Our History
History of The HAP Foundation
The HAP Foundation continues the legacy of expert hospice and palliative care available to all. The HAP Foundation, with deep community roots, proudly expands upon that focus providing expert hospice and palliative care education and research. The commitment is to positively impact the experience and future of advanced illness and end of life. This means empowering individuals to make informed choices, and connection to resources that strengthen the continuity of care through the end of life.
Expanding on our commitment, The HAP Foundation proudly offers support through association management, consultations for hospice and palliative care programs and a speaker’s bureau of experienced leaders for events.
The HAP Promise
Our promise to you: deliver best in class patient-centered hospice and palliative care education and research. We truly believe in the transformative power of education. All those with serious illness deserve to live their best life to the fullest on their terms. We are here to make sure all have access to resources and we are committed to breaking down barriers in end-of-life care.
Our Mission
To advance access to serious illness care through education, research, advocacy, and workforce development, while honoring our legacy organizations.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We embrace diversity and are committed to proactively promote health equity and social determinants of health in post-acute care.
Staff Leadership
President
Missing Pieces Project Manager
Director of Community Health
(she/her/ella)
Executive Director Business Development & Marketing
Director of Pediatric Programs
Executive Director of Adult Palliative Programs
Vice President, Population Health
Senior Community Health Worker, Advocacy and Research
Executive Director of Communications, Marketing, & Events
Senior Director Constituent Relations and Human Resources
Community Education Associate and Research Liaison—Western Cook County
Associate Director of Development
Program Coordinator
Grief Navigator
Office Manager
Grief Navigator
Director of Philanthropy
Community Health Worker—West Cook County
Partnerships Manager
Associate Director of Digital Communications & Multimedia
Director of Missing Pieces
Vice President of Strategy and Implementation
Senior Executive Director Finance and Estate Planning
Director of Philanthropy
Community Education Associate and Research Liaison—Western Chicago Region
Executive Director, Community Education and Workforce Development
Director of Grants
Community Education Associate and Research Liaison—Lake County
Consultant
Board Of Trustees
Lynda Bollman*
Chair
Deceased as of 9/5/2024
Linda Morris
Vice Chair
Michael Burke
Treasurer
Pam Cramer
Secretary
Anthony Balthazor
Alderman Stephanie Coleman
Kimberly Duchossois
Stephen Erenburg
Larry Feldman
Betsy Foley
Anthony Iosco
Elaine Kurczewski
Immediate Past Chair
Maggie Lapcewich
Howard Lapin
Tom Liebman
Carol M. Nelson
Meg Schmitz (Layton)
Arch Shaw
Elisha D. Waldman, MD
Jesse White
Lifetime Trustees
Ada F. Addington
Dee Beaubien
Michael Beemer
Sally Downey
Jackie Holland
Martha Mabie
(Deceased)
Dr. E. Dennis Murphy
Sam Oliver
Frederica Smith Pederson
(Deceased)
Mary Runge
George Yapp
Michael and Diane Beemer Philanthropic Awardees
Michael and Diane Beemer
Dr. Bruce Carlson Clinical Impact Awardees
Dr. Bruce Carlson
(Deceased)