Working Together in the Fight Against Cancer
a counselor/advisor in a maroon cardigan taking notes across from a client, bookshelf-lined office.
four medical professionals (two nurses, two doctors) standing together in a bright hospital hallway.
a home health aide in pink scrubs checking an older man’s blood pressure on a couch.
Our Leaders
Misty Phillips, MBA, MSW
Chair-Elect, Missouri Cancer Consortium
Manager of Research Activities,
University of Missouri
Sarah Chavez, PhD
Immediate Past Chair, Missouri Cancer Consortium
Senior Scientist, Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University
email: hkrebill@kumc.edu
Executive Committee
Katie Manga, Chief Executive Officer of Gateway to Hope
Misty Phillips, MBA, MSW, Manager of Research Activities, University of Missouri
Xarria Lewis, MPH, Comprehensive Cancer Program Manager, Bureau of Cancer and Chronic Disease Control, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Iris Zachary, PhD, Director, Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center Associate Research Professor University of Missouri
Emily Kalmer
Maggie Grotefendt – Strategic Partnerships Manager, American Cancer Society
Sarah Chavez, PhD – Senior Scientist, Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University School of Medicine
Rudy Bess, Founding Director - The Hope Light Foundation
Alison Thornton
Hope Krebill, RN, BSN, MSW
Rachel Sanford