About Us
Community Advisory Board
Community Advisory Board members are leaders and stakeholders from the communities we serve who ensure the cancer center’s efforts are aligned with the needs and priorities of the patient population. They play a crucial role in the development of OCECHE’s outreach programs and educational opportunities.
| Name | Organization | Counties Represented | Position |
| Stephanie Alonso | UCM Supportive Oncology | All | Social Worker II |
| DonElla Bradford | Ingalls Hospital | Cook, Will IL, Lake IN | Director, Volunteer, Community Affairs & Benefit |
| Beulah Brent | SWIO Breast Cancer Advocacy | Cook IL, Lake IN | Chief Executive Officer |
| Nicole Bullock | Nicole Cares Foundation | Cook IL, Will IL |
Founder Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael Collins | Run from Prostate Cancer 5k / Community Advocate | Cook IL |
Founder Prostate Cancer Survivor |
| Marcus Evans | ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE 33rd DISTRICT | Cook IL |
State Representative Lymphoma Survivor |
| Candace Henley | Blue Hat Foundation Colorectal Cancer Advocacy | All | Founder |
| Jason Kieffer | Cancer Support Center | Cook IL, Will IL, DuPage IL | Clinical Program Director |
| Tarneka Manning | Lurie (Northwestern) Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cook IL, Lake IL, DuPage IL | Administrative Director, Office of Equity & Minority Health |
| Loraine Moreno | Chicago Family FQHC | Cook IL, Lake IN |
Sr. Director of Clinical Affairs & Women’s Health Breast Cancer Survivor |
| Raquel Nuñez | American Cancer Society | All | Manager, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion |
| Angela O’Connor | University Of Chicago Medicine CHNA Team | Cook IL, Will IL | Assistant Director, Communications |
| Laura Ocon | Friend Health | Cook IL | Community Health Worker and Certified Nursing Assistant |
| Dedra Ries | University of Illinois Cancer Center | Cook IL | Senior Research Specialist, Community Engagement and Health Equity |
| Karen Sharer | American Cancer Society | All | Associate Director, Partnerships |
| Paris Thomas, PhD | Equal Hope | Cook IL | Manager, Community Health & Program Operations |
| Deacon Tee Slatton | Endeleo Institute (Trinity United Church of Christ) | Cook, Will, Lake IN | Administrative Executive/Accounting Officer |
| Yman Vien | Chicago Chinese Benevolent Association | Cook IL |
President Co-founder |
| Mary Kate Wagner | University of Chicago Medicine/Urban Health Initiative | Cook, IL | Manager, Community Health Worker Programs |
| Lauren Wall | University of Chicago CTSO | All | Director, Cancer Clinical Research Support Unit |