Steering Committee

The Steering Committee informs the strategy and direction for the “Enhancing Implementation of Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Activities” Technical Assistance project at the GW Cancer Center. The Committee consists of members from CCC programs and coalitions, the CCC National Partnership, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Steering Committee members are chosen according to their ability to represent insights and perspectives from diverse stakeholders and provide leadership for specific activities planned for the year.

Steering Committee Members

Term 5 (2022-2023)

Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs

Lyña Fredericks, Program Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention, US Virgin Islands Department of Health
Emily Bunt, Researcher, Ohio Department of Health
Brian Mattingly, Program Director, Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Lindsey Petras, Programs Manager, American Indian Cancer Foundation
Rebecca (Becky) Pearce, Comprehensive Health Planner, Maine CDC CCC Program
Beth Sieloff, Program Manager, Cancer Prevention and Control Programs, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Brenda Anastasio, CCC Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Star Jones, Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit Manager, Wyoming Department of Health
Kelly Wells Sittig, Executive Director, Iowa Cancer Consortium
Catherine Young, Program Coordinator, Mississippi CCC Program

Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership

Tricia Hernandez, Senior Manager, Community Outreach, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Katie Bathje, Strategic Director, Comprehensive Cancer Control Initiatives, American Cancer Society

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elizabeth Rohan, Health Scientist, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chris Stockmyer, Public Health Advisor, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Branch

Past Steering Committee Members

Term 4 (2021-2022)

Tamara Robinson, Program Director, Nebraska Cancer Coalition
Lauren McCauley-Hixenbaugh, Program Manager, West Virginia Coalition
Christi Cahill, Executive Director, Colorado Cancer Coalition
Rebecca (Becky) Pearce, Comprehensive Health Planner, Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Beth Sieloff, Program Manager, Cancer Prevention and Control Programs, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Brenda Anastasio, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Star Jones, Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit Manager, Wyoming Department of Health
Kelly Wells Sittig, Executive Director, Iowa Cancer Consortium
Catherine Young, Program Coordinator, Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Katie Bathje, Strategic Director, Comprehensive Cancer Control Initiatives, American Cancer Society
Elizabeth Rohan, Health Scientist, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chris Stockmyer, Public Health Advisor, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Branch

Term 3 (2020-2021)

Cheryl Gelder-Kogan, Co-Chair, New York State Cancer Consortium
Chigozie Udemgba, Director, Office of Health Equity, Mississippi State Department of Health Comprehensive Cancer Control
Christi Cahill, Executive Director, Colorado Cancer Coalition
Holly Frye, Program Manager, Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Lauren McCauley-Hixenbaugh, Program Coordinator, West Virginia University Cancer Institute
Lawrence Alam, Program Coordinator, Guam Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Melissa Meza, Health Education Specialist II, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc
Rochelle Roberts, Program Director, Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Tamara Robinson, Program Director, Nebraska Cancer Coalition
Joshua Berry, Senior Analyst, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD, Chair, Intercultural Cancer Council
Elizabeth Rohan, Health Scientist, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chris Stockmyer, Public Health Advisor, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Branch

Term 2 (2019-2020)

Nicole Campbell, Coalition Manager, Montana Cancer Coalition
Holly Frye, Program Director, Kansas Cancer Program
Cheryl Gelder-Kogan, Co-Chair, New York State Cancer Consortium
Rochelle Roberts, Program Director, Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Program Director, West Virginia Coalition
Sarah Kerch, Program Director, Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Kerri Lopez, Director, NW Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Lexi Pugsley, Program Coordinator, South Dakota Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
C. Kelly Smith, Program Manager, Rhode Island Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Joshua Berry, Senior Analyst, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Lindsay Houff, Senior Policy Manager, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Elizabeth Rohan, Health Scientist, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chris Stockmyer, Public Health Advisor, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Branch

Term 1 (2018-2019)

Julie Sergeant, Program Director, Kansas Cancer Program
Lexi Pugsley, Program Coordinator, South Dakota Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Kristina Giard-Bradford, Program Director, Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Miriam Karanja, Director of Programs, Arkansas Cancer Coalition
Nicole Campbell, Coalition Manager, Montana Cancer Coalition
C. Kelly Smith, Program Manager, Rhode Island Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Sarah Kerch, Program Director, Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Program Director, West Virginia Coalition
Elizabeth Fano, Program Coordinator, American Samoa Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Kerri Lopez, Director, NW Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Margaret Farrell, Public Health Advisor, National Cancer Institute
Lindsay Houff, Senior Policy Manager, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Elizabeth Rohan, Health Scientist, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chris Stockmyer, Public Health Advisor, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Branch