dibble, Colorado. $100
Alfred Sharff, California. $1,000, “In memory of Marcia Levine Sharff.”
Lissa Canavan. New Jersey. $100.
Marjorie Perloff, California. “In memory of Dr.Joseph K. Perloff.”
Peg Molina, LCSW, End-of-Life Doula. Oregon. $100
William Amborn. California. $500
Judith Setla, MD. New York. $100. “I dedicate this gift to the good folks behind the Academy and its great website.”
Anonymous Donor, CA: $5,000
Charles E Henning. California. $25
Donations to the
2020 National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying
February 14/15, 2020 at U.C. Berkeley
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
Anonymously donation: $100
Anonymous donation: $100
Mary Ganapol, Arizona End of Life Options. $1,000. “To Michael Fletcher, who would have chosen aid in dying if it was legal in Arizona in 2010.”
Donna Russell. California. $100