COE Community Advisory Board

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, reduces the cancer burden in South Texas through Community Outreach and Engagement (COE).

Our COE Community Advisory Board plays an integral role in these efforts. Board members share feedback from the community to inform future research.

More information about our COE Community Advisory Board

Our COE Community Advisory Board includes representatives from organizations across South Texas.

They contribute to our work to reduce the cancer burden in our community by:

• Explaining thoughts, perspectives and beliefs from the community about cancer
• Identifying issues that can interfere with cancer prevention and treatment
• Giving feedback on current community and outreach efforts
• Helping the community outreach and engagement team set priorities for future efforts
• Sharing new information with the community

Meet our Community Outreach Board

Members of the community outreach board include:

Julie Bazan

Director, Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center

Tommy Camden

Program Manager, SA Metro Health

Erin Ercoline

Executive Director, ThriveWell

Belinda Flores

Director, South Coastal Area Health Education Center

Brenda Hoffman

Director, Southwest Border Area Health Education Center

Mary Jimenez

Vice President Strategic Account Management, Caris Life Sciences

Jennifer Knoulton

Vice President of Operations, Methodist Health Ministries

Janna Lesser

Program Director, South Texas Area Health Education Center

Armando Lopez

Director, Lower Rio Grande Valley Area Health Education Center

Elizabeth Lutz

Executive Director, Bexar County Community Health/The Health Collaborative

Fernando Martinez

Program Coordinator, Community Health, Northwest Vista College

Susan Padalecki

Associate Director for Research Administration, Mays Cancer Center

Gisel Prado

Health Equity Manager, SA Metro Health

Amanda Ramirez

Founder and Survivor, Mandy’s Fight

Donna Rankin

Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager, American Cancer Society

Carlos V. Rodriguez

Health Equity Manager, SA Metro Health

Sandi Stanford

Advocate, Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation

Maria Torres

Business Operations Manager, University Health System

Paula Winkler

Director, South Central Area Health Education Center

Jose Zapata

Manager of Academic Programs, UT Health South Texas AHEC