Meet Our Team
Board of Directors
Nancy Eddy, Board Chair
Palliative Care Social Worker
Carina Dacer, Treasurer
Compliance Professional
Beck Klassen, Secretary
Listener Poet
Anne Derouin
MSN Assistant Dean at Duke University School of Nursing
Lindsay Swain Hunt
Health Systems Learning and Transformation Consultant
Duane Reynolds
Healthcare Executive and Health Equity Strategist
Dr. Ingrid Berg
Palliative Care Physician at CHI Health and Medical Humanities Scholar
Leadership
Jenny Hegland
Executive Director
Ravenna Raven
Education and Anthology Publication
D’ete Blackshire
Communications Manager
Listener Poets
Listener Poets hold space for people to share whatever is on their mind in one-on-one listening sessions.
We then write each person a custom poem.
We also use these poems to facilitate meaningful conversations among colleagues, strengthening the social fabric within healthcare systems and contributing to a culture where people care about each other’s wellbeing.
Certified Listener Poet Alumni
The eight-week Certified Listener Poet course brings you deep into the practice of good listening and compassionate writing through thoughtful listening, integrating arts and humanities into medicine, and helping the healthcare community.
Dawn M. Schocken is the Director for the Center for Experiential Learning and Simulation.
Salaam Green is the Founder of Literary Healing Arts, a Consultant, and Artist in Residence.
Zina Mercil is the Director of Coach Development, a counselor, and body psychotherapist.
LaShaune Johnson is a public health professor, breast cancer survivor/advocate, and culturally responsive evaluator.
Sailaja Devaguptapu is a published poet, writer and researcher, wellness facilitator, designing and developing courses on Health Humanities.
Kelsey D. Mahaffey is a non-profit leader working to educate and engage communities in the All of Us Research Program from the National Institutes of Health.
Donors & Supporters
Thank you so much to our donors, supporters, and event sponsors since the very beginning. We wouldn’t be having anywhere near as much impact without your support.
Connect with us
If you have questions or if you’d like to support good listening in your healthcare community, we would love to hear from you.