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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
Vicki Morse,
Schroon Lake
Administrative Chair
Paul Benveniste, PhD,
Queensbury
Clinical Chair
Mr. Edgar Purcell,
Glens Falls
Rev. Jeff Palmer
Glens Falls
John Anderson
Lewis
Norma Goff
Essex
F. Raymond Agnew, CFRE
Paul Smith's
Rik Cassidy
Saranac Lake
Norma Goff
Essex
Rev. Jeff Palmer
Glens Falls
D. Tucker Slingerland, MD
Glens Falls
Margaret Sorensen, CENP
Saranac Lake
Mary Zellner, RN
Ticonderoga
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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TylaAnn Burger, CHPCA- 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 - Administrative Assistant
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Tri-Lakes Clinical Staff |
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David Merkel, MD – Medical Director
Dr. George Cook - Medical Director
Margaret Brown, RN, MSN, CHPN - Hospice Care Coordinator
Katie Callan, Intake RN
Marie Derby, RN
Carol Griebsch, RN
Tracy Posdzich, RN
Barbara Touby, RN
Brenda Hewitt, LPN
Patience-Mary Savage, SW
Barbara Hofrichter - Volunteer/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
Linda Leavens, RN, LMSW- Hospice Care Coordinator
Debbie Cox, RN
Carol Linder, RN
Bobbie Jo Ryan, RN
Pam Schuler, RN
Heather Walker, RN
Susan Bevilacqua, LPN
Joan Lilly, MSW
Steve Smith - Pastoral Care Coordinator
Cynthia Fairbanks - Coordinator of Volunteers
Cam Brown, Bereavement 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
Carol Finke, RN, Hospice Care Coordinator
Julie Bauer, Part Time RN
Sue Brumgard-Johr, RN
Karen Conrad, Per Diem RN
Phillip Pekar, RN
Michele Scally, RN
Paula Sheridan, Triage RN
Jessica Simon, Per Diem RN
Bonnie Underwood, Triage RN
Sue Gillingham, LPN
Carol Thomas, LPN
Kimberly Pollock, SW
Sunday Conine - Development Coordinator
Mary Schwalbe - Office Manager
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