For nearly 20 years, Dr. Karen Patricia Williams has been developing and refining her knowledge of and experience with the distinctive community networks utilized by racial and ethnic groups in the United States. She has been able to view breast and cervical cancer prevention and control from the unique perspective of community-based systems as well as health services research. As a tenured associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Dr. Williams has been involved in the evolution of women’s health research from fragmentation to the transition of bench to bedside to barrio (community) through use of mix methodology, quantitative and qualitative. She has more than near 14 years’ experience as a proposal reviewer for various Federal agencies, foundations and universities. She regularly reviews manuscripts for journals and is an associate editor for the Journal of Cancer Education, the crown jewel of the American Association for Cancer Education. Considered an independent researcher by gold standard of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Williams’ NIH funding solidified her program of research for Community and Familial Solutions for Cancer Disparities. She is a graduate of Temple University and Michigan State University. She has authored peer-reviewed papers, reports and book chapters. She is a past president of board of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Lansing Affiliate is a member of the Michigan Cancer Consortium Breast Cancer Committee and was a former co-chair of the Minority Women’s Health Panel of Experts with the United States Public Health Service’s Office on Women’s Health. She currently serves as chair of the Links, Incorporated Central Area Health and Human Services Facet.

Dr. David Wiljer is the Director of Knowledge Management and eHealth Innovation for Oncology Education and the Radiation Medicine Program at Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network. He is also an Assistant Professor and the Director of Continuing Education in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. David is the founding Chair of a national working group, the Canadian Committee for Patient Accessible Electronic Health Records (CCPAEHR), dedicated to involving patients in their EHR. With an expertise in knowledge exchange and impact assessment, he has led the research, development, implementation and assessment of complex informatics initiatives for cancer care. His work includes an online social networking software, Caring Voices, Lymph-Line, a research initiative funded by CBCRA to support Lymphedema patients, and Getting Results, a portal providing malignant hematology patients access to elements of their health record, the recipient of an inaugural Minister of Health innovation award for process redesign.  David recently received the Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) Gold Star Award for his contribution in the field of informatics for patient education.

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Dr. Moore is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Co-Director of the Center for Cranial Base Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine. He is also the Chief of Service Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital. The focus of his research is on the investigation of factors involved in disparity of healthcare, with a particular focus on head and neck cancer incidence in medically underserved communities, including a special interest in health equality. Dr. Moore contributes to the research of craniomaxillofacial trauma and anterior cranial base tumor pathology. Dr. Moore has numerous Honors, Awards, and Professional Memberships.

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Kathleen Cullen Heneghan, is the Assistant Director of the Division of Education, Surgical Patient Education Program (SPEP) at the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Ms. Heneghan is responsible for the national assessment and development of patient education programs in surgery. She collaborates with surgical specialty and professional organizations to develop, implement and evaluate the surgical patient education resources including electronic, print and simulation. The Surgical Patient Education Program aims to support professionals with evidenced based education programs and empower patients with the skills and knowledge needed for full participation in care.

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Linda Krebs is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing, and the Director of the Office of Gender, Minorities and Children for the University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Krebs also works collaboratively to enhance the quality of life of Native Americans and other medically un/underinsured individuals with cancer through Native American Cancer Research in Denver, CO and Native American Cancer Initiatives in Pine, Colorado. She has extensive experience in oncology nursing and in oncology education for healthcare providers and the public, holding roles such as oncology clinical nurse specialist, cancer screening practitioner, and oncology nurse consultant/educator. Dr. Krebs has served as a mentor for the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center’s NCI-funded Cancer, Culture and Literacy Program, as a Core Member of the NCI’s Central IRB, and as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on locally and federally funded cancer-related projects. Additionally, Dr. Krebs is a past national president of the Oncology Nursing Society and speaks nationally and internationally on cancer care.

Dr. Bishop is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of Arizona and a Member of the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Bishop is the Acting Chief of the Section of Hematology/Oncology at the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System. Her research interest is developing and evaluating cancer related end of life curricula for pre and post-doctoral students.

Dr. Bishop was included in the 2002 Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences. She is also faculty mentor for the Societies Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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Lenora Johnson is the Director of the Office of Communications and Education (OCE) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). OCE supports NCI's ability to develop and provide accurate, scientifically-based cancer information to patients, the public, health professionals, and other stakeholders across multiple media (i.e., Internet, telephone, print, video, etc.), and to create, implement, and evaluate evidence-driven cancer control and cancer care programs addressing the entire cancer continuum, and develop programs and tools to ensure the adoption of research discoveries in contexts where they might serve to minimize the impact of cancer.