The Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN®) designation is bestowed upon HPNA members who have made significant contributions to HPNA, HPCC, and/or HPNF. It represents a prestigious recognition of exceptional expertise, leadership, and commitment to advancing the field of palliative and hospice nursing. It signifies a profound dedication to providing comfort, dignity, and holistic care for individuals and families facing serious illnesses while fostering mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional growth. Recipients of this distinction stand out in their contributions, whether through clinical excellence, research, education, advocacy, or service to organizations such as HPNA, HPCC, or HPNF. This honor not only acknowledges their achievements but also carries an expectation of continued leadership, mentorship, and innovation to further enhance the field of palliative care nursing and ongoing commitment to the mission of HPNA, HPCC and HPNF.
The 2026 application window is open through August 29, 2025.
Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing 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®
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 F. Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®, ATSF
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®