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Member Bios
Mary Lou Faust
Sr. Marilyn Perkins, RN, MSN
Debra Hicks RN, BSN, MS Debra
is the Director of Lourdes Hospice Program since July 2003. Prior to
that, she served as Administrator of the In Home Care division of Memorial
Hospital, Inc which included Home Health and Hospice as well as other
supportive services. Debra has extensive experience in meeting the needs
of the community by participating on various community committees. She
has participated in two PA DOH task forces: Nursing Shortage and Palliative
care and has done consulting work for the Home Health and Hospice industry. Nancy J. Frank, LCSWR-G
Joy Irons, RN
Jennifer Benjamin
Mary Vivona
Maureen Daws, RN, MSN
Melissa Klinko
Dr.
Hayes developed an End-of-Life management program for patients, families
and medical personnel beginning in 2001 and this has grown into the
Transitional Life Care Team service which he co-founded with Ms. Nancy
Frank in 2004. Dr. Hayes has taught extensively at Syracuse University,
Marywood University and Binghamton University. He is a guest Lecturer
at Cornell University, Rutgers University and Broome Community College.
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Mary
Lou has 25 yrs. experience in Long Term Care as Administrator of the
Elizabeth Church Campus of the United Methodist Homes. She is a trustee
of the Decker Foundation, a member of the Binghamton University Decker
School of Nursing Advisory Council, and chair of the Faith in Action
Advisory committee of the Broome County Council of Churches.
Sr. Marilyn is a Registered
Nurse with many years of experience in nursing and healthcare administration;
she currently serves as Vice President for Mission Integration at Our
Lady of Lourdes Hospital. She serves as Board member of the National
Coalition for Supportive Care and as a member of the Ascension Health
Steering Committee for Palliative Care. Sr. Marilyn is the current Chair
of the Southern Tier End of Life Coalition. 
Nancy
is the Manager of Medical social work at United Health Services Hospitals.
She co-founded and co-directs the Transitional Life Care Team at UHS
which assists patients/families and healthcare providers during end
of life. Nancy has presented on the TLC model of End of Life Care at
the regional, state and national levels. She has been in practice in
the field of social work for over 22 years. She has instructed graduate
level Social work students and Medical Residents in the TLC model and
is in the process of developing a Palliative Care program to instruct
Medical students.
Kathy
has 22 years of nursing experience, which includes transitional care,
cardiology, psych, Hospice, home care, home IV therapy, assisted living,
camp nursing and Parish Nursing. While working full-time, she finished
her bachelor’s degree in Human Services. Kathy is a certified
Parish Nurse and is currently the Coordinator of the Lourdes Parish
Nurse Ministry. Kathy is involved in numerous community organizations
including, volunteer coordinator of a local soup kitchen with health
ministry education, support group facilitator for Arthritis Foundation,
Alzheimer’s Association facilitator, HIV/AIDS workgroup member,
advisory board member of Broome County Council of Churches Faith in
Action Caregivers, Cover the Uninsured Coalition member, advisory board
member of United Way’s First Call for Help, a member of Tioga
County Mental Health advisory board and chairperson of the subcommittee
of Tioga County Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Through personal and professional
experiences, her goal is to increase awareness of various health issues
to the faith communities, which includes advance care planning. 
Joy
is a native of Waukesha, WI and has been living in the Southern Tier
since 1992. She is an RN and has served at Lourdes Hospital for the
past 9 years. She is currently the Charge Nurse for the evening shift
on the Oncology Unit. She is a certified Oncology Nurse, a volunteer
Parish Nurse and involved in the many hospital committees that address
end of life issues.
Joanne
is the Program Director for Faith in Action volunteers at the Broome
County Council of Churches She is responsible for recruiting and training
volunteer caregivers, who assist frail elderly clients, as well as program
fund development, and coordination of activities of over 300 volunteers.
Joanne represents Broome County Council of Churches as a member of the
Aging Futures Partnership and the Southern Tier End of Life Coalition.
She is a member of the committee that established Social Connections
for Senior Women and is a Group Leader for the initial program. Joanne
is also a member of Volunteer Administrators of the Southern Tier and
the Lourdes Parish Nurse Advisory Board.
Betty
MacLaughlin Frandsen RN, NHA is the Administrator at Bridgewater Center
in Binghamton NY. Prior to obtaining her Nursing Home Administrator
licenses in New York and Pennsylvania, she was a Director of Nursing
for fourteen years. She is the immediate Past President of the National
Association of Directors of Nursing Administration/LTC and served as
their Legislative Coordinator to Washington DC for five years. Ms. Frandsen
is a graduate of Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell PA
with an AAS in Registered Nursing summa cum laude and of Saint Joseph’s
College of Maine with a BS in Health Care Administration. For the past
five years she has provided training for all levels of nursing home
staff regarding Culture Change with a focus on creation of community
and promotion of choice, empowerment, relationships, and respect for
residents and employees.
Jennifer
Benjamin, AOP’s Program Coordinator, received a Bachelors degree
in Psychology from Binghamton University. Jennifer is responsible for
coordinating AOP’s Advanced Planning for End of Life (APEL) Program
and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs in Broome and Delaware Counties.
Mary
Vivona is the Assistant Administrator of the Bridgewater Center for
Rehabilitation and Nursing. She is a graduate of Cornell University’s
College of Human Ecology and has extensive experience in the management
of both community and facility based programs serving the needs of the
elderly. She is dedicated to the promotion of dignity and choice in
the lives of our elders.
Jennifer
Marshall currently is the Director of Field Education in the College
of Community and Public Affairs MSW program at Binghamton University.
She is committed to improving end of life care for individuals and their
families and loved ones from diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultures.
She worked for over ten years as the Director of Social Work in a long
term care facility and prior to that worked in Hospice.
Maureen
is a Clinical Lecturer at the Decker School of Nursing. She earned her
degree from Binghamton University with a focus in Community Nursing.
She currently teaches Palliative Care to the Nursing Student at the
Decker School of Nursing
Melissa
is currently employed as the Regional Communications and Media Relations
Manager for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. In this role Melissa serves
as the primary contact and media spokesperson for the region. Melissa
has over eleven years of communications and media relations experience.
Dr.
Patricia Bomba is a nationally-recognized expert who currently serves
as the Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics for Excellus
Health Plan, Inc. and subsidiaries of The Lifetime Healthcare Companies.
She is passionately focused on educating the medical community, the
public at large with a goal of improving the quality of life for seniors
and their families. She has spoken extensively regionally, statewide
and nationally to professionals, community groups and professional organizations
on issues related to Palliative Care, Pain Management, Advance Care
Planning, End-of-Life Care, Elder Abuse and Wellness and Healthy Living.
Dr. Bomba’s collaborative work with NYSDOH on health policy and
her legislative advocacy for the MOLST Program aims to facilitate establishment
of MOLST as a statewide program. As a result of these efforts, the MOLST
Pilot Project Legislation revised the Non-hospital DNR Law (Public Health
Law § 2977(13) (L. 2005, Ch.734; L. 2006, Ch. 325). The revision
permits the NYS Department of Health to authorize use of the MOLST form
in lieu of Non-hospital DNR in Monroe and Onondaga Counties.
Dr.
Jim Hayes is a Medical Director for United Health Services in Binghamton,
N.Y. with responsibilities for Utilization Management, Coding and Compliance
and End-of-Life education and counseling. Dr. Hayes is a Board Certified
Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon with 20 years of experience in guiding
his patients through end-of-life issues and is an Associate Professor
of Surgery at Upstate Medical University.