Headquarters Staff
Executive Team

Sally Werner, RN, BSN, MSHA
Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Support Community

Claire Saxton
Executive Vice President, Insights and Impact

Heather Badt, MBA, LSS
Chief Operating Officer

Lisa E. Ireland
Executive Vice President, External Relations
Administration and Operations

Jawanna Ellis
Senior Manager, Human Resources, Admin and Operations

Tanisha Haltiwanger
Manager, Administrative Operations
Development

Cate O'Reilly, MSW
Vice President, Development

Katie Southworth
Manager, Annually and Leadership Giving, Development
Digital Marketing and Strategy

Jeanne Horne
Vice President, Digital Marketing and Strategy

Kim Agricola
Director, Digital Marketing and Strategy

Henry (Harry) Bennett Gruner
Junior Web Developer, Digital Marketing and Strategy

Tim McBride
Coordinator, Digital Marketing and Strategy

Damian Piccolo MSC. IT, MBA
Technical Project Director, Digital Marketing and Strategy

Michael Rusho
Lead Web Developer, Digital Marketing and Strategy
Education

Anissa W. Fields
Director, Education

Aviti (Bené) Dombasi
Project Manager, Education

Marcy Haynam, MS
Project Manager, Education

Madilyn Smith
Coordinator, Education
Helpline

Belinda Paulicin, DSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Vice President, Helpline, Education, and Outreach

Nicola Garcia
Coordinator, Helpline and Strategic Growth
Industry Partnerships and Alliances

Alex Markel
Vice President, Industry Partnerships

Suzannah Ingram
Manager, Industry Partnerships
Network & Healthcare Partnerships

Kelly Hendershot, LGSW, LMSW
Vice President, Network & Healthcare Partnerships

Gabbi Bernardo
Manager, Network & Healthcare Partnerships

Julia Le
Coordinator, Network & Healthcare Partnerships
Policy and Advocacy

Daneen Sekoni
Vice President, Policy & Advocacy

Jazlyn Gallego, MPM
Manager, Policy & Advocacy

Maxine Miller
Coordinator, Policy & Advocacy
Program and Health Equity

Audrey Davis
Vice President, Program and Health Equity

Devon Choltus, MPH
Manager, Program & Health Equity

Kara Downey, MSW
Director, Program and Health Equity

Elizabeth Soto-Romero, MPH
Manager, Program and Health Equity
Research

Erica Fortune, PhD
Vice President, Research

Samuel Ankomah
Data Manager, Research

Maria Gonzalo
Director, Operations and Engagement, Research

Abigail Newell, PhD
Director, Research
Strategic Growth

Janet Gruenberg
Vice President, Strategic Growth

Victoria Gerste MPH
Manager, Strategic Growth

Nick Power
Senior Director, Strategic Growth and Operations
Cancer Support Washington D.C.

Damian Miller
Senior Director, Philanthropy and Community Engagement, CSC DC

Lashondra Love, LGSW, LMSW
Program Director, CSC DC
Cancer Support Massachusetts

Kristin Laferty, LICSW
CSC Massachusetts Executive Director/Program Director