Russell Kieffer, APHSW-C

J. Russell Kieffer, LCSW, APHSW-C is currently the Sr Executive Director of Palliative Care for Providence in California, Oregon, and Washington. He is responsible for the direct oversight of hospital-based inpatient palliative care consultation programs in these states, as well as robust clinic, community and home-based adult and pediatric palliative care programming in several of the markets. His previous roles with Providence include Regional Director of Palliative Care, SoCal; and Director of Care Management, Clinical Social Work, and Palliative Care services at Providence St Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

A native New Mexican, Russell completed both undergraduate and graduate studies in New Mexico. He holds a post graduate certification in Palliative Care Leadership from the Zelda Foster Studies Program at New York University and is certified with the national Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network. He has a 30+-year career history in healthcare and has worked in various medical and educational settings, with an emphasis in HIV/AIDS, hospice, palliative care, clinical social work, and nonprofit development. Russell currently serves as a Director on the Board of the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN).

Russell is an accomplished musician and cycling hobbyist, but currently spends most of his time outside of work raising two young children.