Our 2023 Steering Committee Members
The Steering Committee is the governing body of the Consortium and is responsible for the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the NYS Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan.

Ann Abdella
A2 Associates, LLC

Elizabeth Bouchard PhD
Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention and Control
Western NY

Alexina Cather MPH
Deputy Director
Hunter College
New York City

Heather Dacus DO, MPH
New York State Department of Health
Cancer Prevention and Control
State-wide

Michael Davoli
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
State-wide

Tessa Flores M.D.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Screening and Survivorship
Western NY

Cheryl Gelder-Kogan MHSA
CGK Consulting
Capital Region

Tabassum Insaf PhD, MPH, MBBS
Director, Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology
New York State Department of Health
State-wide

Charles Kamen PhD, MPH
University of Rochester
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Western NY

Timothy Korytko MD
Radiation Oncologist
Bassett Healthcare Network
Central NY

Jennifer Leng MD, MPH
Associate Attending
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities
Hudson Valley
Long Island
New York City

Reyna Machado MA, MBA
Executive Director
Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
Breast Cancer Program
Long Island

Anita McFarlane MPH
Senior Program Manager
New York University, Langone Health
Perlmutter Cancer Center
Hudson Valley
New York City

Alyson Moadel-Robblee Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Community Engagement & Cancer Health Equity
Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center
Founding Director, BOLD Cancer Wellness Program
New York City

Katia Noyes PhD, MPH
Dr.
University at Buffalo
School of Public Health and health Professions
Western NY

Mary Reid MSPH, PhD
Chief of Cancer Screening and Survivorship
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Medicine
Western NY

Karen Schmitt MA, BSN
Director
New York Presbyterian, Columbia
Community and Population Health
New York City

Michael Seserman MPH
Mgr., Strategic Partnerships
American Cancer Society
Cancer Control
Capital Region

Christy Simoncelli MPH
Director, Health Equity & Community Investments
Excellus BCBS
Western NY

Cardinale Smith MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York City

Anne Marie Snell
Executive Director
St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, Inc.
North Country

Laurene Tumiel Berhalter PHD
University at Buffalo
Family Medicine
Western NY
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