Team

Our Management Team

The day-to-day operations of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice are led by a management team with more than 100 years of combined hospice experience and dedication.

 

Lee Ellison

Interim Chief Operating Officer

Daniela Shehaj

Clinical Director

Lorri Opitz

Director of Bereavement

John Quinlan

Director of Foundation

Michaella R. Csizmar

Manager of Human Resources

Elise Varesi-Selitto

Administrative Assistant

Jacqui Gieske

Director of Social Services

Jennifer Smith

Manager of Special Events

Sue Dougherty

Volunteer Coordinator

Our Board Members

Governing Board

    • Julia Quinlan, CEO, Co-Founder
    • Mary Ellen Quinlan, Chairman
    • Honorable Paul W. Armstrong J.S.C. (Retired), Vice-Chairman
    • Tammie Horsfield, Vice-Chairman
    • Christian Robertozzi DPM, FACFAOM, FASPS, Treasurer
    • Louis R. Ruggiero, Secretary
    • Cyndi Bennett
    • Kenneth Carter
    • George A. Green IV, Ph.D
    • Cynthia Jones, MD, FACS
    • Jeanne Kerwin, D.MH, HEC-C
    • Daniel Leary
    • Robert E. McCracken
    • Kevin T. Stroyan
    • Patricia A. Sweeney-Pawlyk
    • Edward M. Tirpack, DMD, MAGD
    • Lisa O’Hara – Honorary Member

Trustees:

  • Emeritus Trustee – Judith F. Wiegand
  • Honorary Trustee – Richard D. Pompelio, Esq.

Medical Director:

    • Joseph Cirello, MD

Team Physician:

    • Frank T. Lombardi, DO

Charitable Foundation Board

  • Julia Quinlan, Trustee Emeritus
  • Robert Vandenbergh, President, Secretary
  • Steven Ysais, Vice President, Treasurer
  • Eileen McCarthy Born, Esq.
  • Mary Ellen Quinlan