For over 15 years, Alison E Reynoso (Master’s of Public Health) has supported those at the end of their lives and their loved ones as a Hospice Volunteer Manager and most recently as a Bereavement Counselor with VNS Health (Visiting Nurse Services Health) in New York City, since 2009.
As an accomplished professional, she has a proven ability to develop positive rapport, direct new system rollouts, project management expertise, and volunteer training. One of her expertise has been to train others to offer a compassionate presence at the end of life with vigil visits. Helping people navigate the complications of grief has been one of her greatest accomplishments.
Alison was originally introduced to hospice as a volunteer after the death of her grandmother. Her own curiosity and sensitivity lead her to explore creative ways to speak freely about death and dying. She believes that the more we reflect on the reality of death, the better prepared we will be when the time comes (for us and for others) and more present in our lives.
Alison successfully completed the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA) in 2019. She is also a graduate of the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care with the New York Zen Center since 2011.