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Committees (2020-2021)

Advocacy Council

Chair: Emily Mackler
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Gayle Blouin
Nicholas Chow
Sarah Cimino
James Connelly
Mark Hamm
Jennifer Powers
Kathryn Schultz
Amy Seung
Susanne Liewer

Annual Conference–Abstract Review Subcommittee

Chair: Bryna Delman
Vice Chair: Mark Zangardi

Annual Conference Committee

Chair: Danielle Roman
Vice Chair: Hillary Prescott

Annual Conference Sessions Subcommittee

Chair: Amber Cipriani
Vice Chair: Mya Merrow

Basic & Translational Sciences and Grant Reviewers

Co-Chair: Kristine Crews
Co-Chair: Tim Brenner
Vice Chair:

BCOP Annual Conference Program Subcommittee

Chair: Kayleigh Marx
Vice Chair: Jared Freml

BCOP Oversight Committee

Chair: Nikki Ogle
Past-Chair: Jason Bergsbaken
Vice Chair: Katie Gatwood

BCOP Prep/Recertification Subcommittee

Chair: Ila Saunders
Vice Chair: Amanda Seddon

BCOP Self-Study Subcommittee

Chair: Matthew Arango
Vice Chair: Binni Kunvarjee

BCOP Updates Course Subcommittee

Chair: Jennifer Piccolo
Vice Chair: Laura Bobolts

Education Council

Chair: LeAnne Kennedy
Board Liaison: Jeremy Whalen
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Corbin Bennett
Jason Bergsbaken
Heather Jones
Joseph Kalis
Shraddha Kansagra
May Mably
Kristen McCullough
Nikki Ogle
Danielle Roman
Kristin Wheatley

Education Development Committee

Chair: Mary Mably
Vice Chair: Ryan Beechinor

Finance Committee

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

Governance Committee

Chair: Ryan Bookout
Vice Chair: Susanne Liewer

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

Leadership Development Subcommittee

Chair: Alexandra Wolff
Vice Chair: Julianne Darling

Membership Committee

Chair: Alexis Kuhn
Vice Chair: Monica Macik

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

Oral Chemotherapy Collaborative

Chair: Karen Farris
Vice Chair: Benyam Muluneh

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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