good people

board of directors

Tamara Balliet, LSW – Director of Crisis Management, Department of Medical Ethics and Palliative Care at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.

Cheryl A. Bean – President of Compass HR Solutions, a human resources and business solutions firm, active Pittsburgh HR and business community leader, and local community volunteer.

Charlotte Brown, PhD – Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Western Pennsylvania Institute and Clinic. Director, Health and Behavior Studies Program at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Carole Davis – active Shadyside business owner, Marjie Allon Fine Stationery.

Maryanne Fello, RN, MEd. – Director of Forbes Hospice and Chair of the Take Charge Partnership of Western PA.

S. Howard Kline, Esq, Secretary – Attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and board member of the Hebrew Free Loan Association.

Marguerite Jarrett Marks – Director of Pittsburgh Roars and board member of Pressley Ridge and American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania.

Cynthia N. McCormick – Director of Corporate and Government Affairs for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. A board member of WQED's Community Advisory Council, Variety, the Children's Charity and advisory board member of Gilda's Club.

Mark D. Miller, MD, Chairman – Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Medical Director of The Late Life Depression Evaluation and Treatment Center.

Alex P. Moser – Manager of Creative Services for the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club and owner of a video production company, Alex Moser Productions.

Ann C. Plunkett – Controller and Director of Employee Benefits & Payroll Administration for The Heinz Endowments.

Jean Robinson, Vice Chair – Active community volunteer, including 28 years at Forbes Hospice. Former board member of The Caring Place, board member of The Buhl Foundation, member of the Forbes Hospice Founder's Society, and honorary board member of Children ’s Hospital.

Janet Simon, PhD – Retired after serving as the executive director/superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children for 22 years. She is a Trustee of Carlow University and a member of the Board of Directors for Gilda's Club of Western Pennsylvania and Radio Information Services (RIS).

Melissa Tabbarah, PhD, MPH – Research Associate, Department of Family Medicine University of Pittsburgh.

Rachel Walton, MSN, CRNP – Works at Forbes Hospice as a homecare nurse, teaches community classes on compassionate care of the dying with the Institute to Enhance Palliative Care at the University of Pittsburgh, and is an author of a children's health reference book.

Barry Young, RPh, Treasurer – Chief Executive Officer of Rx Partners LTC, with extensive background in palliative care nationally.