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NCCN Names New Foundation Board Members

By Megan Martin, Communications Manager

NCCN welcomes several new members to the NCCN Foundation Board of Directors. The latest additions to the Board of the NCCN Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of NCCN, include Gena Cook; William N. Hait, MD, PhD; Jai Pausch; and Robert C. Young, MD. The NCCN Foundation seeks support for programs to benefit patients with cancer as well as clinical researchers.

  • Gena Cook is President and Chief Executive Officer of Navigating Cancer, a website specifically for patients with cancer and their caregivers, offering tools and authoritative resources.
  • William N. Hait, MD, PhD, is the Global Therapeutic Area Head for Oncology Research & Development within the Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Group.
  • Jai Pausch is an advocate for pancreatic cancer research following the death of her husband, Randy Pausch, PhD, acclaimed Carnegie Mellon University professor and author of the internationally best-selling book, The Last Lecture.
  • Robert C. Young, MD, is President of RCY Medicine and former President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chancellor of Fox Chase Cancer Center.


The NCCN Foundation was created to advance the NCCN mission of improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer, while providing additional information and resources for informed decision-making. One of the primary initiatives of the NCCN Foundation is to gain support for the distribution of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients™ are recastings of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™) into patient-friendly language outlining appropriate treatments.

The newest additions to the NCCN Foundation Board join the existing members, which include: Sam Donaldson (Chair), ABC News; Michael Parisi (Vice Chair), Altum, Inc., CommonHealth Worldwide; Ray Lynch (Treasurer), Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; John A. Gentile, Jr. (Secretary), Harborside Press, LLC; Brian Garofalo, G Consulting Services, LLC; Deborah Morosini, MD, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; and Diane Schueneman, Retired Merrill Lynch Executive.
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