Leadership

Executive Director and Board of Directors

Sarah Kiskadden-Bechtel

Executive Director

Douglas Simpson

Chair, Board of Directors

Lonny Shavelson, MD

Treasurer, Board of Directors. Director of Education. Editor, Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine.

Thalia DeWolf, RN, CHPN

Member, Board of Directors. Nursing Education and Hospice Outreach Coordinator

Sonia Levingston, MD

Member, Board of Directors

Lisa Stolarczyk, MD

Member, Board of Directors

Sonny Vukic, MBA, PT

Member, Board of Directors

Faculty & Contributors

Artemis Brod, BA, MA, PhD

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

Casimir “Caz” George Bemski, EdD

Associate Editor, Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine

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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