Chair
Karen Smith, MD, M.Ed.
Medical Director
HSC Pediatric Center
ksmith@hospsc.org
Karlene Conrad
Vice President
Hospice Operations
Community Hospices
kconrad@communityospices.org
Debbie Holson, RN, MSN
Vice President
Patient Care Services
HSC Pediatric Center
dholson@hospsc.org
Miriam A. Markowitz, MSc
Children’s National
Medical Center
mmarkowi@cnmc.org
David Nelson, MD, MSc
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Georgetown University
Hospital
NELSOND3@gunet.georgetown.edu
Joan Panke, APRN
President, Greater Washington Partnership
jpanke@earthlink.net
Victoria J. Shaffer
Vice President of Business Development
The Washington Home & Community Hospices
vshaffer@communityhospices.org
Brian R. Rood, MD
Medical Director,
PANDA Team
Children’s National
Medical Center
brood@cnmc.org
Aziza Shad. MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Georgetown University Hospital
shada@gunet.georgetown.edu
