Case CCC is committed to meaningful, bidirectional community engagement built on partnership, collaboration, and trust. The CAB creates and maintains ongoing partnerships with community leaders, advocates, healthcare organizations, faith-based groups, nonprofits, survivors, and residents across our 15-county catchment area to ensure that the needs, concerns, and experiences of community members help guide Case CCC’s research, education, and engagement efforts.
The CAB also helps strengthen collaboration between researchers, healthcare providers, and the public so that cancer research and programs are informed by real community needs and priorities. These partnerships help Case CCC develop more effective, coordinated, and community-informed approaches to reducing cancer risk, improving early detection, increasing access to clinical trials and care, and supporting cancer survivors and families.
For more information or to get involved, please contact Erika Trapl, PhD, Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement at erika.trapl@case.edu or Community Outreach and Engagement Director, Kristina Austin, at kristina.austin@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 and Affiliations
- 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
- 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
- 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