

Circle of Life Award Committee Members
David S. Wu, MD, FAAHPM (chair)
Palliative Care Physician Leader
Martha L. Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC (past chair)
The Waud Family Medical Directorship
Palliative Medical & Supportive Care
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, APHSW-C, FGSA
Louise McMahon Ahearn Endowed Professor of Social Work
Boston College
Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN
Palliative Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Brigham – Salem Hospital
Consultant, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Deirdre Downes, LCSW
Corporate Director of Social Work & Supportive Care Programs
Isabella Geriatric Center
Steve Franey
Franey & Associates
CEO, Madrone Care Network
Darren M. Henson, PhD, STL
Senior Director, Ministry Formation
The Catholic Health Association of the United States
Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW
Founder and Consultant
Collaborative Caring