LYNCHBURG, VA, January 6, 2026 – With nominations coming from across the nation and following an election by the membership of the organization, the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) are pleased to announce that its membership have elected Lisa Aman, Dr. Amanda Chiapa, Allen Dave, and Holly Lowe as members of the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Their three-year term of service began on January 1, 2026. The National Alliance for Children’s Grief is honored to have Lisa, Amanda, Allen, and Holly join our mission of serving bereaved children and their families and helping ensure that no child grieves alone.
Lisa Aman
Lisa grew up in Stamford, CT and received her B.A. in Economics from Yale University and her M.B.A. from Stanford University. She and her husband, Peter, moved to Atlanta in 1996 to open the southeastern office of Bain & Company, a strategy consulting firm.
Lisa joined Kate’s Club as its Executive Director in March of 2021. Kate’s Club is a non-profit empowering children and teens, their families, and young adults, facing life after the death of someone important to them. Lisa also serves on several non-profit boards including ACLU of Georgia and Horizons Atlanta.
Kate’s Club resonates with Lisa both personally and professionally. When three-year-old Lisa’s brother died suddenly and her family did not have the tools to understand, share or process their grief. This single event shaped all their lives, both individually and collectively.
Professionally, Lisa joined Kate’s Club with a vision for growth – to lead this 20-year-old non-profit based in Atlanta to a statewide organization serving the hundreds of thousands of bereaved young people in all of Georgia.
In her free time, Lisa enjoys gardening, running, traveling, and visiting her three grown children.
Dr. Amanda Chiapa
Dr. Chiapa has worked in various settings and across populations and lifespan, with an increasing focus in working with pediatric populations. Dr. Amanda Chiapa (she/her) attended graduate school at Arizona State University (2017) and completed an APA-accredited internship at the Yale Child Study Center, where she specialized in the Pediatric track. She remained at Yale for her post-doctoral fellowship and pursued an additional post-doctoral fellowship at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, where she gained continued training in pediatric neuropsychological and psychological assessments and working with psychiatrically acute children and adolescents.
Following training, Dr. Chiapa provided therapy to children and adults through private practice and continued her focus in anxiety, coping with medical illness, and social pragmatic concerns. She also provided neuropsychological assessments to children and adolescents. Following private practice, she returned to the Yale Child Study Center as faculty and provided a range of assessment and program development skills, where she honed her expertise in working with pediatric populations and cultivated a passion for working with healthcare providers around grief-sensitive healthcare.
Dr. Chiapa was privileged to transition to Oregon Health and Science University as director of the inpatient Pediatric Psychology Consultation/Liaison (PPC) Service for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (DCH), where she has effortfully pursued roles on committees and leadership titles that are in line with her professional aims to serve and to train. As the Psychology Division’s JEDI Associate Director and affiliate faculty of the Clinical Psychology Program, she has been actively working to bolster support for graduate students and psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows, with current efforts aimed at co-leading a tiered mentorship program for trainees that identify as BIPoC. She is also a member of DCH’s Department of Pediatrics Diversity Committee, Pediatric Behavioral Health Best Practice and Quality Improvement committees and co-leads the Bereavement Committee, where she leans on her clinical and academic foundation to help optimize experiences for patients and staff.
Dr. Chiapa is passionate about seeking equitable ways to provide family-centered healthcare through a socio-culturally informed lens, with particular interests related to anxiety, adjustment and coping to medical illness, and grief and loss. Dr. Chiapa’s training focused on culturally-informed intervention development, implementation, and evaluation, with clinical residencies intentionally in healthcare settings that served marginalized communities. Her professional pursuit draws from this training to consider the various ways providers can promote equitable healthcare and resources and support families with compassion and dignity.
On the weekends, Dr. Chiapa enjoys exploring coffee shops, playgrounds, and listening to music with her husband and two young children.
Allen Dave
Allen L. Dave, Jr. is Chairman and President of Death Care Management & Financial Group and President of Allen Dave Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Texas and the Shreveport Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center. A National Board-Certified Funeral Director and Certified Funeral Executive, he has held leadership roles across the funeral profession and served on the ICCFA Board of Directors and Educational Foundation. Allen is also a national speaker and educator, recognized for his expertise in funeral service management and commitment to supporting grieving families.
Holly Lowe
Holly is an operations and strategy manager specializing in healthcare philanthropy and nonprofit development. She currently serves as Operations and Strategy Manager at Mount Nittany Health Foundation, overseeing strategic planning, daily operations, and fundraising initiatives. In addition to her experience in project management, donor relations, and foundation partnerships, Holly is a licensed attorney, bringing legal expertise to her work in gift planning and organizational strategy. She previously held advancement roles at Penn State University and Kettering University, managing complex initiatives and strengthening donor partnerships. Outside of work, Holly enjoys reading, coffee, and embarking on fun road trips.
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About The National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG)
The National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them. Through the collective voice of our members and partners, we educate, advocate, and raise awareness about childhood bereavement.
The NACG is a nationwide network comprised of professionals, institutions, and volunteers who promote best practices, educational programming, and critical resources to facilitate the mental, emotional, and physical health of children who are grieving and their families. For more information, visit: www.ChildrenGrieve.org.