The purpose of the Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) is to build and foster partnerships between cancer researchers and community outreach staff and New Jersey communities. The CCAB provides input from community thought leaders and patient advocates to ensure community outreach and engagement, and research activities are informed, promote health equity and strengthen local capacity, and are responsive to community needs.
Equally, the reciprocal flow of information between researchers and outreach staff and the community build trust and mutual understanding between communities and researchers, and help ensure that values, and cultural differences among persons and communities are respected. The CCAB is a vital part of the effort to reduce the cancer burden in New Jersey communities by Rutgers CINJ and the Center for Cancer Health Equity. If you would like to be a member of the CCAB, please contact ia275@cinj.rutgers.edu
Dorothy Reed
Chair, Community Cancer Action Board; Co-Founder/President, Sister2Sister Network
Alka Agrawal
COO, EBC Radio
Cynthia Chmielewski
Community Member
Sherri Cirignano, MS, RD, LDN
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (Warren County)
Sherlyn Cognetti
Senior Program Director, Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA
Natasha Coleman, MPH
Senior Director, State & Primary Care Systems, American Cancer Society
Iris Cooney
Errol Cooper
Reverend, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens Community
Michellene Davis, Esq.
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, RWJ Barnanbas Health
Harry Garcia
Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University; E-Board Member, Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness; Tech Director NY Mets
Katherine Guo, PhD
Research Scientist, Nokia Bell Labs
Leeba Lederer
Patient Care Coordinator, Bikur Cholim of Lakewood
Danette Manzi
President, CIS Management, Inc.
Tim Marshall, PhD, MS, ACSM-CET
Community Member
Rose Maruca, RN, BSN, MBA
Senior Market Development Manager, Acadia Pharmaceuticals
Amanda Medina-Forrester, MA, MPH
Executive Director, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, NJ Dept of Health
Frances Munet-Vilaró
Professor Emerita, Rutgers University
Vanessa Nazario
Director of Diversity, RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick
Peter Oates, RN, NP-C
Director of Health Care Services (RUTGERS), Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Cancer Center
Ray Petit
Community Member, Cancer Survivor
Christopher Proano
Community Member, Young Adult Pediatric Cancer Survivor
Norma Roberts MD, FACOG
Medical Director/Director of Women's Health, Newark Dept. of Health & Community Wellness
Jeanne Marie Ryan
Community Member, New Jersey Library Association
Aleya Salam, MD
Community Member, Sisters of Salaam Shalom
Katherine Schaible
Program Director, Outreach & Family Program, Cancer Support Community
Dorinda "Dee" Sparacio
Community Member, Cancer Survivor
Ralph Stowe
Founder/CEO,
Advocate/Pianist,
Jazz For Prostate Cancer Awareness
Amy Sutton
Cancer Support Community
Elizabeth Talmont, MSN, ANP-BC
VP of Research Development, Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central & Southern New Jersey
Carolyn Thompson, MA
Executive Director, New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services, Community Health and Wellness Unit
Teresa Vivar
Executive Director, Lazos America Unida
Su Wang MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director, Center for Asian Health Viral Hepatitis Programs, Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Ronnie Weyl
Community Member, Cancer Survivor, (Retired) Executive Director, Raritan Valley Community College Foundation
