Leadership

Officers 

Markey Butler, RN, BSN, MHSA, Executive Director, Hospice of the Valley
President
First board term. 5/7/15 - 12/31/18

Tarrah Schreiner, President & CEO, Sangre De Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care
Vice President 
First board term. 5/7/16 - 12/31/18

Vacant
Secretary 

Kraig Langheinrich, Director of Operations, Suncrest Hospice
Treasurer 
Second board term. 1/1/16 - 12/31/18

Directors 

Tim Bowen, President & CEO, Care Synergy 
First board term. (completing Martha Barton's term 5/7/15 - 12/31/18)

Melinda Egging, Director of Quality & Compliance, Denver Hospice 
First board term. 5/7/15 - 12/31/18

Ali Hartman, RN, Director of Clinical Practice for Suncrest Hospice and Palliative Care
First board term. 5/7/18 - 12/31/21

Brenda Hough, RN, Director of Home Health, Hospice and Director of Nursing, Hospice of the Valley
First board term. 5/7/18 - 12/31/21

Richard Lewis, CEO and Administrator of Granite Healthcare, Inc dba Namaste Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care
First board term. 5/7/18 - 12/31/21

K. Simpson, MSW, Hospice Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente
First board term. 5/7/15 - 12/31/18

Committee Leadership

Education: Board liaison: Melinda Egging
Membership & Outreach: K. Simpson, chair; Board liaison: Markey Butler
Public Policy: vacant, chair
Finance: vacant
Nominating: Markey Butler, chair
Quality & Standards: Tiffany Buranosky, chair

NOTE: The association combined in September 2014 with the Wyoming Hospice Organization and has created a 501c6 through which many of its activities will be conducted. This entity is Hospice & Palliative Care Association of the Rockies. New members of this board were elected in May 2015. The previous 501c3 entity will continue, focusing on educational efforts, but will be renamed.