Board of Trustees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Cary Sisti, MS, RN, ANP-BC, ACHPN Board Chair – 2024 
 Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo
225 Como Park Blvd.
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
716-686-8090

Susan Lage, SVP/ Hospice Administrator - Vice Chair
Calvary Hospital/Hospice
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
718-518-2465

Natalie Whitehurst, Executive Director - Board Secy
Hospice of the North Country, Inc.
358 Tom Milled Rd
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-561-8465

Michael Kaminski, CEO - Board Treasurer 
Hudson Valley Hospice
374 Violet Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-473-2273 

TRUSTEES: 
Mary Bogdan, CEO
Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
4277 Middle Settlement Rd 
New Hartford, NY  13413
315-735-6484

Mary Crosby, CEO
East End Hospice
481 West Hampton
Riverhead, NY 11978
631-288-8400

Zachary Erickson, CFO
The Caring Coalition of Central New York (and Finger Lakes)
990 Seventh North Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
315-634-1100

Phoebe Reynolds, CEO
CareFirst NY
3805 Meads Creek Road, 
Painted Post, New York 14870
607-962-3100

Joseph Sammons, Executive Director
Hospicare (Tompkins County)
172 E. King Rd, 
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0212

Rachel Hold-Weiss, RPA-C, JD                                                                                                                              
Benesch Health+
1155 Ave.of the Americas, FL26 
New York, New York 10036
646-777-0024

Cara Pace, CEO
United Hospice
11 Skokum Lane
New City, NY 10956
845- 634-4974

Joyce Palmieri, SVP Clinical Svces                                                                                                                        
MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care
39 Broadway, Ste. 200
New York, NY 10006
347-844-1026

Anna Patterson, CEO
Hospice of Jefferson County
1398 Gotham Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-788-7323

Dr. Alison Stark, CMO
Montefiore Care Management 
200 Corporate Blvd. 
South Yonkers, NY 10701
914-377-4762

Mike Testa, CEO
Hospice of Chautauqua County
20 W, Fairmount Ave. 
Lakewood, NY 14750
716-338-0033

HPCANYS STAFF:

Jeanne Chirico, MPA, CEO/President 
119 Washington Ave, STE 302 Albany, NY 12210
518-446-1483

Eva Cohen, Director of Regulatory & Community Affairs
119 Washington Ave., STE 302 Albany, NY 12110
518-446-1483

Kimberly (Ryan) Stein, Education & Membership                                                                                                        
119 Washington Ave., STE 302 Albany, NY 12110
518-446-1483

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