Meet the Team

Founder

Deborah Grassman

Nurse Practitioner, author in four textbooks, 25 published articles, and four films featuring her work on Soul Injury®, PTSD, Hospice, Veterans, and Caregivers

Founder

Pat McGuire

Patricia McGuire is an ADEC-certified bereavement counselor specializing in grief and traumatic loss. Her career at the Department of Veterans Affairs lasted...

Executive Director

Angela Sipe M.J., CHPCA

Angela Sipe brings 30 years experience in healthcare and business. Her career has spanned from policy development and lobbying health care issues to...

Director of Operations

Beverly Kaplan

Beverly is committed to helping people heal. For more than a decade she has served in career roles focused on quality, healing experiences that make a difference in the lives of hurting people.

President
Mountville, Pennsylvania

Angela Snyder

Division Director, Bayada Healthcare System

Vice-President
West Des Moines, Iowa

Leann Thrapp

Executive Director, WesleyLife Home Health and Hospice

Board Member

Marie Bainbridge

Vietnam Veteran, Founding Nurse

Board Member
Woodville, Alabama

Sheila Lozier

Founding Nurse

Board Member
Tierra Verde, FL

Janet Stringfellow

Volunteers of America, President & CEO (Florida Chapter)

Board Member

Dr. Luann Brown

PhD, Existential Psychology, MSW in clinical social work, USF School of Social Work Faculty

New Jersey

Kathi Burkhart MSN, APN-C, FAANP

Lyons New Jersey VA Healthcare System

Washington, DC

Kathi Bixby RN, MSN, CHPN

Washington, DC VA Healthcare System

United Kingdom

Catherine Tye RN

Occupational Health & Safety Consultant

Fresno, California

William Kissee SR

Chaplain, Counselor, Asera Care, Vietnam Veteran

New Jersey

John Drinkard

Chaplain, Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, Vietnam Veteran

Princeton, Indiana

Sue Gipson RN, CHPN

Clinical Liaison of Veteran Affairs for SouthernCare

Kansas City, Missouri

Stephanie Turner RN

Kansas City Hospice

Princeton, Indiana

Bruce Gipson

Vietnam Veteran

Leslie Lofton RN

Louisiana VA Healthcare System

Tomah, WI

Lisa Mueller RN

Jamestown, RI

Melissa Mastrostefano LCSW

Zanesville, Ohio

Becky Joseph RN CHPN

Nevada, Iowa

Sally Daub

Caregiver

Dayton, Ohio

Lt. Col. Kathy Gallowitz (Ret’d)

Founder, Vanguard Veteran Ohio

Switzerland

Sandra Ulrich

CAS Spiritual Care

Grief Counselor

Author & Presenter

Palliative Counseling TZZ

Board Member of Palliative Zug (Kt. Zug, Switzerland)

Education & Research Council Soul Injury®, USA