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Authors

Cheryl Bellomo, MSN, RN, OCN, HON-ONN-CG
Cheryl Bellomo, MSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Nurse Navigator Intermountain Southwest Cancer Center, Cedar City, UT
Jack Aiello
Patient Advocate; Multiple myeloma survivor, San Jose, CA
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer, Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Co-Developer of Work Stride—Managing Cancer at Work Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions Breast cancer survivor
Katie Brown, HON-OPN-CG
Vice-President of Support and Survivorship, LUNGevity Foundation, North Richland Hills, TX
Allison Harvey, MPH, CHES
Senior Manager, Healthcare Professional Education at Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity, George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, DC
Lisa A. D'Ottavio
Biddeford, ME, Breast cancer survivor
Kimberly Jewett
Chicago, IL, Breast cancer survivor
Bree Hemingway, MPH
Program Manager, Master of Public Health, Research and Evaluation, LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX
Paulette Mehta, MD, MPH
Professor of Hematology/Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Staff Hematologist/Oncologist, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR
Granby, Colorado, 2-time breast cancer survivor
Matthew LeBlanc, RN, BSN, OCN
Oncology Nurse, DeCesaris Cancer Institute, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Catherine M. Poole
President and Founder, Melanoma International Foundation, Glenmoore, PA
Nancy Litterman Howe, PhD(c)
Nancy Litterman Howe, MS, CES, Project Coordinator, Research, Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix
Dr. Timothy Gilligan is the director of coaching, Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, at the Cleveland Clinic.
Carolyn Lammersfeld,  MS, RD, CSO, LD
Vice President of Interactive Medicine, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, IL
Ginger Modiri
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Julie Silver, MD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston, MA
Chef Ryan Callahan
Author of Cooking for Chemo...and After! and Cooking for Kids with Cancer
Amy E. Rettig, MSN, MALM, RN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, CBCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist–Emergency Services, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center/James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH
Susan Yaguda, RN, MSN
Integrative Oncology Coordinator, Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC
Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
Palliative Care, Nurse Navigator, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, KS
Heather Wright Renick, BSN, RN, CBPN-IC
Breast Program Coordinator, Breast Nurse Navigator, The Breast Center at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS
Susan Yaguda, RN, MSN
Integrative Oncology Coordinator, Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC
Oncology Social Worker, Atlanta Cancer Care, Northside Hospital Cancer, Institute, GA
Patient Navigator, Intermountain Southwest Cancer Center, Cedar City, UT
Dan Dean
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor
No You Cant’cer Foundation Webmaster
The James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
The James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
The James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Richmond, VA Cord of 3 Strands
Financial Navigator Advocate, Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL
Paige Lewis
San Antonio, TX
SVP, Buying Services & Deliverables, Compas, Cherry Hill, NJ, Partner of The Lynx Group, Publisher of CONQUER magazine
Lung cancer survivor, Edgewater, FL
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Radiation Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center, Canada; Author of Smiles from the Clinic
Two-time cancer survivor, Houston, TX
Deborah R. Gomer, BSN, RN, OCN, CCM, CHC
Oncology Care Manager, Optum, St. Johns, Florida; Author of The By-Your-Side Cancer Guide: Empowered, Proactive, Prepared
Gregory  Kelly, PharmD
Pharmacy Practice Resident, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
Founder and CEO Fresh Food Fresh Perspective, LLC
Tonya Marie Pan, MA, MS
Graduate Student, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego State University/University of California
Jill Meyer-Lippert, RDH
Oncology Dental Hygienist; Owner, Side Effect Support LLC
Educator, Cancer Education Program, and Assistant Professor of Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Bruce Gershenhorn, DO
Medical Oncologist and Medical Director of the Lung Center Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, IL
Maurie Markman, MD
President of Medicine & Science, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Founder, Center for More Compassionate Care
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Virtua Memorial, Mount Holly, NJ
Peg Rummel, RN, MHA, OCN, NE-BC
Peg is an Oncology Nurse Navigator in the Hematology/Head and Neck Services for the University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jane Levy, LCSW-R
Director of Patient Assistance Programs, CancerCare
Director, Information Resource Center, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Sarah Quinlan, BA
Senior Education Technical and Marketing Coordinator, CancerCare
Assistant Professor-Clinical, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
PGY-1, Pharmacy Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Founder, LGL Leukemia Foundation
President of Lash Group, a part of AmerisourceBergen, Charlotte, NC
Licensed Genetic Counselor, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Cancer Care Coordinator, Buffalo Medical Group
Team Supervisor, HIAS and Clinical Trials Matching Service, American Cancer Society
Kathy Gram, RN
Head of Patient Advocacy, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
President, Tackle Cancer Foundation
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Covenant Health, Knoxville, TN
Evan C.  Naylor, MD
Meridian Cancer Care Hematology/Oncology Attending Physician; Chief of Palliative Care, Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ
Author of The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen
PSI Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Midlothian, VA
John  W. Killip, DDS
Patient Advocate Kansas City, MO
Artist-in-Residence, and the Knitting and Crochet Circle
Don A. Stevens, MD
Medical Oncologist, Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, KY
Dennis L. Citrin, MB ChB, PhD
Medical Oncologist, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois
Allison Harvey, MPH, CHES
Senior Manager, Healthcare Professional Education at Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity, George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, DC
Lisa A. D'Ottavio
Biddeford, ME, Breast cancer survivor
Christine Magnus Moore, RN, BSN, PHN, BMTCN
Hematology Stem Cell Transplant Nurse Coordinator, City of Hope, Orange County, CA 15-year non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor
Daniel  J. Klein
President and Chief Executive Officer, Patient Access Network Foundation
Alexandria, Virginia
Shor Salkas, MPH
Shor Salkas is a public health professional working with LGBTQ communities in the Midwest and nationally on community-based interventions, coalition building, data collection, and social justice issues in health.
