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Committees (2020-2021)

Advocacy Council

Chair: Emily Mackler
Vice Chair: Amber Lawson
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David DeRemer
Mark Hamm
Jeffrey Pilz
Gayle Blouin
Ann Schwemm
James Connelly
Jordan Hill

Annual Conference–Abstract Review Subcommittee

Chair: Bryna Delman
Vice Chair: Mark Zangardi
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Jade Kutzke
Justin Tossey
Adam Dipippo
Sara Kim
Osama Abdelghany
Danielle Schlafer
Shannon Palmer
Anne Maureen McDonnell
Taylor Dennison
Devon Greer

Annual Conference Committee

Chair: Danielle Roman
Vice Chair: Hillary Prescott
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Brooke Adams
Margaret Croom Taylor
Morgan Gwynn
Maribel Pereiras
Diana Wu
Kathryn Maples
Mary Young
Tristan Maiers
Amy Ellenburg
Katherine Morgan
Kelly Gaertner

Annual Conference Sessions Subcommittee

Chair: Amber Cipriani
Vice Chair: Mya Merrow
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Jonathan Savoy
Shelby Merchant
Tim Peterson
Breana Goscicki
Andrea LeVoir
Jared Borlagdan
Catherine Wallace
Alyssa Heiden
Alexis Chapman
Melissa Bourque
Carolyn Oxencis

Basic & Translational Sciences and Grant Reviewers

Co-Chair: Kristine Crews
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Brian Primeaux
Cyrine Haidar
Dazhi Liu
Emily Hennes
Alison Palumbo
Michael Buege
Mark Kirstein
Matthew Lei
Jonathan Moody (Resident)
Keito Hoshitsuki (Student)

BCOP Annual Conference Program Subcommittee

Chair: Kayleigh Marx
Vice Chair: Jared Freml
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Michelle Worst
Allison Baxley
Jennifer LaFollette
Angela German
Nicole Leigh Watts
Sarah Hoffman
Jennifer Kwon
Colleen Westendorf-Overley
Kelly Valla
Abby Kim

BCOP Oversight Committee

Chair: Nikki Ogle
Past-Chair: Jason Bergsbaken
Vice Chair: Katie GatwoodBoard Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Ila Saunders
Amanda Seddon
Jennifer Piccolo
Laura Bobolts
Matthew Arango
Binni Kunvarjee
Kayleigh Marx
Jared Freml
Kelly Valla
Jill Comeau
Amy Seung
Katherine Saunders
Casey Williams
Daniel Wojenski

BCOP Prep/Recertification Subcommittee

Chair: Ila Saunders
Vice Chair: Amanda Seddon
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Whitney Lewis
Allison Schepers
Allison Gulbis
Brandi Anders
Shraddha Kansagra
Katharine Kinsman
Kirollos S. Hanna
Jeremy Pappacena
Laura Geswein
Sarah Chehab
Sara Moran Smith
Young Bae

BCOP Self-Study Subcommittee

Chair: Matthew Arango
Vice Chair: Binni Kunvarjee
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Danielle Gundrum
Sidney Keisner
Chris Kapolas
Aseala Abousaud
Amanda Agnew
Alissa Karr
Sarah Schmidt
Sarah Timeaus
Bradley Beck
Melvin Rivera
Carly Kesler
Jennifer Zadlo
Nicole Kaiser
Brenna Rowen
Erin McGurty
Bonnie Boster
Ajoke Tijani
Emily Kathol

BCOP Updates Course Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Piccolo
Vice Chair: Laura Bobolts
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Kayla Randle
Erin Kelley
Phuong Dao
Erika Wass
Samantha Luk
Lauren McGinty
Teresa Thakrar
Morgan Gilbert
Jennifer Swank
Caroline Quinn

Education Council

Chair: LeAnne Kennedy
Vice Chair: Andrea Iannucci
Board Liaison: Jeremy Whalen
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Mary Mably
Ryan Beechinor
Danielle Roman
Hillary Prescott
Nicholas Baker
Corbin Bennett
Nikki Ogle
Jason Bergsbaken
Katie Gatwood
Kristen McCullough
Andrew Kowalski

Education Development Committee

Chair: Mary Mably
Vice Chair: Ryan Beechinor
Board Liaison: LeAnne Kennedy
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Amber Rexwinkle
Sarah Wheeler
Rebecca Myers
Joseph Kalis
Dennis Marjoncu
Christy Harris
Judith Smith

