AACI Committees

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AACI members have the opportunity to participate on committees according to their interests and expertise. Committees focus on clinical topics as well as finance, government relations, presidential initiatives, 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 - Candace S. Johnson, PhD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jonathan Friedberg, MD, MMSc
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, MD
WVU Cancer Institute
Chris Horaist
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Wendy Law, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Thomas J. Lynch, MD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Aaron Schilz, MPA
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Aimee VanWagoner, MBA, CRA
Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma
Louis M. Weiner, MD
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx)

Chair - Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, MBA, MS, PhD
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kelly D. Blake, ScD
WVU Cancer Institute
Todd Burus, MAS, PhD
UK Markey Cancer Center
Peter DelNero, PhD, MPH
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Lauren E. Hackett, MPA
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Namoonga Mantina, MSPH, MBA
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Chris McNair, PhD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Debora Oh, MSc, PhD
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tracy Onega, PhD, MS, MA, MPAS
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Sandi Pruitt, PhD
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Shayla J. Scarlett, MBA, MPA, DipACLM
GW Cancer Center
Katherine Y. Tossas, PhD, MS
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cellular Therapy Initiative (CTI)

The Cellular Therapy Initiative Steering Committee helps guide and implement cellular therapy programs at AACI member centers across North America.

Chair - Natalie Grover, MD
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marcos de Lima, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Siddhartha Ganguly, MD, FACP
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Tania Jain, MBBS
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Frederick L. Locke, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Barbara Ma, MD, MS
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine
Richard Maziarz, MD
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Joseph McGuirk, DO, FACP
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Sapna Parshottam, BSc, MSc
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Miguel-Angel Perales, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Craig Sauter, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Erin L. Winters, RN, BSN, BMTCN
The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Clinical Research Innovation (CRI)

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 - Margaret Kasner, MD, MSCE
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Dina Aziz, MS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stefanie M. Belanger, MHA, CCRP
Duke Cancer Institute
Sarah Bigelow, CCRP
Louisiana Cancer Research Center
Angela Campbell, MS
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Mario M. Contreraz, MBA, MSN, RN
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Whitney Ballard Cunningham, MS, PHR
UK Markey Cancer Center
Muhammad Furqan, MBBS
Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma
Thomas J. George, Jr., MD, FACP, FASCO
UF Health Cancer Institute
Edward J. Kim, MD, PhD
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wendy Law, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Jay A. Lebsack, MA
Moffitt Cancer Center
Amy Overby
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Jennifer Rogers, MBA
UK Markey Cancer Center
Lauren Wall, MS
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

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 - David M. Gosky, MA, MBA
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Patrick O'Brien, MBA
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Julie C. Schaum, MS
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Joanna Weiss, CPA
Moffitt Cancer Center

Government Relations

The Government Relations Steering Committee monitors public policy activities impacting cancer centers and advocates for funding to support cancer research.
Chair - Catherine Liao, MSPH
Duke Cancer Institute
Alexander R. Currie
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Alicia Eyler, JD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
James Kennedy
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alex M. Krigstein
UF Health Cancer Institute
Caroline Powers
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Jill Homer Stewart
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center
Matthew Swaback, MHA
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson

Inclusive Excellence Initiative

Chair - Robert A. Winn, MD
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University
Rudene Haynes, JD
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Loriana Hernandez-Aldama
ArmorUp for LIFE
Robert S. Mannel, MD
Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma
Stephen D. Nimer, MD
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Ze'ev Ronai, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Joann B. Sweasy, PhD
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Leadership Development Workshop

Chair - Brian Gonzalez, PhD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer Jones, PhD
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Eneida Nemecek, MD, MS, MBA
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Jennifer Rogers, MBA
UK Markey Cancer Center
Mina Sedrak, MD, MS
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Marquita Taylor, PhD, MPH, MBA
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Monali Vasekar, MD
Penn State Cancer Institute
Tammara Watts, MD, PhD
Duke Cancer Institute
Alex Zafirovski, MBA, RT(T) ARRT
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Nominating

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

Chair - Roy A. Jensen, MD
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD
Duke Cancer Institute
Caryn Lerman, PhD
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Physician Clinical Leadership (PCLI)

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

Chair - Paula M. Fracasso, MD, PhD
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bhavana Bhatnagar, DO
WVU Cancer Institute
Jason Fleming, MD
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Stephanie Lim, MD, MBA
University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Ajay Nooka, MD
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Rachna Shroff, MD, MS
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Nicole Simone, MD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Naoko Takebe, MD, PhD
Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma
Theresa L. Werner, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Julia White, MD, FACR, FASTRO
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Lee Wilke, MD, FACS
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Jennifer A. Woyach, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Rural Cancer Health Initiative

Chair - Joann B. Sweasy, PhD
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Matthew Anderson, MD, PhD
Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute
Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MS
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, MD
WVU Cancer Institute
Randall F. Holcombe, MD, MBA
The University of Vermont Cancer Center
Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Chris McNair, PhD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Joni Nelson, PhD
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Yolanda Sanchez, PhD
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Naoto Tada Ueno, MD, PhD, FACP
University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill