Board and Council Responsibilities

Board of Trustees

• Sherry Weinstein, Chairman of the Board
  • Major commitment of either cash or in-kind support

Executive Committee/Board of Directors

• Sherry Weinstein, Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Operations, Accountibility and Board Governance; each member of the Executive Committee has a
    track record of having raised substantial cash or in-kind contributions to ICAN

National Board of Advisors

• Joan Weil, Chairman
• Friends of ICAN
  Raymond C. Adler III, Chairman
• Arizona Advisory Council
  George Seitts, Honorary Chairman
  William Gumbert, Honorary Chairman
  Cathy Dalzell, Chairman, Advisory Council
  • Special Events Support
  • Lobbying and Legislative support
• Physicians Advisory Council
  Robert H. Tamis, M.D., Chairman
  
  • Remission Coach^SM Search Engine and Personalized Cancer Case Management Programs
  • Clinical Trials Enrollment Issues
  • Expanded Access Programs and Single Patient Investigational New Drug Applications for Emergency Use
  • Physician-Patient Communication Issues
  • Palliative Care Issues
  • Reimbursement, Managed Markets, and Healthcare Reform Issues
  • Lobbying and Legislation affecting Patient Care/Oncology Issues
  • Current Issues in Cancer Treatment
  • Special Projects in the Area of each Council Member
  • Email Communications with ICAN Program Services Staff in Professional Areas
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits for Special Events/Educational Activities

Nurses Advisory Council (in formation)

• Clinical Trials Enrollment Issues
• Nurse-Patient Communication Issues
• Palliative Care Issues
• Reimbursement, Managed Markets, and Healthcare Reform Issues
• Lobbying and Legislation affecting Patient Care/Oncology Nurses Issues
• Current Issues in Cancer Treatment
• General Research Support
• Special Projects in the Area of each Council Member
• Email Communications with ICAN Program Services Staff in Professional Areas
• Continuing Education Credits for Special Events/Educational Activities

Patients Council

• Uri Harel, Chairman
  • ICAN Memorial/Tribute Programs; outreach work with ICAN patients worldwide

Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (in formation)

Scientific Advisory Council

• G. Robert Pettit, Ph.D., Chairman
  • Issues relating to the National Cancer Institute’s intramural and extramural drug discovery programs
  • Issues affecting anticancer drug discovery and cancer researchers: organic/medicinal chemists, synthetic organic chemists, natural products chemists

Friends of ICAN/Support groups in Arizona/California/Colorado/New Mexico/Utah/Florida

• Special Events, Special Projects, Legislative and Lobbying Support, and Community Outreach