Board of Directors

The AAHPM Board of Directors plays a vital role in shaping the future of the Academy. Made up of 20 leaders from across the field, the Board provides governance, strategic direction, and stewardship of the Academy’s affairs.

Explore our current Board members below and click on each portrait to learn more about their backgrounds, experience, and commitment to advancing hospice and palliative care.

2026-2027 Executive Committee

President

Kimberly Curseen

Emory School of Medicine, Emory Palliative Care Center

Atlanta, GA

President-Elect

Elise C. Carey

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, MN

Treasurer

Gary Buckholz

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, CA

Secretary

Michael Barnett

Four Seasons Hospice

Bryson City, NC

Past President

Arif Kamal

American Cancer Society

Chapel Hill, NC

Disclosures: Employer, American Cancer Society

Chief Medical Officer

Kristina Newport

Penn State University

Hershey, PA

Directors at Large

Kyle Edmonds

2026 – 2029

UC San Diego Health Sciences

San Diego, California

Perihan El Shanawany

2026 – 2028

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Manhasset, NY

Christopher A. Jones

2024 – 2027

Duke

Holly Springs, NC

Disclosures: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Palliative Medicine

Dio Kavalieratos

2026 – 2029

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Stacie Levine

2025 – 2028

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, IL

Lindsay Ragsdale

2024 – 2027

Golisano Children’s Hospital at University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Alvin L. Reaves III

2025 – 2028

US Acute Care Solutions, Adventist Healthcare

Washington, DC

Phillip Rodgers

2024 – 2027

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Disclosures: Board of Directors, Palliative Care Quality Collaborative (PCQC)

Dena Schulman-Green

2026 – 2029

New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing

New York City, NY

Bethany Cox Snider

2024 – 2027

Everent Health

Frankfort, KY

Rachel Thienprayoon

2026 – 2029

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio

Benjamin Thompson

2026 – 2029

Gentiva

Cary, NC

Alison Wiesenthal

2024 – 2027

Defense Health Agency, Department of War

San Antonio, TX

Gordon Wood

2025 – 2028

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL