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"Because
care of the body means nothing without first easing the soul. Hospice workers
are not hired. They are called."
Hospice is
about living until you die...
Who We Are
The High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care team is comprised of dedicated
professionals and volunteers who each contribute in their own unique way to
making this organization run skillfully, efficiently, and with great compassion.
High Peaks Hospice
Board of Directors
The High Peaks Hospice
and Palliative Care Board of
Directors is a hands on volunteer entity dedicated to enhancing the
organization's effectiveness in the community and financial health. Each member
has been chosen because of his or her dedication to the hospice mission.
Board of Directors
Frederick R. Oberst,
Saranac
Lake
President
Meg Wood,
Schroon Lake
Vice President
Cheryl
Tucker, Ph.D.
Lake George
Secretary
Phillip
Feinberg,
Saranac Lake
Treasurer
David Messner, PhD,
Lake Placid
William Burke
Queensbury
Administrative Chair
Mr. Edgar Purcell,
Glens Falls
Paul Benveniste, PhD,
Queensbury
Vicki Morse,
Schroon Lake
Byron Lapham,
Greenwich
Rev. Jeff Palmer
Glens Falls
John Anderson
Lewis
Norma Goff
Essex
Clinical & Corporate Staff
High Peaks Hospice has over 50 staff located
in three offices in the North Country.
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Corporate Staff Saranac Lake
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Shawn Galbreath -
Executive Director
C. David Merkel, MD Medical Director
Tina Moody Business Manager
Elaine Sater Compliance Officer
Darsie Townsend Director of Development
Lisa Nester Billing Coordinator
Allison Rand - IT Specialist
Kathy Sauers - Corporate Administrative Assistant
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Tri-Lakes Clinical Staff |
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C. David Merkel, MD
Medical Director
Dr. George Cook - Medical Director
Carol Finke, RN Patient Care Coordinator
Sarah Wardner, RN
Marie Derby, RN
Kathy Lamb, RN
Margaret Wiltberger, RN
Barbara Touby, RN
Karen Fraser, RN
Brenda Hewitt, LPN
Barbara Hofrichter - Bereavement Coordinator
Pastor Jeff Gray - Pastoral Care Coordinator
Sandy DeNicolo-Bandru - Development Coordinator
Marie VanNortwick - Office Manager
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Essex County Clinical Staff |
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Dr.
Glen Chapman,
MD - Medical Director
Brenda Stevens, RN - Patient Care Coordinator
Debbie Cox, RN
Anna Carney, RN
Carolyn Comegys, RN
Carol Linder, RN
Bobbie Jo Ryan, RN
Heather Walker, RN
Lorraine Osgood, LPN
Susan Bevilacqua, LPN
Joan Lilly, MSW - Social Worker
Steve Smith - Bereavement/Pastoral Care Coordinator
Cynthia Fairbanks - Coordinator of Volunteers
Cheryl Olson - Development Coordinator
Alice Wright, LPN - Office Manager
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Warren County Clinical Staff
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James
North, MD - Medical Director
William Tedesco,MD-Medical Director
Jessica Simon, RN
Kat Christensen, RN
Karen Conrad, RN
Mary Troblee, RN
Phillip Pekar, RN
Julie Bauer, RN
Paula Sheridan, Triage RN
Bonnie Underwood, Triage RN
Sue Gillingham, LPN
Carol Shepard, LPN
Carol Thomas, Per Diem LPN
Christina
Harrington-Stutzmann, MSW, ACSW,LMFT,LMHC, GC-C
Kimberly Pollock, MSW
Karen Cook, Per Diem Social Worker
Sue Landry - Volunteer & Bereavement Coordinator
Erika Walker - Bereavement Coordinator
Reverend Flossie G. Bates - Hospice Chaplain
Sunday Conine - Development Coordinator
Mary Schwalbe - Office Manager
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