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 Committee

Chair - Candace S. Johnson, PhD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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) Steering Committee

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 L. 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) Steering Committee

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
UT MD Anderson
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) Steering Committee

Chair - Margie Kasner, MD, MSCE
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Stefanie M. Belanger, MHA, CCRP
Duke Cancer Institute
Sarah Bigelow, CCRP
Louisiana Cancer Research Center
Stephanie Brogan, CCRP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Mario M. Contreraz, MBA, MSN, RN
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Whitney Ballard Cunningham, MS, PHR
UK Markey Cancer Center
Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Edward J. Kim, MD, PhD
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jay A. Lebsack, MA
Moffitt Cancer Center
Amy Overby
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Wencesley A. Paez, MD, MS
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Jennifer Rogers, MBA
UK Markey Cancer Center
Julie C. Schaum, MS
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Kelli Thorne, MPH, CCRP
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Lauren Wall, MS
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Finance & Investment Committee

Chair - Julie C. Schaum, MS
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nicholas Fisher, MBA
Siteman Cancer Center
David M. Gosky, MA, MBA
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Patrick O'Brien, MBA
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Joanna Weiss, CPA
Moffitt Cancer Center

Government Relations (GR) Steering Committee

Chair - Catherine Liao, MSPH
Duke Cancer Institute
Alexander R. Currie
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Alicia Eyler, JD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Jake Jackson
Moffitt Cancer Center
Alessia Daniele Leal
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine
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

Impact Summit Steering Committee

Brian Gonzalez, PhD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Wendy Law, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Christopher Li, MD, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, MACP, FASCO
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Tremayne Robertson, MEd, MS, CAS
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kate Shumate, MPA, CCRP
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Marquita Taylor, PhD, MPH, MBA
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amber Townsend
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
James Kwaku Turkson, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Cancer

Inclusive Excellence Steering Committee

Chair - Robert A. Winn, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
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 & Leadership Advancement Program Steering Committee

Chair - Brian Gonzalez, PhD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Thomas J. George, Jr., MD, FACP, FASCO
UF Health Cancer Institute
Anita L. Harrison, MPA
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, MBA
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Rebecca Peterson, PhD

Nominating Committee

Chair - Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
Louis M. Weiner, MD
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Robert A. Winn, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health

Physician Clinical Leadership (PCLI) Steering Committee

Chair - Lee Wilke, MD, FACS
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Jason Fleming, MD
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Stephanie Lim, MD, MBA
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, FACP
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Nicole Simone, MD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson
Naoko Takebe, MD, PhD
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
Theresa L. Werner, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Julia White, MD, FACR, FASTRO
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Jennifer A. Woyach, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Understanding Access to Cancer Care Steering Committee

Chair - Joann B. Sweasy, PhD
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Matthew Anderson, MD, PhD
TGH 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 Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
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