Amy joined NCC in March 2020. As a proud Native Nevadan, Amy is excited to bring her years of experience as an Oncology Certified Registered Nurse and Certified Breast Nurse Navigator to NCC. Amy is a proud wife and mom to a high schooler and two fur kids. She loves travel and all things creative! In her spare time, you will find her dancing, reading, writing, and enjoying time with her precious family and friends.
Cari joined NCC as its first Executive Director and staff in September 2011. For more than 20 years, she has built and led organizations and coalitions focused on protecting and improving the health of Nevadans. Cari received her MBA from University of Nevada, Reno. She is an avid runner and marathoner and mom to twin girls now attending college.
Stacey spent more than two decades as a broadcast reporter and was well-known in the Las Vegas market when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma. Since her diagnosis she has been on a mission to save lives by educating others about skin cancer. She travels to Washington D.C. to advocate at the national level and was part of the release of the 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Skin Cancer. At the state level she has helped to pass several laws to reduce skin cancer risk and helped NCC to launch Sun Smart Nevada.
Melissa is a licensed Benefit Solutions Consultant with more than 15 years of experience assisting employers and HR professionals with comprehensive employee benefit solutions. She is passionate about health and holds a bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is a graduate of the Washoe County Medical Society’s Mini-Internship Program and the Reno Sparks Chamber Leadership Program. She will also serve as president of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce in 2022.
Dr. Cohen is a retired medical oncologist. He was an English major and art history minor as an undergraduate before deciding that wasn’t his path. Instead, Dr. Cohen became a third-generation physician, graduating from Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, training at Memorial Sloan Kettering, UCSF and Stanford. He has practiced medicine for five decades and says, “My philosophy is that the patient comes first. It’s all about the patient.”
Have you recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or are you a breast cancer survivor?
Do you have questions that only someone who has been diagnosed or who has a personal experience with breast cancer may be able to answer?
Do you just need to talk to someone who has been there?
Do you want to hear from others who understand your journey?
The Breast Cancer Collaborative consists of health care providers, radiologists, breast surgeons, and advocates who have been working together to implement consistent recommendations and strategies in an effort to improve Nevada's breast cancer screening rates, decrease late-stage breast cancer diagnosis, and improve time from diagnosis to treatment. This event will discuss progress on previously determined barriers to breast cancer screening and brainstorming new areas for future work.
The Nevada CRC Collaborative is a statewide workgroup to address colorectal cancer and reduce barriers to screening in our state. The group will meet quarterly to network and address identified barriers, and report out to the Early Detection Task Force.
This is an online meeting via Zoom. Contact cassie@nevadcancercoalition.org to register.
The Survivorship Task Force is a partnership of individuals from across the health care continuum working together on topics related to survivorship for all cancer patients.
Current Task Force Objectives:
Task force objectives align with priorities set forth in the 2016-2020 Nevada Comprehensive Cancer Plan and those identified by partners within the state.
Have you recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or are you a breast cancer survivor?
Do you have questions that only someone who has been diagnosed or who has a personal experience with breast cancer may be able to answer?
Do you just need to talk to someone who has been there?
Do you want to hear from others who understand your journey?