Annual Meeting Program
The Annual Meeting Program Committee develops the agenda for the important yearly meeting of the Association’s membership.
Chair: Stanton L. Gerson, MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -
James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute
Walter J. Curran, Jr, MD, FACR
Winship Cancer Institute
of Emory University
David Michael Gosky, MBA
Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky
Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
H. Kim Lyerly, MD
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duke University Medical Center
Jennifer A. Pietenpol, PhD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Joy Soleiman, MPA
Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson University
Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD
Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center
Janet L. Villarmia, MBA
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Southern California
Jeff A. Walker, MBA
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -
James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute
James K.V.  Willson, MD
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Theodore J. Yank, MHA
The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
at Baylor College of Medicine
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By-Laws
The By-laws Committee receives suggested changes to the Association’s by-laws from the membership and recommends changes which it deems necessary and desirable.
Chair: George J. Weiner, MD
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa
Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Gordon D. Ginder, MD
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus
Randall C. Main
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Communications
The Communications Committee recommends strategies that contribute to the overall public relations plan aimed at educating the public, policymakers, and patients and their families about the strengths and resources of cancer centers.
Vincent  Dollard, APR
Winship Cancer Institute
of Emory University
Kim Irwin
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Cynthia Floyd Manley
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Courtney  McCrimmon
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Centers
Amy L. Mone
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
at Johns Hopkins University
Michael Schug
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
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CRI Steering Commitee
The CRI Steering Committee guides and implements activities that encourage best practices and efficient use of resources and operations in cancer center clinical research facilities.
Chair: James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
Rhoda Arzoomanian, BSN, RN, MSM
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jordan D. Berlin, MD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Miriam Bischoff, MS, MBA
Stanford Cancer Center
David M. Dilts, PhD, MBA
Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Robert J. DuWors, MPA
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Sarah McNees, PhD
The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
at Baylor College of Medicine
Diana D. Naser, RN, MSN, MS, CCRP
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Douglas Stahl, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute
Joyce M. Yasko, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Finance & Investment
The Finance and Investment Committee oversees the development and implementation of all policies related to AACI's finances and expenditures.  It reviews investment performance and advises on AACI's asset portfolio.  In addition, this committee makes fiscal related recommendations to the AACI Board of Directors and arranges for the audit of the Association's financial records.
Chair: Randall C. Main
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Robert J. DuWors, MPA
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Nicolas C. Porter
Moffitt Cancer Center
Michael P. Vander Hoek, MHSA
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
George J. Weiner, MD
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa
 
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Government Relations Forum Steering Committee
The AACI Government Relations Forum Steering Committee monitors public policy actions that have an impact on cancer centers.
Chair: Jennifer K. Carlson
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -
James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute
Lisa A. Damiani
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ross A. Frommer, JD
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University
Heidi L. Gartland, MHA
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland
Anne Levine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Mark Moreno
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Elizabeth B. O’Brien, JD
The Wistar Institute
Kristen L. Pugh, MPA
City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute
Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd, MA
NYU Cancer Institute
Paul A. Vick, MA
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duke University Medical Center
Jamie Wilson
Moffitt Cancer Center
 
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Nominating
The Nominating Committee meets each year and is charged with identifying individuals among the member institutions who are best qualified to serve on the AACI Board of Directors.
Chair: Steven T. Rosen, MD
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
of Northwestern University
Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Frank M. Torti, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
 
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