Finance Committee

Chair: Patrick Medina
Vice Chair: Larry Buie
Board Liaison: Larry Buie, David DeRemer, Patrick Medina
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Heidi Finnes
Val Adams
James Hoffman

Governance Committee

Chair: Ryan Bookout
Vice Chair: Susanne Liewer
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Alexandra Wolff
Jolynn Sessions
Deborah McCue
Moe Schwartz

HOPA News Publications Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Powers
Vice Chair: James Connelly
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Chelsea Gustafson
Laura Cannon
Marin Abousaud

Industry Relations Council Committee

Chair: Scott Soefje
Past-Chair: Sandy Cuellar
Vice Chair: Philip Schwieterman
Board Liaisons: Larry Buie & Heidi Finnes
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Glen Fonte
Kelley Raterman Julian

Leadership Development Subcommittee

Chair: Alexandra Wolff
Vice Chair: Julianne Darling
Board Liaison: Larry Buie
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Andrew Orr-Skirvin
Cindy O-Bryant
Latha Radhakrishnan
Stephanie Sutphin
Kate Taucher
Julie Kennerly-Shah

Membership Committee

Chair: Alexis Kuhn
Vice Chair: Monica Macik
Board Liaison: David DeRemer
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Jenny Tran
Jordyn Higgins
Katrina Piedra
Jeremy Whalen
Sundae Stelts
Arthur Nguyen
Mollie Beck
Laura Nice
Leslie Ward
Nicole Brunette
Ekaterina Kachur
Rachel Bubik

Membership Spotlight Subcommittee

Chair: Mallika Patel
Vice Chair: Alexis Kuhn
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Jonathan Aguilar
Monica Mack

Nominations Subcommittee

Chair: Jolynn Sessions
Vice Chair: LeAnn Norris
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Christopher Campen
Pamala A. Pawloski
Sally Barbour
Alyson Leonard
Marie-Therese Oyalowo

Oral Chemotherapy Collaborative

Chair: Karen Farris
Vice Chair: Benyam Muluneh
Board Liaison: Emily Mackler
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Stephanie Mayfield
Victoria Nachar
Marjorie Curry
Stephanie Matta
Justin Gatwood
Justin Arnall
Isabel Houlzet
Mallika Patel
Allison Butts
Diana Kostoff
Jessica Michaud Davis
Angela Wood
Lauren Shinn
Taylor Coe-Eisenberg
Jennifer Lafata
Abigail Danos (Student)

PanCAN Webinar Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Powers
Vice Chair: James Connelly
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Angela Wood
Chelsea Gustafson
Megan May
Stephen Lirette

Patient Advisory Panel Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Powers
Vice Chair: James Connelly
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Angela Wood
Jordan Hill
Kathy Edwards
Laura Cannon
Marin Abousaud

Patient Advocacy Town Hall Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Powers
Vice Chair: James Connelly
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Kathy Edwards
Kellie Weddle
Jordan Hill
Stephanie Sutphin

Patient Education Committee

Chair: Eve Segal
Vice Chair: Evelyn Handel
Board Liaison: David DeRemer
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Natalie Jean Greisl
Amy Ly Indorf
Sarah Spargo
Bianka Patel
Molly Schiffer
Abby Floeter Miske
Andrew Li
Erin K. Yeung
Jennifer Niccolai Martin
Melika Fini
Kiersten Williams
Kourtney D. LaPlant
Grant Lee
Terry Pak
Nicole Daukshus
Allison Golbach
Andrea Clarke
Taylor Weis

Patient Outreach Committee

Chair: James Connelly
Vice Chair: Jordan Hill
Board Liaison: Emily Mackler
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Kellie Weddle
Megan May
Ronni Matheke Miller
Stephen Lirette
Charlene Kabel
Jonathan Cohen
Stephanie Willenbring
Chelsea Gustafson
Laura Cannon
Kathy Hogan Edwards
Celia Curtis
Mikhalia Rice

POPBC Committee

Chair: Stephen Harnicar
Vice Chair: Garznya Riebandt
Board Liaison: Lisa Davis
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Anna Maria Brown
Shawna L. Kraft
Shannon Marie Hough
Benjamin Andrick
Sarah Stump
David Doan
Shawn Griffin
Jessie Signorelli
Arielle Davidson (Student)
Jennifer Tovar (Student)

