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AACI members have the opportunity to participate on committees organized around their interests and expertise. Committees focus on clinical topics as well as finance, government relations, and coordinating the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting.

Annual Meeting Program

The Annual Meeting Program Committee develops the agenda for the important yearly meeting of AACI's membership.

Chair - Robert A. Winn, MD

VCU Massey Cancer Center

S. Gail Eckhardt, MD, FASCO

Livestrong Cancer Institutes, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School

Matthew Huesser, MBA, DBA

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health

Caryn Lerman, PhD

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jennifer W. Pegher, MA

Association of American Cancer Institutes

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Julia C. Schaum, MS

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Katherine Shumate, MPA, CCRP

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cornelia Ulrich, PhD, MS

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Jane Welter, MBA

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

CAR T

The CAR T Initiative Steering Committee helps guide and implement CAR T-cell therapy programs at AACI member centers across North America.

Chair - Joseph McGuirk, DO, FACP

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Lihua Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Matthew H. Carabasi, MD

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health

Clint L. Divine, MBA, MSM

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Helen Heslop, MD

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center

Frederick L. Locke, MD

Moffitt Cancer Center

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sheila Ouverson, MPA

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa

Miguel-Angel Perales, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

David L. Porter, MD

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Peter Riedell, MD

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sam Sharf, RN, BSN, NE-BC, CHTC

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Joseph Uberti, MD, PhD

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University

Clinical Research

The Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee guides and implements activities that encourage best practices and efficient use of resources and operations in cancer center clinical research facilities.

Chair - Theresa L. Werner, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Tiffany Colvin, CCRC

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Thomas J. George, Jr., MD, FACP

University of Florida Health Cancer Center

Janie Hofacker, RN, BSN, MS

Association of American Cancer Institutes

Collette M. Houston

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Kimberly F. Kerstann, PhD

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Tara L. Lin, MD

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine

Melissa Anne Nashawati, MPA

Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson

Bhanu Pappu, PhD, MHA

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Michael Sainz

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Anne Schnatterly, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRP

WVU Cancer Institute

Finance and 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, makes fiscal recommendations to the AACI Board of Directors, and arranges for the audit of AACI's financial records.

Chair - Jeff A. Walker, MBA

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

David M. Gosky, MA, MBA

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Gregory A. McDonald, CPA

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Patrick O'Brien, MBA

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health

Joanna Weiss, CPA

Moffitt Cancer Center

Government Relations

The Government Relations Forum Steering Committee monitors public policy activities impacting cancer centers.

Chair - John DeMuro

Moffitt Cancer Center

David B. Brown, MSHA

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

James Kennedy

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Alex M. Krigstein

University of Florida Health Cancer Center

Catherine Liao

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center

Peter J. Mackler

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jill Homer Stewart

The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center

Matthew Swaback

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health

Leadership Development Initiative

The AACI Presidential Initiative allows the president of AACI's Board of Directors to formalize a special project of broad interest and value to AACI members during their two-year term. Dr. Caryn Lerman's initiative will focus on leadership development with an emphasis on diversity.

Chair - Caryn Lerman, PhD

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

David M. Gosky, MA, MBA

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roy A. Jensen, MD

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kelvin Lee, MD

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Elisa Rodriguez, PhD, MS

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Yolanda Sanchez, PhD

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Reuben J. Shaw, PhD

Salk Institute Cancer Center

George J. Weiner, MD

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa

Cheryl L. Willman, MD

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Network Care

The AACI Presidential Initiative allows the president of AACI's Board of Directors to formalize a special project of broad interest and value to AACI members during their two-year term. Dr. Stanton L. Gerson's Network Care Initiative aimed to develop a standardized roadmap for managing cancer center networks.

Chair - Stanton L. Gerson, MD

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Louis B. Harrison, MD, FASTRO

Moffitt Cancer Center

Randall F. Holcombe, MD, MBA

The University of Vermont Cancer Center

Laura Hutchins, MD

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., MD

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Daniel T. Mulkerin, MD

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

W. Thomas Purcell, MD, PhD, MBA

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Lois Teston, MD

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

George J. Weiner, MD

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa

Louis M. Weiner, MD

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Nominating

The Nominating Committee meets each year to indentify ndividuals among the member institutions who are best qualified to serve on the AACI Board of Directors.

Chair - Laurie H. Glimcher, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

Roy A. Jensen, MD

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Physician Clinical Leadership

The Physicial Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) Steering Committee oversees PCLI and identifies initiative participants from AACI cancer centers and other likeminded organizations.

Chair - Claire F. Verschraegen, MS, MD, FACP

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Taher Abu Hejleh, MBBS, MS

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa

Steven R. Alberts, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Julie R. Brahmer, MD

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University

Andrew E. Chapman, DO, FACP

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health

David Gaffney, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Carrie Lee, MD, MPH

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP

University of Florida Health Cancer Center

Karen L. Reckamp, MD, MS

Cedars-Sinai Cancer

Charles J. Ryan, MD

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, MAMSE, FSSO

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

John Sweetenham, MD, FRCP, FACP, FASCO

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center

AACI Committees

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Annual Meeting Program

Chair - Robert A. Winn, MD

S. Gail Eckhardt, MD, FASCO

Matthew Huesser, MBA, DBA

Caryn Lerman, PhD

Jennifer W. Pegher, MA

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Julia C. Schaum, MS

Katherine Shumate, MPA, CCRP

Cornelia Ulrich, PhD, MS

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Jane Welter, MBA

CAR T

Chair - Joseph McGuirk, DO, FACP

Lihua Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD

Matthew H. Carabasi, MD

Clint L. Divine, MBA, MSM

Helen Heslop, MD

Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD

Frederick L. Locke, MD

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

Sheila Ouverson, MPA

Miguel-Angel Perales, MD

David L. Porter, MD

Peter Riedell, MD

Sam Sharf, RN, BSN, NE-BC, CHTC

Joseph Uberti, MD, PhD

Clinical Research

Chair - Theresa L. Werner, MD

Tiffany Colvin, CCRC

Thomas J. George, Jr., MD, FACP

Janie Hofacker, RN, BSN, MS

Collette M. Houston

Kimberly F. Kerstann, PhD

Tara L. Lin, MD

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD

Melissa Anne Nashawati, MPA

Bhanu Pappu, PhD, MHA

Michael Sainz

Anne Schnatterly, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRP

Finance and Investment

Chair - Jeff A. Walker, MBA

David M. Gosky, MA, MBA

Gregory A. McDonald, CPA

Patrick O'Brien, MBA

Joanna Weiss, CPA

Government Relations

Chair - John DeMuro

David B. Brown, MSHA

James Kennedy

Alex M. Krigstein

Catherine Liao

Peter J. Mackler

Jill Homer Stewart

Matthew Swaback

Leadership Development Initiative

Chair - Caryn Lerman, PhD

David M. Gosky, MA, MBA

Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD

Roy A. Jensen, MD

Kelvin Lee, MD

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

Elisa Rodriguez, PhD, MS

Yolanda Sanchez, PhD

Reuben J. Shaw, PhD

George J. Weiner, MD

Cheryl L. Willman, MD

Network Care

Chair - Stanton L. Gerson, MD

Louis B. Harrison, MD, FASTRO

Randall F. Holcombe, MD, MBA

Laura Hutchins, MD

Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., MD

Daniel T. Mulkerin, MD

W. Thomas Purcell, MD, PhD, MBA

Lois Teston, MD

George J. Weiner, MD

Louis M. Weiner, MD