Chris Palmer joined the Final Exit Network board in July of 2024. Chris is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor, and grandfather. He dedicated his professional career to conservation but now devotes his life to end of life activism. Bloomsbury published his 10th book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, in October 2024. Proceeds from all of Chris’s books fund scholarships for American University students. He is a trained hospice volunteer and founded and runs an aging, death, and dying group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village. He serves on several nonprofit boards, including Final Exit Network, Hemlock Society of San Diego, and Funeral Consumers Alliance. He frequently gives presentations and workshops to community groups on aging, death, and dying issues.