The purpose of the EAB is to advise the Directors of the UMGCCC’s IDEA Office on decisions and strategies that will help the UMGCCC successfully fulfill NCI’s Plan to Enhance Diversity as outlined in FOA PAR-21-321 and NOT-OD-20-031. Members are identified as leaders of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility activities at NCI-designated cancer centers. The EAB is advisory in nature and makes recommendations about IDEA Office programs, initiatives, and strategies.

Otis Brawley, MD
Johns Hopkins University

Barbara Burtness, MD
Yale Cancer Center

Sophia George, PhD
University of Miami

Christopher Li, MD, PhD
Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium

Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D.
University of Florida

Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD
Siteman Cancer Center