Leadership

Board of Directors:

• Marietta Barrett  --  Music Educator
• David Bonck  --  Senior Analyst, Talent Development Partnerships, The Advisory Board Company
• Robin Braverman  --  Art Director, Chemical & Engineering News
• Mary Ann Bruenig  --  Chairman, VP IT, Freddie Mac, retired
• Julie Clowes -- Attorney
• Julia Grove  --  Senior Marketing Manager, SkyBitzInc.
• Alison Hansan  --  Administrative Assistant for Fairfax County Public Schools
• Lisa Harwood  --  Marketing Specialist
• Diane Hornyak  --  Executive Assistant, MITRE Corporation
• Nancy Hulkower -- Colorectal Cancer Advocate
• Patrick Jackson  --  M.D., Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery Georgetown University Hospital
• Doni Kanka  --  Development Liason, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
• Terry Kanka  --  Secretary, Software Systems Engineer, MITRE Corporation
• Katherine Knell -- HRIS Manager
• Karen Melnik  --  Trial Attorney, Justice Department – Civil Division
• Tiffany Richardson -- YPB Co-chair, and Professional Musician
• M. Jean Russell  --  PhD, Regional Academic Director, National Capital Region, Webster University
• Frank Sapienza  --  Partner, Drug and Chemical Advisory Group, LLC
• Michael Sapienza  --  Founder and Executive Director, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
• Paul Sapienza  --  Ph.D - Research Fellow University of North Carolina
• Anisa Tootla
   

Leadership Team:

• Michael Sapienza, Executive Director, michael.sapienza@chris4life.org
• Coco Combemale, Manager of Operations, coco.combemale@chris4life.org
• Michael Paul, Program Manager, michael.paul@chris4life.org
• Melanie Doon, Office Manager, melanie.doon@chris4life.org
• Doni Kanka, Development Liason, doni.kanka@chris4life.org
• Erika Hanson Brown, Director of Patient Treatment & Care Programs, mayor@colontown.org

Scope It Out Leadership Team:

• Brandon Hammond, Race Director
• Molly Hammond, Asst. to the Race Director
• Shelli Vasser Gilliam, Volunteer Coordinator
• Maurisa Potts, PR/Marketing Director

Business Advisory Committee:

• Dave Gorrie, Media, IT Manager
• Karen Ivy, NY Affiliate Director

Consultants

• Nicole Hawkins, Event Planner and PR Consultant, Nicole Hawkins Comunications
• Maurisa Potts, Marketing/PR Strategist, Spotted MP LLC
• Pamela Sorensen, Social Media Consultant, Pamela's Punch
• Lindsay Taub, Pacific Punch
   

Medical Advisory Board:

• Martin Bashir, MD, FACP, FACG – American College of Physicians
• Julie Cernosek, RN, BSN, OCN – Georgetown University Hospital
• Edward Chu, MD – University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
• J. Randolph Hecht, MD – UCLA
• Patrick Jackson, MD – Georgetown University Hospital
• Nancy Kemeny, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Christopher Lieu, MD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 
• John L. Marshall, MD – Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Bruce Minsky, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Sharon L. Stein, MD -  University Hospital/ Case Medical Center Cleveland
• Frank Sapienza, - Drug and Chemical Advisory Group
• Paul Sapienza, PhD – University of North Carolina 
   

Young Professional Board:

• Karla Cato
• Coco Combemale, Manager of Operations, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
• Joe Echenique, Self-Employed Security Consultant
• Ryan Hansan, Founder at scratchDC
• Lacey James-Echenique, Clinical Research Nurse
• Leslie Lamont, 
• Lisa Lamont, Inside Sales Executive, Fishbowl Marketing
• Amy McCabe, Trumpet/Cornetist, The President's Own United States Marine Band
• Michael Paul, Program Manager, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
• Tiffany Richardson, YPB Co-chair, and Professional Musician
• Vishal Sandesara, Consultant, CSC
• Michael Swallow, Consultant, AE Strategies
• Boris Willis, Chief Artistic Officer, Boris Willis Moves and Associate and Professor of Interactive Game Design, George Mason University
• Rachel Yingling, Budget Analyst, Dept. of Labor
• Mary Beth Young, YPB Co-chair, NatureServe