Current Members
Executive Committee
Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, CAT Chair
Texas Life Science Foundation
Karen Torges, CAT Chair-Elect
Armin D. Weinberg, Ph.D., CAT Immediate Past Chair
Life Beyond Cancer Foudation
Melissa Y. Carpentier, PhD, CAT Member-at-Large
The University of Texas at Houston - Health Science Center
School of Public Health
Sandra Balderrama, MPA, BSW, CAT CPRIT Rep
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Maria E. Fernandez, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Houston - Health Science Center
School of Public Health
Lewis E. Foxhall, M.D.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
John L. Hopkins
Texas Cancer Registry
Philip Huang, M.D., MPH
Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services
Tere Holmes
Cancer Support Community Central Texas
Michael Davis
Texas Department of State Health Services Representative
Members
Mary Lou Adams, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Texas School of Nursing
David Auzenne
Texas Department of State Health Services
Grady Basler
Dental Oncology Education Program
Heather Becker, Ph.D.
UT School of Nursing
Rebecca Birch
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Denise Blakney
Faces of Survivors
Grace Butler, Ph.D.
Hope through Grace
Christine Carroll, MS, RHIA
TMF Health Quality Institute
Yvonne Carroll
Texas State Cancer Advocacy Movement for Colleges and Outreach
Kathy Chauncey, PhD, RD
Texas Tech School of Medicine
Harriett Choffel
Lori Drew
Moncrief Cancer Institute
Susan Gaetz Duarte
Casting for Recovery, Inc.
Lawrence E. Estaville, PhD
Texas State Cancer Advocacy Movement for Colleges and Outreach
Nancy Estes
Cancer Services Network
Matthew Ferstler
Single Jingles Testicular Cancer Foundation
Dorothy Gibbons
The Rose
Venus Ginés, MA
Dia de la Mujer Latina, Inc.
Sara Gomez
LIVESTRONG
Tania Hovel
Young Texans Against Cancer
Pamela Jackson
Intercultural Cancer Council
Barbara Jones, PhD, MSW
University of Texas School of Social Work
Haley Justice Gardner, MPH
LIVESTRONG
Stephanie Kim
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Denae King, Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gary T. Kimmel, M.D.
Cancer Foundation For Life
Lynn Lane
Voices of Survivors
Ramona Magid, MBA
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Elaine C. Martinez, LPN
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Andy Miller, MHSE, CHES
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Beth Sanders Moore
CancerForward: The Foundation For Cancer Survivors
Lynne H. Nguyen, MPH
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alan Nyitray, Ph.D.
UT School of Public Health at Houston
Jane Oderberg, LMSW
Cancer Care Services
Natalie O'Roark
Life Beyond Cancer Foudation
Marcia Ory, Ph.D., MPH
Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health
Nicole Pape
Stiletto Stampede
Barbara C. Pence, PhD, CCRP
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Billy U. Philips, Jr., Ph.D., MPH
Texas Tech University
Amelie Ramirez, Dr. P.H.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Carol A. Rice, Ph.D., R.N.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Emily Robinson, M.D.
South Texas CoC State Chair
Catherine A. Ronaghan, M.D., FACS
North Texas CoC Chair
Beth Sanders
CancerForward: The Foundation For Cancer Survivors
Deborah Scott
Native American Health Coalition
Denise Perry Simmons, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
Jennifer Smith, MSHP
Texas Association of Local Health Officials
Bonnie Snody
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Stephanie A. Staggs
Physician Oncology Education Program
Ginny Thompson Kirklin, MPH, CHES
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Suncerria Tillis, MBA
American Cancer Society
Valerie Vesich, RHIT, CTR
Seton Family of Hospitals
Davor Vugrin, M.D. FACP
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
JoAnn Ward, MPH
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lyn Widlaski
Breast Health Collaborative of Texas
Melanie Williams, PhD
Texas Cancer Registry
Melanie S. Wilson
Cancer Care Services
Richard Wood
Texas A&M Health Science Center- School of Rural Public Health
Shirley LaVergne, CMP
Nurse Oncology Education Program
Partners
Heidi Adams
Planet Cancer
Stephen Andrews
Morning Sun Acupuncture
Nicole Bell
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rosalind Bello, MA
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christy Casey
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Austin Affiliate
Linda Civallero, MPH, CHES
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Leon Cobbs
Superior Health Plans
Mike Dany
American Cancer Society
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., FACE, FACN
Joel S. Dunnington, M.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cherry Evans
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Barbara Garvin
Deana Gehring, MPH
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Georgia Grant
North East Texas Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Susan Griffin
Texas Action for Healthy Kids
Leibel Harelik
Prostate Cancer Resource Center
Kelly Hodges
Sisters Network Inc. National Headquarters
Gina Lawson
Texas Department of State Health Services
Melissa Lofton
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Diane Mitschke, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Arlington
Trish Nguyen
Boat People SOS, Inc
Shuronda Robinson
Adisa Communications
Allison Schickel
The Brobe
Elizabeth Sjoberg, R.N., J.D.
Texas Hospital Association
Connie Sonnier, CAE
Texas Academy of General Dentistry
Jenny Sparks
Stiletto Stampede's Boob Camp
Sister Mary Jane Strauch, CHE
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Ellen Trevino
Texas Department of State Health Services
Lucas Wong, M.D.
Scott & White Clinic
Ex-Officio Members/Staff
William Sorenson, Ph.D., MSPH, MA
University of Texas at Tyler
Patty Moore
Texas Department of State Health Services
Jill Maughan, MEd
Texas Department of State Health Services
Lynda Taylor, M.S.W.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Carleigh Wilson, MPH
Texas Department of State Health Services