Kim Callanan, BOARD PRESIDENT

Kim received her degrees in Economics and Health Care Administration from the University of Iowa. She served in consecutively responsible positions as a hospital administrator and health care system executive in Fort Worth, TX. Returning from several years off as a community volunteer and stay-at-home mother, she worked as a healthcare consultant. Ultimately this consulting work brought her to her passion, improving care at the end of life for patients, their families and clinicians. She serves as the Executive Director of Texas Talks, a 501c3 statewide organization focused on gaining adoption of end of life care conversations between patients and clinicians. She has served as interim Executive Director and Board Member with the National POLST Collaborative, an organization focused on improving care for patients facing serious progressive illness and frailty.

After many years of Bend as her happy vacation place, she has relocated here permanently.  She lives to share her life with her loved ones and friends actively biking, paddle boarding, hiking and practicing yoga.  

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Masters in Social Work, LCSW, End of Life Doula

A career social worker, Peg spent many years in hospital and hospice social work before turning to serve those struggling economically in her former community. Now retired, Peg feels grateful to be a volunteer end-of-life doula after being a member of the Peaceful Presence Project’s first training class. She feels like she has “come home” to the values and ability for presence this role brings to a most intimate life passage and family experience. She looks forward for opportunities to be there for disenfranchised persons so that services are available to all and no one goes through end-of-life alone.

Amy Doherty,MA

Amy has lived and worked in Bend for 10 years as a marketing and communications professional, yoga teacher, raising two boys with her best friend, Conan, and two adopted Street Dogs – Nacho and Chica. While TPPP was a client five years ago, Amy was the one directly benefitting from the crucial work that drives this nonprofit. Waking up to her own relationship to death, ways to approach caregiving to her aging parents, completing TPPP Professional End of Life Doula course, and understanding the deep and rewarding work which supported her losing her brother in November, 2022. Amy now works as the Director of Marketing for Seven Peaks School (where her sixth grade son also attends) and joins the board with enthusiasm for TPPP story and ways to approach their next phase with strategic priorities and an even wider reach.

REV.DR. STEVEN h KOSKI

BA, MDiv, DMin.

Steven has been the Lead Pastor of First Presbyterian Church for 17 years and has been in ministry for over 30 years. Steven is humbled by the privilege of accompanying people at the end of life and believes the end of life is a transformational and sacred space for those transitioning and those accompanying them. Steven is also a Leadership Coach, Professional Speaker and Spiritual Director and has worked with many individuals and organizations connecting our souls with our roles. Steven is married to Laurie who is a LCSW in private practice. They have two grown sons, Jacob who is in Law Enforcement and Jonah who is a Physical Therapist and married to Olivia. You can often find Steven shaking the dust off his own soul on a trail with his trusted companion, an English Cream Retriever named Chance.

Candy Whitney

Candy recently retired from a 42 year career in nursing.  She served primarily in Oncology, Nursing Administration, and the Emergency Department at hospitals in Corvallis and Eugene, Oregon.  Her 2 children and 2 grandchildren live in the Portland area.  Since moving to Bend 4.5 years ago, her community engagement includes volunteer positions at both St Vincent de Paul's food pantry and the Humane Society's Thrift Shop. She is excited to assist in spreading the mission and purpose of TPPP to the Central Oregon community and beyond.

FISH WILLIAMS

Fish received his degree in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz. Career paths took him on an interesting journey. Fish is now a finance and accounting professional specializing in non profit service. He has spent the last fifteen plus years working with non profits focused on behavioral health, foster youth and conservation. Fish has had many different experiences with the end of life process and has found that just being there for the other person is a profound and beautiful thing. He enjoys supporting the work of The Peaceful Presence Project.

SHANNON CAMPBELL

Shannon Campbell is the Volunteer Manager at Partners In Care, where she leads nearly 200 volunteers supporting individuals and families through the final stages of life. Over the past six years, she has partnered closely with The Peaceful Presence Project—co-developing volunteer training programs and preparing to launch a joint end-of-life doula initiative in June 2025. Shannon was also trained as a doula by the organization, deepening her commitment to holistic, person-centered care.

With two decades of experience in education, Shannon brings a strong foundation in teaching, leadership, and empathy. Her personal journey through the hospice care of both parents has shaped her deep appreciation for compassionate community support. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband, three twenty-something sons, and two basset hounds—one of whom is a hospice therapy dog. She enjoys Nordic skiing, running, and outdoor recreation.

Angela Vanderpool

Angela has spent nearly 20 years working in senior living and still feels just as passionate today as she did on day one. As Vice President of Operations for Dharma Healthcare Management, she helps lead five senior living communities across Oregon, always with a focus on creating meaningful, joy-filled lives for the residents she serves. Angela is especially committed to supporting dignified, compassionate end-of-life experiences—a cause that’s deeply personal to her and closely connected to the mission of the Peaceful Presence Project.

Angela has called Central Oregon home for over 25 years and loves everything the outdoors has to offer. You’ll often find her out exploring with her husband and their four-legged daughter. Her adult son also lives nearby, and she’s his biggest cheerleader as he builds his career as a chef and food truck owner.

Theresa Kramer

Theresa’s career has spanned over 3 decades in the healthcare field in a variety of roles both clinical and administrative. Her advocacy for keeping caregivers safe at work has been a major focus of her career. Theresa serves on the Advisory Council for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Oregon and has been very active in her church, youth sports and other community organizations in Central Oregon since 1990. Spending quality time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren, in nature is what grounds her. You might find her camping in her vintage camper van and paddle boarding on one of our beautiful lakes. Theresa was honored to be a recipient of grant funding for her end-of-life doula training with the Peaceful Presence Project in the Fall of 2024. She looks forward to turning her service heart toward those with terminal illness and near the end of life, as well as simply having meaningful conversations regarding end of life with anyone who is interested.

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As a Bend native, Penny is a seasoned nonprofit leader and public health strategist with over 15 years of experience driving equity-focused initiatives across healthcare, behavioral health, and community development sectors. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Central Oregon Health Quality Alliance (COHQA), where she leads community health initiatives to strengthen community-clinical linkages that address the social drivers of health. She also leads COHQA’s grant program in which she learned about the incredible work of the Peaceful Presence Project.

Penny brings deep expertise in nonprofit operations, fund development, and program evaluation. Her public health background informs her work in designing trauma-informed, culturally responsive programs that aim to narrow gaps in care for rural, immigrant, 2SLGBTQIA+, and low-income communities. She has held leadership roles in various nonprofit organizations, a community health center, behavioral health organization, and local and state health departments, consistently championing data-driven decision-making, inclusive governance, and equitable funding practices. Penny has served on several boards throughout Central Oregon including the Shared Future Coalition, Redmond Kiwanis, High Desert Food and Farm Alliance and she currently serves on the Central Oregon Health Council’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.  Penny holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Nevada, Reno, with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Health.