The Leadership, Excellence, Advancement, and Development (LEAD) program advances the leadership culture at Huntsman Cancer Institute. Meet the current cohort members and program alumni below.
Current Cohort
2024 Class Members
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Alejandro Sanchez, MD
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Amy Horyna, MSW
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Angela Lam, BS, MS
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Ann Chen, PhD
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Ashley Burke, BSN, RN, OCN
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Brian Mitzman, MD, MS
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Chris Fillmore, PhD
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David Nix, PhD, MS, BS
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Doug Sborov, MD, MS
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Emily Olsen, MBA, MPA
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Heather Simonsen, MAC, BJ
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Jeff Yancey, PhD, MCHES
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Jen Dunwoody, BS, MS
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Josh Andersen, PhD
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Kait Stephens, BS, MBA
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Kelly Santuci, BS
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Michael Filtz, PharmD
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Shannon Buckley, PhD
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Sheetal Hardikar, MBBS, PhD, MPH
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Shirleen Hewitt, DBA
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Stuart Breen, MBA
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Umang Swami, MD, MS
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Vaia Florou, MD
Alumni
2023 Class Members
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Sarah Alexander-Fryer
Post Award Grants and Contracts Officer,
HCI Research Administration
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Clay Bolton, MBA
Director of Finance
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Adriana Coletta, PhD, MS, RD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Health and Kinesiology
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Howard Colman, MD, PhD
Professor,
Department of Neurosurgery
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Bailee Daniels, MS
Programs Manager
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Janis Gunnell, BS
Clinical Nurse Manager,
HCI Clinical Staff Education
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Justin Hurst, BS, MBA
Operations Manager,
HCI Strategy and Business Development
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Skyler Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Radiation Oncology
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Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor,
College of Nursing
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Michelle Mendoza, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Oncological Sciences
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Kate Modzelewska, PhD
Associate Director,
Preclinical Research
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Jennyffer Morales, MEd, MPhil
Program(s) Manager,
David Wetter Research Program
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Gayatri Nachaegari, MS
Program Manager,
Clinical Trials Office
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Brock O’Neil, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Surgery
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Sagar Patel, MD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine
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Mary Playdon, PhD, MPH, RD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology
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Andrew Post, MD, PhD
Director,
HCI Research Informatics
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Melanie Ward, BA
Associate Director,
Cancer Center Support Grant