Iska Hollman

Iska started with the AHPCA as the program coordinator for the Living Every Seasons (LES) program; a provincial support for individuals who are living with a terminal diagnosis. She is a thanatologist with over 20 years of professional experience in palliative care, grief, loss, bereavement, and post-death care with a focus on compassionate connections and intimacy. Her experience as a funeral director and embalmer focused on supporting families, especially those with young children to share in the funeral experience.

Iska and her family enjoy volunteering within the community and encourage everyone to do so. When she started volunteering at her local hospice facilitating grief groups, answering phones, and washing dishes she fell in love with the hospice atmosphere and became a Health Care Aid so she could spend more time connecting and learning from those who are living at hospice and their families.

Iska’s passions in life include family, community, thanatology, being outside with her family, camping, fishing, and exploring. She is currently working on her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology.