The charge of the steering committee is the successful implementation of the MCCPC Plan (2012-2016), which outlines strategies to impact the cancer burden in Massachusetts across the continuum of care. Work Groups inform and guide the Steering Committee as it establishes annual priorities and makes recommendations to the MCCPCN.
Created initially as an advisory model in 2009, the steering committee has taken a more proactive and hands-on approach to the implementation of the Plan. Each member has chosen an area of focus to champion to help impact the cancer burden in Massachusetts.
Steering Committee Members
- Milagros Abreu, MD
Executive Director and Founder
The Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc. - Christopher Bantin
Director, Tobacco Control Resource Center/Senior Staff Attorney
The Public Health Advocacy Institute, Northeastern University School of Law - Connie Dahlin, ANP, BC, ACHPN, PFCN, FAAN
Palliative Care Practitioner and Consultant - Keith Denham
Managing Principal and National Director
CohnReznick Advisory Group - Susan Gershman, MS, MPH, PhD, CTR
Director, Massachusetts Cancer Registry - Casey Harvell
Director, Public Policy
American Lung Association of the Northeast - Marc Hymovitz
Director of Government Relations
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - Mark Kennedy, MBA
Boston Public Health Commission - Robert Knorr
Director, Environmental Epidemiology Program
Bureau of Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Stephenie Lemon, PhD
Director, Prevention Research Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Susan Lett, MD
Medical Director, Immunization Program
MDPH Division of Epidemiology and Immunization - Anne Levine
Vice President of External Affairs
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Lisa Leydon
Account Representative, State Health Systems
American Cancer Society - Roger Luckmann, MD
Associate Professor
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Andrea McKee, MD
Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sophia Gordon Cancer Center
Lahey Clinic - Lynne Graziano Morin
Advocate - Sanja Percac-Lima, MD
Assistant Professor, Physician Leader for Cancer Outreach Programs
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Community Health Improvement - Kate-Marie Roycroft
Director, Public Policy
Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs - Lori van Dam
CEO
Komen New England - Karen Burns White
Deputy Associate Director, Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center