Hospice National Advisory Council

The HNAC is composed of leading experts, industry professionals and clinicians from multiple fields of study. They are convened to provide strategic guidance and multiple perspectives around hospice patient and caregiving issues from the perspective of providers. The council’s primary role is to advise and support LIGHT in its mission to ease the burden on hospice caregivers.

Ayanna A. Joseph, MD

Medical Director, Vitas Healthcare

Chad Farmer, MD, MA

Medical Director, Hospice Maui

Cristine Maloney, MD, HMDC

Hospice Medical Director, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire

Reid M. Jacobs, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C, FT

PhD Student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Graduate Studies in Palliative Care

Dona Uncheselu, MD

Medical Director, PACE of NE Indiana

Kayce Riordan, DNP, RN, CNL, CHPN, CHPCA, CENP

Regional Clinical Liaison, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care

Regina Gan-Carden, MD, HMDC, FACP

Hospice Associate Medical Director, AccentCare Hospice and Palliative Care - Maryland

Jamie Kulpa, RN

Director of Nursing, TONE Hospice and Palliative Care