2. Advocates in Research Working Group Membership

ARWG Membership
Members represent various interests in the research advocacy community. Members include advocates who
work with Cancer Centers, advocates who work in SPORE grants, research advocates in the community,
extramural investigators, and NCI program staff.
Members were appointed by NCI leadership. NCI encourages all advocates to funnel any input they may
have to members.
Members of the ARWG in Phase I:
1.

Ms. Kelly Cotter,

ARWG Chair, DCLG member

2.

Col. (Ret.) James Williams, Jr.

DCLG member

3.

Ms. Paula Kim

Biospecimens and Biorepositories program

4.

Ms. Peggy Devine

CARRA member

5.

Dr. Richard Gorlick

CARRA member

6.

Ms. Vernal Branch

Member-at-Large

7.

Ms. Nancy Roach

Cooperative Group advocate

8.

Ms. Francine Huckaby

Cancer Center advocate

9.

Mr. Gerald (Buddy) Leo

Cancer Center advocate

10. Dr. Paul A. Bunn, Jr.

Cancer Center Director

11. Dr. H. Kim Lyerly

Cancer Center Director

12. Dr. Kirby I. Bland

SPORE Principal Investigator

13. Ms. Deborah Collyar

SPORE advocate

14. Ms. Cindy Geoghegan

SPORE advocate

15. Ms. Lori Monroe

SPORE advocate

16. Dr. John Minna

SPORE Executive Committee Chair

17. Dr. Shamala Srinivas

NCI Program Staff

18. Dr. Jaye Viner

NCI Program Staff

19. Ms. Shannon Bell

Office of Advocacy Relations

20. Mr. James Hadley

Office of Advocacy Relations

Phase II Working Group Members
1. Ms. Kelly Cotter
2. Col. (Ret.) James
Williams, Jr.
3. Ms. Paula Kim
4. Ms. Peggy Devine
5. Dr. Richard Gorlick
6. Ms. Vernal Branch
7. Ms. Jane ReeseCoulbourne
8. Ms. Nancy Roach
9. Ms. Francine Huckaby
10. Dr. Paul A. Bunn, Jr.

Working Group Chair, DCLG Member
Advocate Member at Large
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Program Advocate
Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities Member
Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities Member
Advocate Member at Large
Advocate Member at Large
Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Advocate
NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Advocate
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

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15.

Dr. H. Kim Lyerly
Ms. Jane Condon
Ms. Deborah Collyar
Ms. Cindy Geoghegan
Dr. John Minna

Duke University Cancer Center
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence Program Advocate
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence Program Advocate
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence Program Advocate
Chair SPORE Executive Committee, University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
16. Dr. L. Michelle Bennett
Center for Cancer Research, NCI Program Staff
17. Ms. Jane Daye
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI Program Staff
18. Ms. Jean Lynn
Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials, NCI Program Staff
19. Ms. Erin Baney
Division of Cancer Biology, NCI Program Staff
20. Dr. Brenda Edwards
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI Program Staff
21. Dr. Judith Swan*
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI Program Staff
22. Dr. Sudhir Srivastava
Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI Program Staff
23. Ms. Andrea Denicoff
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI Program Staff
24. Dr. Ted Trimble*
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI Program Staff
25. Dr. Shamala Srinivas
Division of Extramural Activities, NCI Program Staff
26 Dr. Jennifer Loud
Division of Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI Program Staff
27. Ms. Shannon Bell
Office of Advocacy Relations, NCI Program Staff
28. Dr. Kimberly Myers
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, NCI Program Staff
29. Dr. Julia Rowland
Office of Cancer Survivorship, NCI Program Staff
30. Dr. Nancy Breen*
Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population
Sciences, NCI Program Staff
31. Ms. Nina Ghanem
Office of Communications and Education, NCI Program Staff
32 Dr. Jeff White
Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NCI Program Staff
33 Ms. Susan Erickson
Office of Government and Congressional Relations, NCI Program Staff
34 Ms. Jeanette Contreras* Office of Government and Congressional Relations, NCI Program Staff
35 Dr. Margaret Ames
Office of Science Planning and Assessment, NCI Program Staff
36 Dr. Lisa Stevens*
Office of Science Planning and Assessment, NCI Program Staff
37 Ms. Karen Creamer
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, Partner Organization
38 Ms. Margo Michaels
Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Partner Organization
39 Dr. Syed Ahmed
National Institutes of Health Council of Public Representatives, Partner
Organization
40. Ms. Ann-Gel Palermo*
National Institutes of Health Council of Public Representatives, Partner
Organization
41. Ms. Jane Perlmutter
Advocate At Large
* Indicates Alternate
In addition to the ARWG membership, many individuals provided additional input and expertise during
Phase III. They are:
Ms. Jennifer Loukissas, NCI Program Staff
Ms. Sandra Thomas, NCI Program Staff
Dr. Hasnaa Shafik, NCI Program Staff
Ms. Linda Parreco, NCI Program Staff
Ms. Gwen Darien, DCLG Chair
Ms. Margaret Gaines, Advocate
Ms. Juanita Lyle, Advocate
Ms. Elda Railey, Advocate
Ms. Lillie Shockney, Advocate
Ms. Susan Brown, Advocate

Ms. Mary Jackson Scroggins, Advocate
Ms. Sharon Terry, Advocate
Ms. Mary Lou Smith, Advocate
Mr. Lee Moultrie, Advocate