Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
We are the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in North Texas.
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Meet Our Advisory Boards
Our Community Advisory Board
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center's Community Advisory Board represents the diverse populations and organizations of Dallas-Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Through their unique perspectives and talents, board members advise Simmons on the development of successful cancer education and outreach strategies for our area.
The board also helps Simmons align research priorities with the community’s highest needs, and it mobilizes civic partnerships so that everyone can join forces in the fight against cancer.
2021 Community Advisory Board Members:
Carole Baas, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Rosangela Boyd, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Texas Christian University
Joe Carpenter
The University of Texas at Arlington
Edgar Carmona
Consulate General of Mexico
Mercedes Cruz-Ruiz, CHW I
Aetna, HealthBridge4U
Lynda Ender
The Senior Source
Pearl Garza Fracchia
Past Affiliation: Dallas ISD
Danny Garcia
Fort Worth ISD, Community Activist
Matt Garcia
Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Belinda González Hampton
Past Affiliation: Tarrant County Health Department
Brianna Hinojosa-Smith
Microsoft
Matt Houston
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Philip Huang, M.D.
Dallas County Health and Human Services
Jeff Kitner
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Ashok Mago
Mago & Associates
Leonor Márquez
Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic
Mike McKay
Past Affiliation: AIDS Outreach Center
Natasha Mmeje
Susan G. Komen
DT Nguyen
Koan Health
Rick Ortiz
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Shelia Patterson
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
Michele Rippey
Lockton Companies
Sheena Robertson
American Cancer Society
Joyce Tapley
Foremost Family Health Centers
Kelsel Thompson, Chair
Paul Quinn College
Rev. Elizabeth Watson-Martin
Texas Health Resources
Bob Williams
North Texas Prostate Cancer Coalition
Our Patient and Family Advisory Council
Simmons’ Patient and Family Advisory Council was created and developed with generous support from Kim and Jeff Chapman to address the wide-ranging needs of patients and their caregivers. Members of the council meet regularly to share their views on all aspects of the cancer journey. Their input guides Simmons’ efforts to create an uplifting care environment, offer patient-centered services, and enable access to clinical trials.
To learn more about the Patient and Family Advisory Council, please contact Alex Huffman at SCCCSupport@utsouthwestern.edu.
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