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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

Iris Zachary, PhD, Director, Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center Associate Research Professor University of Missouri

Vetta Sanders- Thompson, PhD, Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University

Katie Manga, Chief Executive Officer of Gateway to Hope
Xarria Lewis, MPH, Comprehensive Cancer Program Manger, Bureau of Cancer and Chronic Disease Control, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Misty Phillips, MBA, MSW, Manger of Research Activities, University of Missouri

Jean Wang, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University

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

Steve Hentzen, Chairman and co-founder, Prostate Network

Hope Krebill, RN, BSN, MSW
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