Cancer Nation
Ambassadors
Who better to shape cancer care than the people living it and the people working within it?
Cancer Nation Leadership Academy
Cancer Nation Ambassadors develop and lead projects designed to improve care in their communities and care settings. As a part of the Cancer Nation Leadership Academy, Ambassadors receive mentorship, support, networking opportunities, and in-person training to develop and execute a plan-of-action.
2025 Cancer Nation Ambassadors
Read about what the 2025 Cancer Nation Ambassadors are doing to improve survivorship in their communities.
Ritu Amarnani | Washington, DC
Olivia Burzoni, MPA | Topeka, Kansas
Amelia Corl, MPH | Denver, Colorado
Kristie Fields, MHS | Suffolk, Virginia
Gitte Joergensen, PhD | Coventry, Connecticut
Jessie Lindemann, MD | Fargo, North Dakota
Sami Mansfield | Denver, Colorado
Shay Moraga | Palm Desert, California
Mirta Sanchez Rios | Groveland, Florida
Jennifer Thompson MDiv, PhD | Chicago, Illinois
Eshan Vishwakarma | Glen Allen, Virginia
2023 Cancer Nation Ambassadors
Read about what the 2023-2024 Cancer Nation Ambassadors are doing to improve survivorship in their communities.
Andrea Anampa-Guzmán, MD (c) | Buffalo, NY
Laurie Christensen, RN, OCN | Vancouver, WA
Gianna Durocher, RN, MSN, OCN | Fullerton, CA
Louis Lanza, Jr. | Turnersville, NJ
Tamron Little, MAC | Orange Park, FL
Yvonne McLean Florence, M. Div. | Drexel Hill, PA
Erica Menefee, MS, BSN, RN, CPT, CES, BHCN | DeSoto, TX
Elizabeth Owens, MS | Lexington, NC
Patricia Riffenburgh | Ventura, CA
Monique Wilson, CPAR, BSHA, MA | Leesburg, GA
2022 Cancer Nation Ambassadors
Read about what the 2022-2023 Cancer Nation Ambassadors are doing to improve survivorship in their communities.
Roxanne Berger, LPN | Lindenwold, NJ
Sandra Calloway-Fields | Birmingham, AL
Nicole Drost | Fairport, NY
Jennifer Elliott | Mt. Laurel, NJ
Alyssa Fischer-Reeder | Alexandria, VA
Lorenzo Gallo | New York, NY
Jala Lockhart-Walker, MPH | Tuscaloosa, AL
Tori McCurdy, MSN, FNP-C, RN | Oakland, TN
Daria Ross | Flint Township, MI
Natalie Stevenson | Sparks, NV
Arti Varanasi, PhD, MPH, CPH | Clarksburg, MD
Kaili Wegener | McHenry, IL
2020 Cancer Nation Ambassadors
Read about what the 2020-2021 Cancer Nation Ambassadors are doing to improve survivorship in their communities.
Joli Bartell | Woodinville, WA
Woodrow Brokenburr, MBA | Agoura Hills, CA
Jennifer Campisano, JD | Phoenix, AZ
Crystal Champion, PT, DPT, CLT-ALM, Cert DN | Duluth, GA
Debbie Denardi | Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Lesley Glenn | Central Point, OR
Kimberly Harrison | Bowie, MD
Nancy Howe | Phoenix, AZ
Wenora Johnson | Joliet, IL
Joslyn McArdle | Wynantskill, NY
Raquel Smith | Hoover, AZ
Amy LeAlice Oliver Steinkuhl | Wilmore, KY
Susan Strong | Firestone, CO
Christi Turnage, MSN, RN | Madison, MS
2019 Cancer Nation Ambassadors
Read about what the 2019 Cancer Nation Ambassadors are doing to improve survivorship in their communities.
Doris Cardwell | Whitefish, MT
Sarah Cohn | Philadelphia, PA
Erin Cummings | Boston, MA
Rachel Ferraris | Warner Robins, GA
Bradley Glassel | Lake Mills, WI
Loretta Herring | Birmingham, AL
Kimberly D. Richardson | Chicago, IL
Xenia Rybak | New York City, NY
Hillary Stires, PhD | Arlington, VA
Virgie Townsend | Birmingham, AL
Cancer Nation Ambassador Projects
These projects are grounded in real gaps whether in hospitals, oncology practices, community organizations, or virtual spaces and focused on creating meaningful, lasting change across the cancer journey.
Their work reflects what happens when survivors, caregivers, and health care professionals step forward to lead change. Below, explore their projects and meet the leaders helping shape what better care looks like.
Cancer Nation Ambassadors in the News
Life After Surviving Cancer: The Relief, Challenges And New Fears, September 2019
NPR’s “On Point”
Meghna Chakrabarti
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2026 Cancer Nation Leadership Academy Program Supporters
