AACI Committees
Annual Meeting Program
| The Annual Meeting Program Committee develops the agenda for the important yearly meeting of the Association’s membership. | |
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Chair: Roy A. Jensen, MD
University of Kansas Cancer Center
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Michael K. Benedict, PharmD
Consultant
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Walter J. Curran, Jr, MD, FACR
Winship Cancer Institute
of Emory University |
Robert S. DiPaola, MD
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
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Chad A. Ellis, PhD
Yale Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine |
Shirley Gray, MA
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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Stephen Bernard Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Southern California |
Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)
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Jeanine H. Stiles
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of California, Davis Medical Center |
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Jacqueline Lee Tidball
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California at Irvine |
Barbara A. Vance, PhD, CRA
NYU Cancer Institute
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Cheryl Lynn Willman, MD
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
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By-Laws
| The By-laws Committee receives suggested changes to the Association’s by-laws from the membership and recommends changes which it deems necessary and desirable. | |
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Chair: George J. Weiner, MD
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa |
Gordon D. Ginder, MD
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus |
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Randall C. Main
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Communications
| The Communications Committee recommends strategies that contribute to the overall public relations plan aimed at educating the public, policymakers, and patients and their families about the strengths and resources of cancer centers. | |
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Vincent Dollard
Winship Cancer Institute
of Emory University |
Courtney Bray McCrimmon, MFA
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Centers |
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Amy L. Mone
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
at Johns Hopkins University |
Michael Schug
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
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CRI Steering Committee
| The CRI Steering Committee guides and implements activities that encourage best practices and efficient use of resources and operations in cancer center clinical research facilities. | |
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Rhoda Arzoomanian, MSM, RN, BSN
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Leigh A. Burgess, MHA, MEd, MA
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University Medical Center |
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Henry Durivage, PharmD
Yale Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine |
Alyssa K. Gateman, MPH, CCRP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School |
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Janie Hofacker, RN, BSN, MS
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)
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Randall F. Holcombe, MD
Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center
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Vicki Keedy, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
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Carrie Ma, MBA, BSPHarm
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
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Joy Ostroff, RN, BSN, OCN
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Douglas C. Stahl, PhD, MBA
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)
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Teresa L. Stewart, MHA
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
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Jeanine H. Stiles
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of California, Davis Medical Center |
James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
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Finance & Investment
| The Finance and Investment Committee oversees the development and implementation of all policies related to AACI's finances and expenditures. It reviews investment performance and advises on AACI's asset portfolio. In addition, this committee makes fiscal related recommendations to the AACI Board of Directors and arranges for the audit of the Association's financial records. | |
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Chair: Dorothy E. Puhy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School |
Robert J. DuWors, MPA
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
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John A. Kolosky
Moffitt Cancer Center
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Randall C. Main
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Michael P. Vander Hoek, MHSA
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
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Government Relations Forum Steering Committee
| The AACI Government Relations Forum Steering Committee monitors public policy actions that have an impact on cancer centers. | |
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Chair: Lisa A. Damiani
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Jennifer K. Carlson
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute |
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Ross A. Frommer, JD
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University |
Heidi L. Gartland, MHA
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center |
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Anne L. Levine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School |
Mark Moreno
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Elizabeth B. O’Brien, Esq, JD
The Wistar Institute
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Kristen L. Pugh, MPA
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd, MA
NYU Cancer Institute
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Paul A. Vick, MA
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University Medical Center |
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Jamie Wilson, MS
Moffitt Cancer Center
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New Initiative Committee
| The New Initiative Committee identifies and develops new clinical/scientific/educational programs of broad interest to AACI membership. The committee will explore, identify, and propose programming that will add value for our members, and will be in keeping with AACI’s mission to promote the common goals of the nation’s leading cancer centers. | |
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Chair: George J. Weiner, MD
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa |
Maryann Donovan, PhD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Centers |
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H. Shelton Earp, lll, MD
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Peter D. Emanuel, MD
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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Gordon D. Ginder, MD
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus |
Beverly Ginsburg-Cooper, MBA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School |
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Dina Gould Halme, PhD
University of Virginia Cancer Center
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Roy A. Jensen, MD
University of Kansas Cancer Center
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Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Howard Ozer, MD, PhD
University of Illinois Cancer Center
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Timothy L. Ratliff, PhD
Purdue Center for Cancer Research
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Kristiina Vuori, MD, PhD
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
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Cheryl Lynn Willman, MD
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
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Theodore J. Yank, MHA
The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
at Baylor College of Medicine |
Nominating
| The Nominating Committee meets each year and is charged with identifying individuals among the member institutions who are best qualified to serve on the AACI Board of Directors. | |
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Chair: Kristiina Vuori, MD, PhD
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
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Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute |
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Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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