About the Community Advisory Board
A key value of the Cancer Institute is to create a bi-directional communication between community members, organizations, and the center’s leadership. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is central to accomplishing this and informs the Cancer Institute’s strategic plan, research priorities, outreach efforts, education, community engagement, and shared understanding of community priorities and concerns.
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Mellie Boagni | CEO | Arkansas Rural Health Partnership |
| Chris Collier | Executive Director | Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation |
| Steven Collier, MD | CEO | ARcare |
| Kenya Eddings, MPH | Executive Director | Arkansas Minority Health Commission |
| Katherine Donald | Executive Director | Coalition for Tobacco Free Arkansas |
| Amanda Hunter, BSN, RN | Nursing Program Coordinator, Chronic Disease and Prevention Control Branch-Cancer Section | Arkansas Department of Health |
| Sharon Lanier, Ph.D. | Executive Director | Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation |
| Derek Lewis | Executive Director | Arkansas Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Association |
| Amber Booth-McCoy | CEO | The Diversity Booth, Inc. |
| Trena Mitchell | Executive Director | Arkansas Cancer Coalition |
| Brianne Morris, PharmD | Executive Director | Arkansas CPESN |
| Rev. Greg Nettles | Pastor | Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Krista Thomas | Associate Director, Community Partnerships | American Cancer Society |
| Bala Simon, MD | Deputy Chief Medical Officer & State Chronic Disease Director | Arkansas Department of Health |
| Katina White | Educational Consultant | CultuReboot |
| Shane McNary | Minister | Great Rivers Fellowship |
| Emmanuel Navarro | Minister | Conway Apostolic Church |