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