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Chris Palmer
Biography
Chris Palmer is an end-of-life activist and a trained hospice volunteer. He founded and currently leads an aging, death, and dying group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village and serves on the board of several nonprofits focused on end-of-life issues, including Montgomery Hospice and Prince George’s Hospice, Final Exit Network, Funeral Consumers Alliance, Hemlock Society of San Diego, and the Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight. He has written ten books and frequently gives presentations and workshops to community groups on aging, death, and dying issues. Proceeds from all his books fund scholarships for American University (AU) students, where he served 14 years on AU’s full-time faculty as Distinguished Film Producer in Residence. Before becoming involved in end-of-life issues, he spent forty years as a wildlife and conservation filmmaker. To learn more, visit www.ChrisPalmerOnline.com.