Dina Ferranti joined Cancer Support Community in 2026 as Senior Director, Programs & Health Equity. In this role, she supports the development and implementation of programs that advance health equity and strengthen support for individuals and families impacted by cancer.

Dina brings more than a decade of experience across the nonprofit sector in evaluation, organizational learning, and program improvement. Her work has focused on helping teams use learning and evidence in ways that strengthen programs and improve experiences for the communities they serve, while supporting broader organizational goals. Most recently, she served as Director of Evaluation at Tech Goes Home, where she led evaluation and research strategy for a statewide digital inclusion model. Prior to that, she spent more than seven years at MHP Salud leading evaluation and capacity-building efforts for multi-state Community Health Worker programs and national training and technical assistance initiatives.

Dina resides in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and their feisty orange kitty, Cashew.

Yolande Goncalves serves as a Project Manager in the Education Department, where she manages patient and caregiver education projects within the Frankly Speaking About Cancer program. She holds a Master of Public Health and brings over ten years of experience in health research, health education and communication, and community outreach.

Prior to joining CSC, Yolande was a Senior Research Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Health Behavior Research, where she managed large-scale randomized controlled trials and qualitative studies focused on health behavior, health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and health equity. She previously worked at the Abramson Cancer Center, where she conducted epidemiologic analyses and supported community outreach and engagement efforts, developing educational programs and resources on cancer prevention, risk factors, health disparities, barriers to care, and chronic disease management for individuals living with cancer and their caregivers.

Yolande is dedicated to supporting and empowering people affected by cancer, including patients, survivors, and their loved ones.

She lives in St. Louis, MO, with her husband and dog. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, weightlifting, and learning new things.