Executive Committee
Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, FAPOS
President
Medical Director, Department of Psychosocial Oncology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Term: March 2026 - March 2027
Charles Kamen, PhD
Past President
Associate Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center
Term: March 2026 - March 2027
Hermioni Amonoo, MD
President Elect
Associate Professor
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Term: March 2024 - March 2027
Sheila Lahijani, MD
Treasurer
Stanford University School of Medicine
Term: March 2025 - March 2027
Yasmin Asvat, PhD
Secretary
Rush University Medical Center
Term: March 2026 - March 2029
Board of Directors
Cheryl Krauter, MA, FAPOS
Director of Communications
Private Practice
Term: March 2023 - March 2027
Lynne Padgett, PhD, FAPOS
Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships
Ashville VA Medical Center
Term: March 2026 - March 2029
Marcus Alt, PhD
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Term: March 2025 - March 2027
Carlos Fernandez Robles, MD
Director of Membership
Clinical Director - Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences
Massachusetts General Hospital
Term: March 2024 - March 2029
Timothy Sannes, PhD
Director of Mentoring
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Term: April 2023 - March 2027
Jessica Vanderlan, PhD
Director of Professional Education
Manager/Associate Professor
Siteman Cancer Center
Term: March 2024 - March 2029
Alexandra Zaleta, PhD
Director of Research
Vice President, Research and Insights
CancerCare
Term: March 2026 - March 2029
Board Liaisons
Jamie Jacobs, PhD
Program Planning Committee Chair
Massachusetts General Hospital
Term: March 2026 - March 2027
Anao Zhang, PhD, LICSW, ACSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, ACBT
Psycho-Oncology Journal Liaison
Behar Endowed Associate Professor in Psychosocial Oncology University of Washington
Leora Lowenthal, LICSW, OSW-C, MPA, FAOSW
Association of Oncology Social Work Liaison
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Lori Wiener, PhD, FAPOS
Federal Liaison
National Cancer Institute
Pia Banerjee, PhD
American Cancer Society Liaison
American Cancer Society