Roster of the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
Chair
Christina M. Checka, MD
Associate Professor
Breast Surgical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
League City, TX 77573
E-mail: cmchecka@mdanderson.org
Term: 5/17/2021–11/30/2024
Executive Secretary
Jeremy McCallister
Designated Federal Official
Office of Policy, Partnership and Communication
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS S107-4
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 404-639-7989
Fax: 770-488-4760
E-mail: isn8@cdc.gov
Members
Heather Caro, MBA-HM, BSN
Alliance Manager
Caris Life Sciences
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
E-mail: hcaro2454@gmail.com
Term: 5/13/2021–11/30/2022
Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, APRN, NCMP, CSC, FAANP
Clinical Director, Breast Imaging Services
Certified Menopause Practitioner
Certified Sexuality Counselor
Oakland Macomb Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates
Assistant Adjunct Professor University of Tennessee Memphis, School of Nursing
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
E-mail: lchism@oamaobgyn.com
Term: 4/4/2019–11/30/2021
Carletta Cunningham
Breast Cancer Survivor
Clarkdale, GA 30111-9998
E-mail: carlycunn@yahoo.com
Term: 4/2/2019–11/30/2021
Jana Halaby
Director, Corporate Strategy
Illumina
La Jolla, CA 92037
E-mail: janahalaby@gmail.com
Term: 5/12/2021–11/30/2022
Michael A. Howard, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Northwestern Medicine
Division of Plastic Surgery
Lake Forest, IL 60045
E-mail: michael.howard@nm.org
Term: 5/14/2021–11/30/2024
Leigh Hurst
Founder & Executive Director
Feel Your Boobies Foundation
Harrisburg, PA 17111
E-mail: leigh@feelyourboobies.com
Term: 5/13/2021–11/30/2024
Kenneth Lin, MD, MPH
Professor of Family Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC 20007
E-mail: kwl4@georgetown.edu
Term: 4/8/2019–11/30/2021
Rachel M. Mayo, PhD, MA
Professor
Clemson University
Department of Public Health Sciences
Clemson, SC 29634
E-mail: rmayo@clemson.edu
Term: 4/17/2018–11/30/2021
Heather Ochs-Balcom, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo, School of Public Health and Health Professions
Buffalo, NY 14214-8001
E-mail: hmochs2@buffalo.edu
Term: 5/12/2021–11/30/2023
Nicole B. Saphier, MD
Director of Breast Imaging
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Monmouth
Department of Radiology
Middletown, NJ 07748
E-mail: nbsaphier@gmail.com
Term: 5/14/2018–11/30/2022
Rebecca Seago-Coyle
Breast Cancer Survivor
Bend, OR 97701
E-mail: rseago.coyle@gmail.com
Term: 5/12/2021–11/30/2022
Elissa Thorner, MHS
Sexual Health Counselor
Silver Spring MD 20802
E-mail: elissadayle@gmail.com
Term: 4/16/2019–11/30/2021
Mylin A. Torres, MD
Co-leader, Cancer Prevention Control Research Program
Winship Cancer Institute
Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322
E-mail: matorre@emory.edu
Term: 4/8/2019–11/30/2021
Joyce Tannenbaum Turner, MS, CGC
Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC 20010
E-mail: jturner@childrensnational.org
Term: 4/20/2018–11/30/2022
Ex Officio Members
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Camille Fabiyi, PhD, MPH
Senior Advisor for Women’s Health and Gender Research
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-427-1559
Fax: 301-480-0785
E-mail: camille.fabiyi@ahrq.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health
Vacant
Health Resources and Services Administration
Nancy Mautone-Smith, MSW, LCSW
Deputy Director
HRSA Office of Women’s Health
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11N-05
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-945-5146
E-mail: NMautone-Smith@hrsa.gov
Indian Health Service
Vacant
National Institutes of Health
Jung-Min Lee, MD
Investigator
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
Women’s Malignancies Branch
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
10 Center Drive, MSC 1906, Room 13N218
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 240-760-6128
Fax: 240-541-4546
E-mail: leej6@mail.nih.gov
Liaison Representatives
American Cancer Society
Vacant
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Myrlene Jeudy, MD
Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1250 East Marshall Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 980034
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: 804-828-7877
Fax: 804-628-3585
E-mail: myjeudy@gmail.com
Avon
Vacant
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Vacant
Breastcancer.org
Marisa C. Weiss, MD
President and Founder
Breastcancer.org
120 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 201
Ardmore, PA 19003
Phone: 610-642-6550
Fax: 610-642-6559
E-mail: mweiss@breastcancer.org
Bright Pink
Lindsay Avner
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Bright Pink
670 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312-787-4412
E-mail: Lindsay@BeBrightPink.org
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Sue Friedman, DVM
Executive Director
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
16057 Tampa Palms Boulevard. W., PMB #373
Tampa, FL 33647
Phone: 954-255-8732
Fax:954-827-2200
E-mail: suefriedman@facingourrisk.org
LIVESTRONG, The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Vacant
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Arin Ahlum Hanson, MPH, CHES
Manager, Young Women’s Initiative
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
354 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 224
Haverford, PA 19041
Phone: 610-645-4567
Fax: 610-645-4573
E-mail: arin@lbbc.org
The National Patient Advocate Foundation
Shonta Chambers, MSW
Executive Vice President, Health Equity Initiatives and Programs
Patient Advocate Foundation
421 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, VA 72366
Phone: 757-952-2544
Fax: 757-952-2533
E-mail: Shonta.Chambers@patientadvocate.org
Sharsheret
Elana Silber, MBA
Executive Director
Sharsheret
1086 Teaneck Road, Site 2G
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 201-833-2341
Fax: 201-837-5025
E-mail: esilber@sharsheret.org
Sisters Network, Inc.
Vacant
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan Brown, MS, RN
Senior Director, Education & Patient Support
Susan G. Komen
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 526
Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 972-855-1635
E-mail: sbrown@komen.org
Tigerlily Foundation
Maimah S. Karmo
Chief Executive Officer
Tigerlily Foundation
11654 Plaza America Drive, #725
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: 888-580-6253
Fax: 703-663-9844
E-mail: maimah@tigerlilyfoundation.org
Young Survival Coalition
Jennifer Merschdorf, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Young Survival Coalition
80 Broad Street, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 646-257-3001
Fax: 646-257-3030
E-mail: jmerschdorf@youngsurvival.org
Committee Management Specialist
Carolyn P.R. Headley, MSPH, CGMP
Public Health Analyst
Office of Policy, Partnerships, and Communication
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS S107-4
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-4237
Fax: 770-488-4760
E-mail: ihg6@cdc.gov