Compassion & Choices Board of Directors
 Van Zandt Williams, Jr., Chairman
Van Zandt Williams, Jr. is Vice President for Development Emeritus from Princeton University, having retired from that position in February of 2002 after 22 years leading the University’s fund raising operations. He and his wife Myra divide their time between Princeton, New Jersey and Naples, Florida. He serves on the Boards of the McCarter Theatre of Princeton, the Princeton Area Community Foundation, Compassion and Choices and the National Advisory Council for DeVry University.
 Debbi Gibbs
Debbi has been actively involved with Compassion & Choices for four years. She takes her strength for the movement from the women in her family. Her grandmother spent the last few months of her life distributing copies of Elisabeth Kubler Ross’ book On Death and Dying and preparing for a good death from the effects of cancer. Growing up, Ms. Gibbs watched her mother fight for women’s reproductive rights. She was actively involved for three years on the Compassion & Choices New York board and now co-chairs the national Development Committee. Ms. Gibbs lives in New York with her family and manages record producers.
 Gary Ivens, J.D.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Gary practiced law at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and Howrey & Simon, both in Washington, D.C. Gary joined the staff of the Federal Trade Commission in late 1994 and his practice has concentrated mainly on litigating cases to halt fraud against consumers and on serving as the coordinator of the Do Not Call Rule. Gary has served on various boards and committees, including, among others, the Board of Trustees of the Endowment for Divestiture, the Legal Services Operating Committee and the Development Steering Committee of the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., the Schools Committee of the Harvard Club of D.C., the Board of Directors of the Potomac Executive Network, and the District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review. He has also been involved in various pro bono legal efforts on behalf of homeless families.
 Sylvia A. Law, J.D.
Sylvia is the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Medicine and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Law, and co-director of the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program. Sylvia's publications include books and articles on patient rights and reproductive law. She has written numerous briefs for and been instrumental in many of the landmark Supreme Court cases of our time.
 David Muller, M.D.
Dr. Muller is the Associate Professor and Chair of Medical Education and an Associate Professor of Medicine/General Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and an Attending Physician at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute. Dr. Muller is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine. He arrived at Mount Sinai as a resident in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Resident. He is now on the full-time faculty in the Division of General Medicine, and the majority of his clinical teaching responsibilities involve home visits with the Visiting Doctors Program.
 Matthew Nelson
Matthew has supported end-of-life Choice and our organization for many years. His passion comes from being close to many people who experienced painful deaths and wanting a “more graceful transition out of this world” for his mother, his loved ones and himself. Mr. Nelson, an ordained United Church of Christ minister, currently is the community relations manager for Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis, Minn. As a board member, he will lend his many years of fund-raising experience to build a solid long-term financial base.
 Robert Nimmo
Rob has been a senior business executive working internationally for 35 years with various large scale banking and finance organizations. He is actively involved in private business and in not-for-profit organizations. He has an abiding interest in promoting end of life care and choices.
 Richard VandenBergh, M.D.
Richard VandenBergh, MD is president of Compassion & Choices of Colorado. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and maintains a private practice.
 Paul R. Q. Wolfson, J.D.
Paul is partner in the international law firm of Wilmer Hale. His practice focuses on Supreme Court and appellate litigation, and advising clients on federal law, especially constitutional law. Before joining Wilmer Hale he worked in the US Solicitor General’s Office for eight years. He also served as one of the leading lawyers involved in public international law and immigration law issues, and participated in the preparation of the United States’ case in the International Court of Justice in The Hague involving the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Germany v. United States).
 Barbara Lee, PA, FNP, JD, President, ex officio
Barbara practiced as a nurse and physician assistant for 25 years before beginning a career in law and health policy. Since then she has devoted her professional life to individual choice and empowerment in health care. As a private attorney, counsel to the Oregon State Senate, a managed care executive, and finally as a Chief Petitioner for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, she has championed initiatives that enable individuals to consider a complete range of choices and be full participants in their health care decisions.
Barbara was president and CEO of Compassion In Dying from 1996 on.
Barbara oversees the following areas at Compassion & Choices: advocacy, development, legislative and client support.
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