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Community members help guide cancer research at Holden through our Community Advisory Board.
The Holden Community Advisory Board (CAB), comprising Iowans with diverse identities, backgrounds, and experiences, was established in 2019. The CAB serves as the communities’ voice with respect to cancer research at Holden.
CAB members participate in quarterly meetings to provide guidance to leaders and learn about research efforts at Holden. CAB members are actively involved in reviewing seed grant proposals, writing letters of support for researchers, and identifying priority areas for Holden research.
Current CAB members include:
Current CAB members include:
- Hala Abu-Assaf, BS
Iowa Oncology Research Association - Timi Brown-Powers, BA
State of Iowa & MercyOne Waterloo - Kathleen Carey, MSEd
Lakes Regional Healthcare - Nafissa Egbuonye, PhD, MPH
Molina Healthcare of Iowa - Sunday Goshit, PhD
- Tiffie Greer
MercyOne Waterloo - Devon Gurnett, MSOM
Iowa Primary Care Association - Martin Hardon, MBA
Hardon’s Plumbing, HVAC, and Electrical - April Hemmes
Farmer - Corey Dion Lewis, BA
Broadlawns Medical Center & The Healthy Project - Pamela Mason, MS
American Cancer Society - Jill Myers Geadelmann, BS, RN
State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Sonia Reyes, BA
State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Sarah Rosenblum, MLS
Marshalltown Public Library - Natalie Steuer
Steuer Sales LLC - David Thielen, MA
Linn County - Jennifer Van Der Vliet, MHA, BS, RT (R) (T)
Shenandoah Medical Center - Oliviah Walker, MEd
Formerly with the State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Hans Wilz, BA
State of Iowa - Stefani Yetmar, RN, BSN, OCN
St. Anthony Regional Cancer Center