The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) represents the cancer research interests of our community. On the academic side, we represent Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and MetroHealth Medical Center. On the community side, we have a strong interest in supporting better healthcare and improved lifestyles to reduce cancer risk, incidence, and death.
Our collective efforts to reduce the high rates of cancer and cancer deaths among our underserved and minority communities have yet to be successful. To that end, we launched a partnership with community stakeholders to engage in a dialogue that allows us to better understand these complex issues and to formulate better-coordinated efforts with our available resources to address cancer in our community.
The Case CCC Community Advisory Board (CAB), established June 26, 2012, was created to help the cancer center establish the principles and initiatives that will improve cancer care for our community. Through extraordinary effort on everyone's part, our goal is to prioritize and coordinate initiatives to have a lasting impact on the community.
For more information about the Community Advisory Board and how you can get involved, please email Erika Trapl, PhD, Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, at erika.trapl@case.edu.
Projects
Forward Movement Project: Community Listening Tour
In early 2018, greater Cleveland residents in nine neighborhoods engaged in "town hall" discussions about cancer risks, community trust in healthcare, and research. The goal was to learn about patient experiences.
CAB Members
- Gregory Archer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- Christine Ash, Emeritus Vice President of University Planning, CWRU
- Geri Blair, Minority Women with Breast Cancer Uniting, Inc.
- Karen Butler, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
- Chesley Cheatham, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
- Meghan Clarke, American Cancer Society
- Thelma Cruz, El Centro
- Cheryl Davis, Community Representative
- Neal Dawson, MetroHealth System
- Camille Garcia, MetroHealth Cancer Center, BREAST/Amigas Community Outreach Program
- Faye Gary, CWRU
- Lena Grafton, University Hospitals
- Angie Giallourakis, The Steven G. Cancer Foundation
- Nancy Johnson, CWRU
- Dionne Jones, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Greater Cleveland Chapter
- Ron Lloyd, Cleveland Clinic
- Jordi Luke, Haus of Transcendent
- Alisa Mahan-Zeitz, American Cancer Society
- Frances Mills, Cleveland Department of Public Health
- Juan Molina Crespo, Hispanic Latinx
- Yvonne Oliver, Stewart's Caring Place Cancer Wellness Center
- Karelys Ortiz Santiago, The Gathering Place
- Petrina Patterson, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Community Outreach
- Sydney Roberts, The Gathering Place
- Michele Seyranian, The Gathering Place
- Bonnie West, First Brands Group, LLC
- Sherri White, My Sister's Keeper
- Waverly Willis, The Urban Barber Association
CAB Staff
- Erika Trapl, PhD, Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kristina Austin, Director of Community Engagement, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center