Ron Hoffman

Ron Hoffman founded Compassionate Care ALS and has served as Executive Director for the past 10 years. As such he deals regularly in supporting people living with ALS including needs evaluation, instruction on ALS disease progression and end of life care. He facilitates and guides intimate discussions with ALS patients and their families who are nearing death or actively dying, the process of death and dying and the questions that arise, helps them examine their choices, and creates space for dialogue around their decisions.

Ron’s background includes studying with Roshi Joan Halifax of the Upaya Institute in the Compassionate Care of the Dying Program for professionals, and training in the Practice of Living and Dying with Meredith Little and Dr. Scott Eberle of the School of Lost Borders. He collaborates with Julie Yau on the Cultivating Compassion Education Series including Awakening to Living and Dying and regularly leads in-services and trainings for hospice workers, health care professionals and students. Ron also sits on the board of Men’s Leadership Alliance of Boulder, Colorado and is a past board member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts. He regularly speaks at events on ALS and end of life care across the country.