Executive Committee
Jesse Fan, MD, MPH, FAPOS
President
Medical Director, Department of Psychosocial Oncology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Term: March 2025 - March 2026
Charles Kamen, PhD
Past President
Associate Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center
Term: March 2025 - March 2026
Hermioni Amonoo, MD
President Elect
Associate Professor
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Term: March 2024 - March 2026
Sheila Lahijani, MD
Treasurer
Stanford University School of Medicine
Term: March 2024 - March 2026
Yasmin Asvat, PhD
Secretary
Rush University Medical Center
Term: March 2025 - March 2027
Board of Directors
Cheryl Krauter, MA
Director of Communications
Private Practice
Term: April 2023 - March 2027
Lynne Padgett, PhD, FAPOS
Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships
Ashville VA Medical Center
Term: March 2024 - March 2026
Marcus Alt, PhD
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Term: March 2025 - March 2027
Carlos Fernandez Robles, MD
Director of Membership
Clinical Director - Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences
Massachusetts General Hospital
Term: March 2024 - March 2026
Timothy Sannes, PhD
Director of Mentoring
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Term: April 2023 - March 2027
Jessica Vanderlan, PhD
Director of Professional Education
Manager/Associate Professor
Siteman Cancer Center
Term: March 2024 - March 2026
Alexandra Zaleta, PhD
Director of Research
CancerCare
Term: April 2022 - March 2026
Board Liaisons
Kelly McConnell, PhD, FAPOS
Psycho-Oncology Journal Liaison
Associate Attending Psychologist & Co-Director
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Leora Lowenthal, LICSW, OSW-C, MPA, FAOSW
Sr. Clinical Social Worker
Dept of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Lori Wiener, PhD, FAPOS
Federal Liaison
Co-Director, Behavioral Health Core
National Cancer Institute
Pia Banerjee, PhD
American Cancer Society Liaison
Director, Cancer Innovation & Transformation