Board of Directors

John Hopper

Founding Co-Chair Emeritus GI Cancers Alliance

Martha Raymond, MA

Founder/Board of Directors, Raymond Foundation
GI Cancers Alliance ED and Board Chair
Patient-reported outcomes Researcher/Author
Consultant/Pharma & Nonprofit Program Development,

Eniola Omoro Akintunde

Founder & CEO Niola Cancer Care Foundation, Nigeria Global Speaker, Patient Navigator

Margaret-Ann Simonetta

Harvard University Lecturer Harvard University ‘19 Harvard University Candidate ‘24 GI Cancers Alliance Communications Director

Keith Kaplan, MA

Manager, Digital Strategy and Experience, Merative, GI Cancers Alliance Board, Administrator/Secretary

Wendy Wander Mize

Founder, Pound Dog Copywriting Senior Copywriter for broadcast, print and media Medical and healthcare copywriter and researcher

Jill Sommer Stern

Marketing, Special Events and Public Relations Professional Healthcare Advocacy Consultant

Lama Sharara, PhD

Directrice Generale, Chief Executive Officer Foundation A.R.C.A.D. - Aide et Recherche en Cancérologie Digestive

Iga Rawicka

Vice President and Board of Directors, EuropaColon Poland Board of Directors, Digestive Cancers Europe (DICE)

Allison F. O’Neill, MD

Clinical Director - Solid Tumor Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Director of Medical Therapies - Liver Tumor Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Senior Physician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

William P. Harris, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Oncology University of Washington School of Medicine Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Physician, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Randall E. Brand, MD

Academic Director, GI Division University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Shadyside Director, GI Malignancy Early Detection, Diagnosis & Prevention Program