Victoria Gerste MPH
Victoria has worked at Cancer Support Community social enterprise division since early 2022, she moved to the CSC strategic growth department in June 2023. Initially brought on as an intern, Victoria quickly transitioned into a project coordinator position working with the project management team as well as supporting some marketing and advertising efforts. She currently provides customer support to existing and new clients as well as marketing support for the strategic growth team as needed. She is a graduate from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health from City, University of London.
Manager, Strategic Growth and Special Projects
CSC Receives 6 Honors for Outstanding Online Resources
Cancer Support Community earned 6 wins in the annual Digital Health Awards competition, organized by the Health Information Resource Center to honor excellence in digital health resources.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Digital Health Awards crowns the very best in online health resources. In this year’s competition, CSC was featured among other organizations such as AARP, GoodRx Health, Cigna Healthcare, and more.
In previous years, CSC has been honored with multiple awards for our resources that educate, inspire, and even entertain. This year, its e-book series Frankly Speaking About Cancer was honored with a gold award for the second time. The winning booklet focuses on ovarian cancer in the Black and African American communities.
CSC's YouTube channel won a gold award for the third time in a row. Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Cancer™, a web-based educational program that aims to ease the transition from treatment to survivorship, earned a bronze award.
Explore the full list of CSC's honors for the 2023 Digital Health Awards awards:
Gold Award | Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Ovarian Cancer in the Black and African American Communities
Digital Health Media/Publications – Booklet/Brochure
Gold Award | YouTube Channel: Cancer Support Community
Digital Health – Social Media: YouTube
Silver Award | “Six Things You Should Know After the State of the Union Address”
Digital Health Media/Publications – Newsletter
Bronze Award | LinkedIn Page: Cancer Support Community
Digital Health – Social Media: LinkedIn
Bronze Award | Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Cancer
Web-Based Digital Health – Web-based resources/tool
About the Cancer Support Community
As the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide, the Cancer Support Community (CSC), including its Gilda’s Club network partners, is dedicated to ensuring that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. CSC achieves its mission through three areas: direct service delivery, research, and advocacy. The organization’s Institute for Excellence in Psychosocial Care includes an international network that offers the highest quality social and emotional support for people impacted by cancer, as well as a community of support available online and over the phone. The Research and Training Institute conducts cutting-edge psychosocial, behavioral, and survivorship research. CSC furthers its focus on patient advocacy through its Cancer Policy Institute, informing public policy in Washington, D.C., and across the nation. For more information, please call the toll-free Cancer Support Helpline at CSC-867-5309.
Alicia Amling
Alicia Amling is the Chief of Staff at Temerity Capital Partners. Alicia manages the highest priority initiatives of Temerity and its founder, Andy Sandler. Alicia runs operations alongside with Michael Sandler, helping to grow the office from a group of three to its present state.
As a member of Temerity Baseball’s Board of Directors, Alicia leads community relations and manages key partnerships on behalf of the organization. She represented the team during the design and construction of Atrium Health Ballpark, recognized as Ballpark Digest’s “Ballpark of the Year” in 2022. She also spearheaded the creation of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers’ new name and award-winning brand identity, which has consistently been recognized as one of the best brands in Minor League Baseball since its debut in 2019.
Alicia is the point-person behind Temerity’s involvement in baseball-adjacent real estate development projects. Working with partners at LMG, she helped to facilitate the groundbreaking of the first of many projects in Kannapolis, Stadium Lofts, which is set to open in July of 2023. Alicia continues to work with partners on future projects, and takes tremendous pride in her role building community and creating downtowns that people want to live, work, stay and play.
Alicia is also Executive Director of the Sandler Family Foundation. Her work with the family’s charitable arm complements her roles on other philanthropic boards, including the Global Good Fund Development Committee, the Cancer Support Community of Washington, D.C. and the Cannon Baller Foundation. Alicia has cultivated a partnership between the Cannon Baller Foundation and the Cancer Support Community wherein the Cancer Support Community will deliver their outstanding cancer navigation services and educational programming to patients at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Forging partnerships like this that deliver meaningful value to people is what Temerity — and Alicia — are all about.
Alicia joined Temerity after a career in network television, where she produced and reported from Capitol Hill, the White House, and throughout the U.S. during the 2012 and 2016 election cycles. Alicia started her career Washington, D.C., working for the number-one-rated public affairs show, “Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer.” She has the privilege of saying she was a passenger on Air Force One with both Presidents Obama and Trump. She holds a B.A. from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va.
Chief of Staff at Temerity Capital Partners
Lisa Simmons
Lisa Simmons is a 30-year veteran of Human Services Program Operations, including 27 years of designing and implementing innovative programs to improve the lives of families, children, and vulnerable populations across the globe including Dubai, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, and Sweden. Since joining Maximus in 1996, she has consulted for and advised numerous private organizations and government agencies across the social service spectrum as they develop and administer human services public policy. As a leader in the Family and Economic Impact division, Lisa has oversight for 23 contracts, with more than 850 professionals who serve families around the globe.
She serves on Maximus Italy's Board of Directors where she oversees client relationship management and helps lead business development and expansion. She is also a valuable member of the Maximus Foundation Board of Directors where she helps guide the organization’s charitable strategy and community engagement. She serves as a corporate representative for the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and the National Black Caucus of State Legislatures. Lisa is the President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), D.C. Section Two and a proud 33-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Lead Vice President of Domestic and Global Operations, Maximus
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