The designation of Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN®) is bestowed upon HPNA members who have made significant contributions to HPNA, HPCC, and/or HPNF, while also impacting the field of hospice and palliative nursing. This privilege recognizes leadership and a visionary spirit. HPNA Fellows are nurses who have promoted and advanced both the specialty of hospice and palliative nursing and the mission of HPNA. Their involvement with HPNA has strengthened the organization, benefited our members, and forged a path for our growth.
The application for the 2025 Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing designation has closed. Applications for 2026 will open in February. If you plan to apply, please review the Pre-Application packet below to ensure you are eligible and can complete the requirements. If you have questions, please contact the HPNA Membership Department.
Meet HPNA Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing
Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN) Recipients
Kristin Akers, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Meggan Mikal, DNP, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FPCN®
Shila Pandey, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®, ATSF
Kristi Acker, PhD, DNP, FNP, AOCNP, ACHPN®, FAANP, FPCN®
Alice Bass, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, FPCN®
Heather Coats, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, FPCN®
Katherine DeMarco, DNP, MSHS, FNP-BC, APN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Nancy Dias, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Tracy Fasolino, PhD, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Rebecca Gagne- Henderson, PhD, APRN, ACHPN®, FNP, FPCN®
Amy Haskamp, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CPON, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Matthew McGraw, DNP, APRN, CNP, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Karen Mulvihill, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Megan Pfitzinger-Lippe, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Carrie L. Cormack, DNP, APRN, CPNP, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Grace Cullen, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN, AOCNP, PMGT-BC, FPCN®
Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, AG-CNS, FAAN, FPCN®
Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN, FPCN®
Christine A. Fortney, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Anessa M. Foxwell, MSN, APRN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Dana Hansen, PhD, APRN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Richelle Nugent Hooper MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, NE-BC, FPCN®
Mary J. Isaacson, PhD, RN, CHPN, FPCN®
Jeannette Kates, PhD, APRN, FPCN®
William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, FPCN®
Nicole Sartor, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN®
Janelle Williamson MSN, APRN, NP-C, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, MBA, MSN, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHPN®, CPH, FPCN®
DorAnne Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Erica Frechman, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, NEA-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Kimberly Frier, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN-CNP, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, MS, RN, CPNP-PC, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Jeanna Ford, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, FPCN®
Robert Smeltz, MA, RN-BC, NP, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Susan Thrane, PhD, MSN, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Susan Breakwell, PHNA-BC, DNP, FPCN®
Joyce Palmieri, MS, BSN, RN, CHPN, FPCN®
Linda Quinlin, DNP, ACNS-BC, NP-C, APRN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®
Barbara Schmal, MS, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Lisa Stephens, MSN, ANP-BC, APRN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Marie Bakitas, DNSc, CRNP, NP-C, AOCN, ACHPN®, FAAN, FPCN®
J. Nicholas Odom, PhD, MA, RN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Deborah Lafond, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPON, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Kathleen Perko, MS, RN, CPNP, CPON, CHPPN®, CPLC, FPCN®
Cheryl Thaxton, DNP, RN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, NP-C, GNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Lisa Lindley, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Susan Lowey, PhD, RN, CHPN, FPCN®
Cynthia Stafford, MSN, GNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN®
Abraham Brody, PhD, GNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Joan “Jody” Chrastek, DNP, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Anne Hughes, PhD, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, ACRN, FAAN, FPCN®
Seiko Izumi, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Katy Lanz, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Deanne Patricia Sayles, MN, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Denise Sheehan, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Christy Torkildson, PhD, RN, PHN, FPCN®
Mary Kay Tyler, MSN, CNP, CHPCA®, FPCN®
Christine Westphal, MSN, ACNS, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Dorothy Wholihan, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, CPE, FPCN®
Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD, RN, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Joy R. Goebel, PhD, MN, RN, FPCN®
Kathie Kobler, MS, APN, PCNS-BC, CHPPN®, FPCN®
Masako Mayahara, PhD, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Peg Nelson, MSN, NP, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Denise Stahl, MSN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Holli Martinez, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Beverly Paukstis, RN, MS, CHPN, CHPCA®, FPCN®
Harleah Buck, PhD, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Niki Koesel, MSN, ANP, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Judith Lentz, MSN, RN, NHA, FPCN®
Marlene McHugh, DNP, DCC, ACHPN®, RN, FPCN®
Debra Wiegand, MBE, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN, FPCN®
Marian Grant, DNP, ACNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Patricia Berry, PhD, APRN, ACHPN®, FAAN, FPCN®
Karen Kehl, PhD, RN, ACHPN, FPCN®
Virginia Marshall, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Kerstin McSteen Lappen, RN, MS, ACNS-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Sandra Muchka, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Margaret L Campbell, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Lyn Ceronsky, DNP, GNP, CHPCA®, FPCN®
Barbara Head, PhD, RN, CHPN®, ACSW, FPCN®
Patricia Murphy, PhD, APN, FAAN, FPCN®
Jane C Sidwell, MSW, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Judy Bartel, MSN, ACHPN, CHPCA®, FPCN®
Marilyn Bookbinder, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Garrett Chan, PhD, APRN, ACHPN®, FAEN, FPCN®
Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN, FPCN®
Linda Gorman, MN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CHPN®, OCN, FPCN®
Mary Hersh, MSN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Jeanne Martinez, MPH, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Polly Mazanec, PhD, ACNP-BC, AOCN, FPCN®
Bonnie Morgan, MA, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD, MSN, CNS-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Barbara Raudonis, PhD, RN, FNGNA, FPCN®
Janet Snapp, MSN, OCN, RN, CHPN®, FPCN®
Tami Borneman, MSN, CNS, PHN, FPCN®
Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN®, FAAN, FPCN®
Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FPCN®
Jennifer Gentry, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Carol Long, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Maureen Lynch, MS, ANP-BC, AOCN, ACHPN®, FPCN®
Margaret (Mimi) Mahon, PhD, RN, FAAN, FPCN®
Pam Malloy, MN, RN, OCN, FPCN®
Marianne Matzo, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®
Bridget Montana, MS, RN, CNS, MBA, FPCN®
Sally Norton, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Elizabeth Ford Pitorak, MSN, CNS, FPCN®
Roger Strong, PhD, RN, FPCN®
Rose Virani, MHA, RNC, OCN, FPCN®