Alex Huang, MD, PhD
Immuno-Oncologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
Spring Valley, New York
Carlsbad, California
Kara Grimes
Director of Communications, Mary’s Place by the Sea, Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
Lori Puente
Patient Advocate, Elk Grove, CA
Petersburg, New Jersey
Barbara Rogers, CRNP, MN, AOCN, ANP-BC
Nurse Navigator, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Natalie Garces, RN, BSN
Survivorship Program Coordinator, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Anderson, California
Leslie R. Schover, PhD
Houston, Texas, Founder of Will2Love.com
President, The CommConnection, Inc.
Mary Hill, BSN, RN, OCN
Complex GI Oncology Nurse Navigator, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at HealthONE, Denver, Colorado
Paula Moore
Pueblo, Colorado; Diagnosed with stage IV uterine cancer in 2016
Rebecca Burg
Marco Island, Florida
Wenora Y. Johnson
Joliet, Illinois; A 3-time cancer survivor
Catherine Ormerod
Vice President, Programs and Partnerships, Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Martha Carlson
2017 graduate of Hear My Voice and a member of the 2018 alumni class
Ms. Sridhar is a graduate student at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Fort Worth, Texas, 2-year NHL survivor
Stephanie  Fajuri, ESQ.
Program Director, Cancer Legal Resource Center, Disability Rights Legal Center, Los Angeles, California
Brookline, Massachusetts
Patricia Mangan, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner, Philadelphia, PA
Jan Sealover
Patient Advocate, Rockville, MD
Hernâni  Oliveira
Hernâni Oliveira currently leads the development of the first Portuguese Health Literacy Laboratory at the University of Porto, Portugal.
Jordan Henderson, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG
Survivorship Nurse Navigator, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Medical City Healthcare in North Texas
Stephenville, Texas
Scott Kerwin, MN, RN, CCRC, CCRN
Director, Jason Carter Clinical Trials Program, National Marrow Donor Program, Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nancy Kaufmann
Patient Advocate, Columbus, OH
Missy Miller
Medical Outreach Director for The Mesothelioma Center and a contributing author to Asbestos.com.
Julian Schink, MD
Chief, Gynecologic Oncology Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois
Saratoga Springs, New York
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 4-time cancer caregiver, and founder of SparkCures
Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA
Dr. Susan Maples is a dentist, author, and health educator. She is coauthor of BlabberMouth! 77 Secrets Only Your Mouth Can Tell You to Live a Healthier, Happier, Sexier Life.
Mark Reisenauer
SVP, Oncology Business Unit, Astellas Pharma US Northbrook, Illinois
Jack Aiello
Patient Advocate; Multiple myeloma survivor, San Jose, CA
Katie Brown, HON-OPN-CG
Vice-President of Support and Survivorship, LUNGevity Foundation, North Richland Hills, TX
Matthew LeBlanc, RN, BSN, OCN
Oncology Nurse, DeCesaris Cancer Institute, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Nancy Litterman Howe, PhD(c)
Nancy Litterman Howe, MS, CES, Project Coordinator, Research, Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix
Ginger Modiri
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Amy E. Rettig, MSN, MALM, RN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, CBCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist–Emergency Services, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center/James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH
Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
Palliative Care, Nurse Navigator, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, KS
Heather Wright Renick, BSN, RN, CBPN-IC
Breast Program Coordinator, Breast Nurse Navigator, The Breast Center at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS