Lisa Kronenberg

Lisa has been actively practicing in the Hospice Palliative Care field for more than twenty years, her experience encompassing leadership, program development and clinical service delivery roles.

A registered social worker by training, she previously led the Jewish Hospice Program at Jewish Family & Child Service. Under her leadership, the program grew fourfold — earning the Bhayana Award for Excellence in interagency collaboration and being cited in the House of Commons for its unique model of care. As Manager of Hospice and Holocaust Survivor Services, Lisa led programs serving more than 1,400 clients each year with trauma-informed practice.

Lisa currently serves as an accreditor with Hospice Palliative Care Ontario, has represented the hospice perspective on numerous provincial healthcare and palliative leadership committees, and is a frequent conference speaker on culturally attuned hospice care, trauma-informed practice, and grief and bereavement. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto.