Steering Committee

The CMCA Steering Committee meets two or more times a year to plan the annual conference, develop member programming, manage ongoing organizational business, and keep members informed about new developments and special initiatives.

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Leadership

Christine Thomas

Christine Thomas

Chair

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

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Meredith Rae Vehar

Vice Chair

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

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Jane Kollmer

Secretary

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Heidi Findlay

Immediate Past Chair and Treasurer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Members

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Barbara Buesse

Siteman Cancer Center

Daniel Cave

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Courtney Colvin

University of Illinois Cancer Center

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Javier De Jesus

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

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Nicole Fawcett

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Jessica Freedman

Jessica Freedman

Nebraska Medicine Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center

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Karen Gehrman

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Melissa Gomez

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Miami

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Lindsey Gruenberg

Weill Cornell Medicine

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Candace Gwaltney

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Melissa Hall

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

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Amy Kleger

Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

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Taylor Lisenby

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Cassidy Berry Stevens

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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Jordan Walker

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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Victoria Warren

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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