Compassion & Choices Action Network is a 501(c)(4) organization that advances end-of-life choice and care. We fight to protect and expand end-of-life options throughout the nation, with a focus on advancing medical aid-in-dying laws across the country.
Leadership
Kim Callinan, President and CEO
Kim Callinan is the President and CEO of Compassion & Choices and the Compassion & Choices Action Network; prior to that, she was the chief program officer. During her combined tenure at Compassion & Choices and the Compassion & Choices Action Network, Kim has played a leadership role in 1) authorizing and implementing medical aid in dying into six new jurisdictions: California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New Mexico; 2) drafting, promoting and implementing the organizations’ new strategic plans; and 3) launching our Finish Strong initiative, which includes a book and a suite of new tools designed to empower patients to take charge of the final chapter of their lives, including focused efforts on helping people plan for a possible dementia diagnosis and closing the disparities in end-of-life care and planning that exist for communities of color.
Charmaine Manansala, Chief Advocacy Officer
Kim Taccini, National Director of Operations
Kim Taccini is the National Director of Operations at Compassion & Choices and the Compassion & Choices Action Network. Kim has nearly two decades of success managing program operations and communications campaigns for foundations, nonprofits and government agencies. She has applied her expertise in project management and communications to advance public health goals ranging from improving hearing health to covering the uninsured. She is responsible for the internal operations of the Compassion & Choices Action Network team, working across the organization to integrate systems and strategies. Previously, Kim directed multimillion-dollar health education, information services and communications contracts for leading public health stakeholders at the consulting firms of IQ Solutions and GMMB.
Board of Directors
David N. Cook, Chair
Karen L. Pye, M.P.H., Treasurer
Vincent Wiraatmadja, Secretary
Debbi Gibbs
Jill Gordon
Samantha Sandler
Nancy Hoyt
Irene Wurtzel