Advocate Advisory Council

SU2C’s Advocate Advisory Council is responsible for voicing the patient and family perspectives on cancer-related issues. To this end, the AAC elects representatives to sit on the Scientific Advisory Committee and recommends patient advocates for participation in both Dream Teams and the Innovative Research Grants. The Council includes:

Nancy Roach
Chairperson
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Alexandria, VA

Carolyn R. Aldigé
President and Founder
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Alexandria, VA

Laurie Fenton Ambrose
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lung Cancer Alliance
Washington, DC

Diane S. Blum
Executive Director
CancerCare
New York, NY

William P. Bro
Chief Executive Officer
Kidney Cancer Association
Evanston, IL

Christine Brunswick
Vice President
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Washington, DC

George Dahlman
Senior Vice President, Public Policy
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Alexandria, VA

Gwen Darien
Director, Survivor and Patient Advocacy
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, PA

Nancy Davenport Ennis
Founding Executive Director
Patient Advocate Foundation
Newport News, VA

Julie Fleshman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
El Segundo, CA

Kathy Giusti
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Norwalk, CT

Ruth Hoffman
Executive Director
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Kensington, MD

Margaret C. Kirk
Chief Executive Officer
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Chicago, IL

Thomas N. Kirk
President and Chief Executive Officer
UsTOO International
Downers Grove, IL

Hala Moddelmog
President
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Dallas, TX

Susie Novis
President
International Myeloma Foundation
Los Angeles, CA

Catherine M. Poole
President and Founder
Melanoma International Foundation
Glenmoore, PA

Ellen Sigal
Chairperson and Founder
Friends of Cancer Research
Arlington, VA

Jonathan W. Simons
President and Chief Executive Officer
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA

Daniel E. Smith
President
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Atlanta, GA

Kim Thiboldeaux
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Wellness Community
Washington, DC

Andrew Spiegel
Chief Executive Officer
Colon Cancer Alliance
Washington, DC

Doug Ulman
President
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Austin, TX

James E. Williams, Jr.
Chair-Elect
Intercultural Cancer Council
Camp Hill, PA