leadership

  • Sumedha Penheiter Chair of MCA Leadership Team & Steering Committee; Mayo Clinic
  • Erin Peterson Vice Chair of MCA Leadership Team & Steering Committee; Co-Chair of Colon Cancer Network; Colon Cancer Coalition
  • Patty Graham Treasurer of MCA Leadership Team & Steering Committee; Health Partners
  • Sarah Manes Previous Chair of MCA Leadership Team & Steering Committee; Global Liver Foundation

steering committee members

Caroline Blacketter
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Brittney Dahlin
Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers

Laura Fangel
Fairview Health Services

Kate Feuling-Porter
National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match – NMDP

Catherine Graeve
St. Catherine University

Joanne Moze
Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota

Cornelius Thiels
Mayo Clinic

Deborah Day Laxson
Health Care Agent Literacy Project

Emily Myatt
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

David Perdue
MNGI Digestive Health

Erin Hartung
Cancer Legal Care

Heather Kehn
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium

Matthew Flory 
American Cancer Society

Aleta Steevens 
University of Minnesota – Masonic Cancer Center

TBD
Association of Nonsmokers – Minnesota

Melanie Peterson-Hickey
Minnesota Department of Health

Ashley Pohlenz
University of Minnesota – Masonic Cancer Center

Kathy Scheid
Elder Network

Carrie Salsness
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation

Jeff Myhre
Jack’s Caregivers Coalition

Amber Kerrigan 
Advocates for Better Health

Caitlin Campbell 
Allina Health

mdh staff

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