Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
2 Carlton Street, Suite 808
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1J3
Tel: 416-304-1477 Toll Free: 1-800-349-3111
Fax: 416-304-1479 General Email: info@hpco.ca
For information on specific hospice palliative care services in your community, please call 416-979-9779 or 1-800-349-3111 and dial extension 1.
The Information Line is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. If calling after hours, please leave a message.
All media inquiries: please contact Jennifer Mossop at jmossop@hpco.ca or 1-519-619-2227.
For ACP publication orders: please contact Nav Dhillon at ext. 31 ndhillon@hpco.ca
HPCO Staff Directory
Selina Abetkoff
Accreditation Coordinator, ext. 36 selina.abetkoff@hpco.ca
Contact Selina for: inquiries related to HPCO hospice accreditation
Vanessa Casalinuovo
Communications and Donor Relations Coordinator, ext. 37 vcasalinuovo@hpco.ca
Contact Vanessa for: Donations; conference sponsorship and exhibitor inquiries; corporate sponsorship and Hospice Fund Development Community of Practice
Julie Darnay
Director, Education & Strategic Partnerships, ext. 30 jdarnay@hpco.ca
Contact Julie for: All matters related to HPCO Educational Workshops, Communities of Practice, Speak Up Ontario, inquiries about the Quality Hospice Palliative Care Coalition of Ontario (QHPCCO) and interest in Provincial Collaborations with HPCO
Rachel Dragas
Lead for Person Centred Decision Making, ext. 32 rachel.dragas@hpco.ca
Contact Rachel for: All matters related to Person Centred Decision Making Project, Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning, Speak Up Ontario
Dianna Drascic, RN
Nurse Educator, Palliative Care Education Program ddrascic@hpco.ca
Contact Dianna for: information on the Palliative Care Education Program for Long-Term Care Homes in the City of Toronto
Nav Dhillon
Community of Practice Coordinator, ext. 31 ndhillon@hpco.ca
Contact Nav for: All matters related to the HPCO’s Communities of Practice (Health Care Consent Advance Care Planning, Rural HPC, Compassionate Communities), Speak Up Ontario, Person Centred Decision Making E-Learning Modules, ACP workbook orders
Amanda-Lee Gomes
Project Coordinator amanda-lee.gomes@hpco.ca
Contact Amanda-Lee for: All matters related to the HPCO Compassionate Communities Provincial Strategy and Provincial Projects
Dena Hamid
Finance & Administration Manager, ext. 27 Dena.Hamid@hpco.ca
Contact Dena for: All matters related to Administration and Finance
Melissa Horner
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, ext. 22 ea@hpco.ca
Contact for: All matters related to the President & CEO; Board Chair Interest Group; Residential Hospice Interest Group; and the palliative care education program for Long-Term Care Homes
Randy Markus
Conference Manager, ext. 23 rmarkus@hpco.ca
Contact Randy for: All matters related to the Annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference
Richard Nguyen
Education Coordinator, ext. 33 richard.nguyen@hpco.ca
Contact Richard for: All matters related to HPCO education workshops, webinars and events
Nithya Ravi
Administrative Coordinator for Julie Darnay and Annalise Stenekes, ext. 35 nithya.ravi@hpco.ca
Contact Nithya to schedule meetings with Julie or Annalise, for inquiries related to HPCO Interest Groups, or for general administrative matters
Annalise Stenekes
Manager, Hospice Services, ext. 26 astenekes@hpco.ca
Contact Annalise for: All matters related to HPCO Standards, Accreditation, Hospice Metrics, and Volunteer Training Curriculum
James Wilkie
Member Services Coordinator, ext. 34 jwilkie@hpco.ca
Contact James for: All matters related to membership application or renewal, Online Learning System for Hospice Volunteers, Hospice Metrics onboarding and maintenance of My Hospice sites, and statistical reporting
Brent Yang
Hospice Services Intern, byang@hpco.ca
Contact Brent: Accreditation Submission Sites
Rick Firth
President & CEO, ext. 24 rfirth@hpco.ca
Contact Rick for: Hospice palliative care policy; questions about starting a hospice; stakeholder relations; Board Chair Interest Group; Residential Hospice Interest Group; and government relations
Marissa Villacorta
Nevada Administration, ext. 29 mvillacorta@hpco.ca
Contact Marissa for: Inquiries from Nevada program partners