The UNC BCERP Community Partner convenes a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) comprised of breast cancer advocates, lay audiences, survivors, state/local health departments, and healthcare practitioners to promote bi-directional communication between UNC BCERP scientists and community stakeholders represented on the committee. The advisory committee provides feedback on educational strategies and materials for target audiences, premenopausal women and their practitioners. 
 

Current members of the CAC:

Shannon Dupree
NC DHHS – NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program

Maxine Turner Fitts
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center

Curtis Jackson
Public Health Program Consultant

Akiia Robertson James
Web Technology Consultant

Jennifer Nickerson
Lay Advisor

Elisa “Lisa” Quarles
Nash Health Care Systems Breast Care Center

Mari Rosales
Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

Phyllis Smith
Chatham County Center, NC Cooperative Extension

Georgia Smith-Marsalis
Raleigh/Wake Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Lidia Tiller
“Educate Our Women,” Wake County Human Services

Sharon D. Ware
Nursing Department, North Carolina Central University

Valarie Worthy
Sisters Network Triangle NC

Grace Wright
NC Office of Disability and Health 

CONTACT INFORMATION
UNC BCERP Principal Investigator: Melissa Troester
Funding provided by NIEHS Grant # U01 ES019472-01

135 Dauer Drive
CB #7435
Chapel Hill 27599-7435
(919) 966-7408