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ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Someone to Trust Advisory Council addresses the broad issues relating to the project, including overall direction and goals, research, funding, branding and communications.  The Council oversees the work of the five task forces.  Advisory Council members are drawn from key coalition organizations.


Advisory Council Membership

Michael Marschke, MD, Chair
HORIZON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Elmer Abbo, MD, JD
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Pat Ahern, RN, MBA
RAINBOW HOSPICE

Gloria Bonner, PhD, RN
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Rebecca Brashler, LCSW
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Emily Chou
COUNCIL FOR A PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS

Catherine Deamant, MD
JOHN H. STROGER, JR. HOSPITAL

Ed DuBose, PhD
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE

Jeanine Forrest, PhD, RN
HORIZON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Julie Goldstein, MD
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC HOSPITAL

Lori Hedges, MS, APRN
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC HOSPITAL

Clarence Kelley, MTh, DMin
HORIZON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Gary McCray, MD
ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY

Linnea O’Neill, RN
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL

David Ozar, PhD
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY — CHICAGO

Philip Painter, MD
HUMANA, INC.

Rosalyn Priester, AM
TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Michael Preodor, MD
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Margaret Rudnik
ILLINOIS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION

Mary Runge, BSN, MBA
HORIZON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Clayton Thomason, JD, MDiv
RUSH UNIVERSITY

Kenzy Vandebroek
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

James R. Webster, Jr., MD
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO

Arnold Widen, MD
OFFICE OF THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL


Karen Nisley Long, MA
Program Director
klong@horizonhospice.org


Visitor: Diane Coleman, JD
Not Dead Yet



For more information on the Someone to Trust Advance Care Planning Initiative, contact Karen Long, MA, Program Director
at 312-636-9261 or
someonetotrust@iomc.org.