Membership



Membership

We welcome and invite parents, caregivers, medical professionals and all interested parties to become PPCC members. The cost is minimal – $25 – but it will help us continue to further our mission of providing resources such as our Care Plan Book and conferences for families, volunteers and medical professionals caring for children with life-limiting illnesses.

Thank you to our members for their commitment to PPCC.

Pam Acey
Hospice & Community Care

Xenia Bateman
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Vanessa Battista
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Keturah Beiler
The Clinic for Special Children

Sheryl Bloomer
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Marti Bogdon
Jameson Hospice of Lawrence County

Janeen Bouchard
Hope Health

Jackelyn Boyden
University of Penn School of Nursing

Mallory Byrne
Tina Calabro

Heather Carlino
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Marianne Carroll
PSA Healthcare

Beth Clark
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital

Beth Cook
Clarion Forest VNA

Nona Cummings
Gilchrist Kids

Mary Ann deBanate
Bay State General Pediatrics

Dana Dombrowski
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Joshua Dower
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital

Melanie Ericson
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 

Chris Feudtner
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dr. Sarah Friebert
Akron Children’s Hospital

Kaitlin Habermehl
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Nicole Hahnlen
Penn State Children’s Hospital

Bobbi Hardisky
Gateway Health Plan

Lance Hawkins
Epic Health Services

Betsy Hawley
Executive Director, PPCC

Susanna Hegnes
PPCC Steering Committee

Heather Hernandez
Atlantic Health System

Dorothy Hill
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church

Corbin Krug
VNA Family Hospice & Palliative Care

Christina Kulp
LVHN Lehigh Valley Hospice

Dexter Lanctot
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Gwenn LaRagione
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Ruth Lingle
The Denver Hospice

Carol May
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Caroline McCardell
Homeland Hospice, Bereaved Parent

Evalisa McClure
VITAS Healthcare

Joan McConahy
Bereaved Parent

Kennette McWilliams
St. Luke’s Hospice

LeeAnn Moore
Highmark

Wynne Morrison
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Kristen M. Moyer
Hospice and Community Care

Christy Orndorff
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital

Heidi Owen
Neighborhood Health-Hospice

Shefali Parikh
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Tracey Penwell
Hospice of the Valley

Barbara Piskor
BKP HealthCare Resources

Jennifer Randolph
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh

Megan Rindfuss
Occupational Therapist

Susan Rudzki
Bereaved Parent

Michelle Salisbury
Hospice & Palliative Care of Chautauqua County

Donna Salovay
Western PA School for Blind Children

Jeff Sarabok
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Megan Schomer
Rays for Rare

Steven Schwartz
Frankie’s World Foundation

Patricia Schwirian
Family Caregiver

Rachel Smith
Hospice & Palliative Care of Chautauqua County

Linda Soaper
Gilcrest Hospice

Michael Spear
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Melanie Szigethy
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Deborah Toole
Gilchrist Hospice

Sheryl Vassallo
Atlantic Health

Jeanne Vogt
Lehigh Valley Hospice

Catherine von Ritter
By the Bay Kids

Scot Wallace
Scot Wallace Design

Tracy Wicks
Jameson Hospice/UPMC Jameson

Riley Yang
Southmountain Children & Family Services

Penny Young
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church

Barbara Zimmaro