Joanne Sheldon has been involved with hospice care since 1980 when she began her career at Connecticut Hospice, Inc., the first hospice in the US. During these years she has cared for numerous patients and their families and also has taught locally, regionally, nationally and internationally about Hospice to professionals and to public communities.

Joanne is a Registered Nurse, a teacher and a certified Spiritual Director. She has earned masters degrees in both nursing and education and is a nationally Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse and is a certified Spiritual Director. Presently she offers numerous programs on topics related to dying patients, their disease process, pain management, spirituality, communication, advance directives, ethics, culture, grief and loss, journaling, and story telling. She has also published on many of these topics. Ms. Sheldon is an adjunct faculty member at many local colleges and teaches continuing education courses at them. She also provides individual and group Spiritual Direction. In her spare time, she enjoys quilting, knitting, reading, and traveling.