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:

Mary Jimenez 

Chair, Cizzle Bio, Inc., Consultant

Andrea Bottiglieri

Chair Elect, Mayors Fitness Council, Coordinator/Senior Management Analyst

Liza Adame

MPH Salud, Program Manager

Shanelle Alviar

Texas Liver Institute, Front Office Operations Manager

Ashton Balarin

UTSA Wellbeing Services, Wellness Education Coordinator

Boyd Baxter

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Awareness –Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition, Coalition Coordinator

Julie Bazan

Mid Rio Grande Border AHEC, Director

Yoli Day

Debbie’s Foundation, Board Member

Juana "Janie" Escareno

Lower Rio Grande Valley AHEC, Director

Kimiya Factory

Black Freedom Factory, Founder & Executive Director

Belinda Flores

South Coastal AHEC, Director

Ariel Gomez

South Central AHEC, Director

Suhaib Haq

El Bari, President & CEO

Hannah Hogan

American Cancer Society, Associate Director, Cancer Center Partnerships

Waheeda Kara

National Inter Organization Collaborative, President

Kathryn Keeton

UTHSA Deans office, Vice President and Chief of Staff

Janna Lesser

South Texas AHEC, Program Director

Armando Lopez

Community Member

Lex Loro

Pride Center, Interim Executive Director

Callie Magrini

Family Service SA, Manager of Social Determinants of Health Program

Eva Mason

NAACP San Antonio, Chair of the Health Committee

Susan Padalecki

Mays Cancer Center, Associate Director Research 

Laurel Pointer

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Director, Community Marketing

Sandi Stanford

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, Advocate

Bo Vega

Southwest Border AHEC, Director

Olga Young

SLEW Cancer Wellness Center, Executive Director