Palliative Care Advisory Council Members

CGS 19a-6o contains the statutorily desiganted representation on the council. Current appointees are listed below.

  Appointing Authority Description Member Appointed
 1  DPH Commissioner
 licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (G) inpatient palliative care in a psychiatric facility  Chair: Karen Mulvihill, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
 2  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (A) Inpatient palliative care in a hospital  Barbara Cass, RN
 3  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (B) inpatient palliative care in a nursing home facility  Tracy Wodatch, BSN, RN
 4  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of  (C) palliative care in the patient's home or a community setting  ToniAnn Marchone  RHHC LRT (M) BS
 5  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (D) pediatric palliative care  Kerry M. Moss, MD
 6  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (E) palliative care for young adults  Taryn J Hamre, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPHON
 7  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of  (F) palliative care for adults or elderly persons  Jennifer M. Kapo, MD
 8  Speaker of the House of Representatives  licensed social worker experienced in working with persons with serious or chronic illness and their family members  Sister Catherine Mary Clarke, F.S.E., MSW
 9  President Pro Tempore of the Senate  licensed pharmacist experienced in working with persons with serious or chronic illness  William Nolan, PharmD
 10   Minority Leader of the House of Representatives  spiritual counselor experienced in working with persons with serious or chronic illness and their family members  Charles Williams, DMin, MDiv
 11  Minority Leader of the Senate  representative of the American Cancer Society or a person experienced in advocating for persons with serious or chronic illness and their family members  Nicole Neifeld, MPA
 12  Governor  physician certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine  Joseph Sacco, MD
 13  Governor  registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse certified by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses  Melanie Cama, APRN