
Co-Chairs

Joshua J. Joseph
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Timiya S. Nolan
Associate Professor, UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Associate Director for Community Outreach & Engagement, UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Planning Committee

Andrea Cherrington
Professor, Heersink School of Medicine

Shyla Fields
Director of the Health Equity Research Focus Area, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Loretta Herring
Patient Advocate, CEO & Co-founder, Cancer Awareness Network

Bertha Hidalgo
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UAB School of Public Health

Darryl Hood
Professor, The Ohio State University College of Public Health

Pamela Jackson
Assistant Professor, UAB School of Public Health

Clifford Kennon
Director of Engagement, UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences

Sarah MacCarthy
Associate Professor & Endowed Chair of Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies, UAB School of Public Health

Nicholas Odom
Associate Professor, UAB School of Nursing

Verlon Salley
Vice President of Community Health Equity, UAB

A. Juny Simpson
Head of Health Equity, Community Engagement, Genentech USA, Inc.

Rochelle Wallace, MS
Health Initiative Program Manager, UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Andy Wapner
Clinical Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Public Health

Lizzi Willicott
Executive Director, Greater Birmingham Branch of the American Heart Association