Practice Management Committee

Chair: Nicholas Baker
Vice Chair: Corbin Bennet
Board Liaisons: Heidi Finnes & Andrea Iannucci
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Zahra Mahmoudjafari
Kimberly Haverstick
Alicia Gesenhues
Megan Mullalley
Heather Jones
Jeff Lombardo
Andrea Ledford
Jeffrey Reichard

Professional Practice Council

Chair: David DeRemer
Board Liaison: Sally Barbour
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Christian Thomas
Lisa Cordes
Renee McAlister
Rebecca Fahrenbruch
John Bossaer
Eve Segal
Evelyn Handel
Alexis Kuhn
Monica Macik
Marisela Tan
Eric Chow
Jerline Hsin
Brandon Shank

Public Policy Committee

Chair: Mark Hamm
Vice Chair: Jeffry Pilz
Board Liaisons: Larry Buie, Heidi Finnes, & David DeRemer
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Ashley Glode
Taylor Monson
Lilia Davenport
Helen Marshall
Kori Daniels
Kathryn Schultz
Kathy Hogan Edwards

Publications Committee

Chair: Christian Thomas
Co-Vice Chair: Lisa Cordes
Co-Vice Chair: Renee McAlister
Board Liaison: David DeRemer
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Gregory Sneed
Robert Steven Mancini
Jeff Engle
Chung-Shein Lee
Diana Tamer
Alexandra Della Pia
Lydia Benitez
Bernard L. Marini
Alan L. Myers
Kristin Held Wheatley

Quality Oversight Committee

Chair: Gayle Blouin
Vice Chair: Ann Schwemm
Board Liaisons: Emily Mackler & Amber Lawson
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Amy Morris
Lisa Grate
Megan Dillaman
Rachel Lebovia McDevitt
Julianna Vivella Faye Roddy
Amelia Chan
Shannon Marie Hough
Sol Atienza
Gena Hoefs (Resident)
Elizabeth Graver (Student)

Recognition Committee

Chair: Rebecca Fahrenbruch
Vice Chair: John Bossaer
Board Liaison: David DeRemer
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Chris Fausel
Jocelyn Mohs
Meredith Moorman
Marley Watson

Research Council

Chair: Patrick Medina
Vice Chair: Lisa Davis
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Kristine Crews
Tim Brenner
Stephen Harnicar
Garznya Riebandt

Research-Basic & Translational Sciences Committee

Chair: Judith Smith
Vice Chair: Joe Bubalo
Board Liaison: Patrick Medina

Emily Hennes
Meghana Trivedi
Timothy Brenner
Val Adams
Jai Patel
Jodi Taraba
Ethan Sebring
Farah Raheem

Research–Practice Outcomes & Professional Benchmarking Cmt

Chair: Shannon Hough
Vice Chair: Stephen Harnicar
Board Liaison: Lisa Davis
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Benjamin Andrick
Alicia Gesenhues
Angela Urmanski
Grazyna Riebandt
Robert Mancini
Zahra Mahmoudjafari
Maurice Alexander
Stephanie Willenbring
Anand Khandoobhai
Sarah Stump
Ryan Naseman
Paul Cockrum
Mahta Mahmoudieh

Standards Committee

Chair: Sol Atienza
Vice Chair: Marisela Tan
Board Liaison: Sally Yowell Barbour

Julianna Roddy
Eric Chow
Bernadette Heron
Lisa Grate

Task Forces

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force

Chair: Maurice Alexander
Vice Chair: Britny Rogala Brown
Board Liaison: Larry Buie
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Hiliary Prescott
Bradley Burton
Rebecca Tombleson
Eric Chow
Marcus Autry
Justina Frimpong
Marin Abousaud
Kamakshi Rao
Ashley Chen (Resident)
Justina Salib (Student)

Mentorship Publications Task Force

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Andrew Orr-Skivin
Alex Shillingburg
Cindy O’Bryant
David Henry
Raj Duggal
Rebecca Fahrenbruch

POPBC Staffing Model

Chair: Chris Allen
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Anne McDonnell
Leanne Sakamoto
Mark Hamm
Andrew Wechter
Emily Zimdars

Student Engagement Task Force

Chair: Amy Pick
Vice Chair: Ginah Nightingale
Board Liaison: Lisa Davis
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