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Sofia Plonsky (Ecuador)

By Alissa

Updated: May 27, 2023

Sofia Plonsky was born in Quito, Ecuador. She has worked in the hospitality industry since she was 18 years old in places like Starbucks Coffee and Rainforest Café. She later

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Paul Quilliam (Australia)

By EKR Foundation

Updated: June 20, 2025

Paul Quilliam is a former Board Chair of the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN).  Paul is also a Cofounder of Hummingbird House, which opened in 2016 as Queensland’s only

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Gabriel Rao (USA)

By Alissa

Updated: September 5, 2023

Gabriel Rao, co-founder of Everly in 2021, has dedicated nearly a decade of service to America’s Gold Star Families and U.S. military and veteran communities.

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Lanise Shortell, RN, CHPPN (USA)

By EKR Foundation

Updated: May 25, 2023

Lanise is a registered nurse that has practiced in pediatric hospice and palliative care for nearly 2 decades. She is internationally certified in pediatric hospice and palliative care, as well

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Dr. Ann Toh (Singapore)

By Alissa

Updated: March 9, 2022

Dr. Ann Toh works as a home hospice physician delivering family-centered whole-person care to children with life-threatening, life-limiting illness in StarPALS, HCA Hospice Care. She also serves as a volunteer

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Mariya Vynnytska (Ukraine)

By Alissa

Updated: February 1, 2023

Mariya Vynnytska is a psychotherapist, educator, global health practitioner, co-founder and partner of Ukrainian Psychology Center THE SOUL. She is a practising psychoanalyst in Kyiv and has set up a

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