Community Advisory Board
The UVM Cancer Center Community Advisory Board brings together representatives from non-profit, government, and health organizations to work bi-directionally with the UVM Cancer Center's leadership team.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Community Advisory Board is to inform research, educational, and community outreach activities to reduce the cancer burden in Vermont and northern New York.
Goals:
Community Advisory Board members:
- Describe health disparities and barriers to support
- Prioritize research, educational, and community outreach initiatives coming from the Cancer Center
- Collaborate with the Cancer Center on mutually beneficial research, educational, and community outreach initiatives.
Members:
| Name | Organization | Role |
| Sharon Mallory | Vermont Department of Health | Director - Vermont Comprehensive Cancer Control Program |
| Olivia Sharrow | Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics | Executive Director |
| Didi Remchuk | Cancer Services Program of Northeastern NY | Program Coordinator |
| Justin Pentenrieder | Vermont Department of Health | Program Manager, You First |
| Sarah Lemnah | Cancer Patient Support Foundation | Executive Director |
| Leigh Sampson | American Cancer Society | Cancer Control Strategic Partnership Manager |
| Andrea Villanti | Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies; Rutgers School of Public Health | Deputy Director; Associate Professor |
| Rebecca Hewson-Steller | Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Nurse Navigator |
| Diane Jones | Central Vermont Medical Center | Patient Navigator for Cancer Care |
| Stephanie Jerome | Vermont House of Representatives | Representative |
| Kirsten Murphy | Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council | Executive Director |
| Natalie Harder | | Community Member At Large |
| Sonja Fuller | NPI Technology Management | Client Technology Manager |
| Dennis DePaul | Camp Ta-Kum-Ta | Executive Director |
| Taylor Small | Pride Center of Vermont | Education Program Manager |
| Weiwei Wang | Vermont Health Equity Initiative | Executive Director |
| Tom Torti | Lake Champlain Opportunity Fund | Chief Executive Officer |
| Donald Stevens | Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe | Chief |