Cancer Programs | Commission on Cancer, Accreditation, and Standards | American Joint Committee on Cancer
Cancer Research Program | Cancer Surgery Standards Program | Education and Training
National Cancer Database | Communications and External Relations
Cancer Programs
Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS
Medical Director
312-202-5146
hnelson@facs.org
Connie Bura
Administrative Director
312-202-5290
cbura@facs.org
Julia Francescatti
Senior Administrative Assistant
Cancer Programs Membership Administrator
312-202-5592
jfrancescatti@facs.org
Accreditation Programs
Commission on Cancer inquiries: CoC@facs.org
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers inquiries: napbc@facs.org
National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer inquiries: naprc@facs.org
Accreditation Programs: 312-202-5085
Standard-related questions: Please review or submit question via the CAnswer Forum website.
Staff
Erin DeKoster
Senior Manager
312-202-5291
edekoster@facs.org
Vicki Chiappetta
Senior Accreditation Technical Specialist
312-202-5288
vchiappetta@facs.org
Jessica Dangles
Manager, Standards
312-202-5179
jdangles@facs.org
Lauren Dyer
Accreditation Technical Specialist
312-202-5643
ldyer@facs.org
Melissa Howard
Administrative & Customer Service Coordinator
312-202-5371
mhoward@facs.org
Susan Rubin
Accreditation Technical Specialist
312-202-5182
srubin@facs.org
Miles Rush
Accreditation Technical Specialist
312-202-5174
mrush@facs.org
Karen Stachon
Senior Accreditation Technical Specialist
312-202-5191
kstachon@facs.org
Alana Swanson
Coordinator, Cancer Accreditation Support
312-202-5181
aswanson@facs.org
Karen Taubert-Boone
Program Coordinator
312-202-5156
ktaubertboone@facs.org
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
AJCC inquiries: AJCC@facs.org
Staff
Martin Madera
Senior Manager
312-202-5287
mmadera@facs.org
Elaine Alexander
Project Manager
312-202-5050
ealexander@facs.org
Kaushik Bhadani
AJCC Software Programmer
312-202-5137
kbhadani@facs.org
Kathy Conklin
Manager of Information Technology, AJCC
312-202-5571
kconklin@facs.org
Donna Gress
Manager, Cancer Staging and Registry Operations
312-202-5410
dgress@facs.org
Haley Russo
Program Coordinator
312-202-5205
hrusso@facs.org
Aleisha Williams
AJCC Technical Specialist
312-202-5424
aleishawilliams@facs.org
Cancer Research Program
Cancer Research Program Inquiries: cancerresearchprogram@facs.org
Staff
Amanda Francescatti
Senior Manager
312-202-5659
afrancescatti@facs.org
Susan Deming
Project Manager
312-202-5296
sdeming@facs.org
Anne McCarthy
Project Manager
312-202-5685
amccarthy@facs.org
Linda Zheng
Program Coordinator
312-202-5051
lzheng@facs.org
Cancer Surgery Standards Program
Cancer Surgery Standards Program Inquiries: cssp@facs.org
Staff
Amanda Francescatti
Senior Manager
312-202-5659
afrancescatti@facs.org
Susan Deming
Project Manager
312-202-5296
sdeming@facs.org
Linda Zheng
Program Coordinator
312-202-5051
lzheng@facs.org
Education and Training
Staff
Asa Carter
Senior Manager
312-202-5180
acarter@facs.org
Chantel Ellis
Education Administrator
312-202-5735
cellis@facs.org
Andrea Scrementi
Meetings and Events Administrator
312-202-5442
ascrementi@facs.org
National Cancer Database (NCDB)
NCDB inquiries: NCDB@facs.org
Participant Use File (PUF) inquiries: NCDB_PUF@facs.org
Staff
Ryan McCabe
Senior Manager
312-202-5667
rmccabe@facs.org
Abby Rad
Project Manager, NCDB
312-202-5956
arad@facs.org
NCDB Data Standards
Susanne Kessler
Manager, Information and Data Standards
312-202-5578
skessler@facs.org
Delores Akins
User Support Specialist
312-202-5594
dakins@facs.org
Anorela Moci
Data Quality Analyst
312-202-5049
amoci@facs.org
Cindy Traylor-Richards
User Support Specialist, Commission on Cancer
312-202-5461
ctraylorrichards@facs.org
NCDB Research Unit
Bryan E. Palis
Manager, NCDB Analytics and Quality Reporting
312-202-5436
bpalis@facs.org
Amanda Browner
Statistician
312-202-5641
abrowner@facs.org
Joseph Cotler
Senior Statistician, NCDB
312-202-5286
jcotler@facs.org
Joseph Faski
Statistician
312-202-5212
jfaski@facs.org
Elizabeth Wawszczak
Senior Business Analyst
312-202-5648
ewawszczak@facs.org
Reham Khan
Business Analyst
312-202-5660
rkhan@facs.org
NCDB Information Technology
Kenneth Pristas
Manager, Information Technology
312-202-5451
kpristas@facs.org
Dmitry Eremin
Senior Developer
312-202-5510
deremin@facs.org
Diara Escudero
Senior Database Developer
312-202-5014
descudero@facs.org
Natalie Goodwin
Software Developer
312-202-5658
ngoodwin@facs.org
Jeff Reed
Database/ETL Developer
312-202-5165
jreed@facs.org
Communications and External Relations
Melissa Leeb
Manager
312-202-5523
mleeb@facs.org
Danielle Lopez
Administrator
312-202-5377
dlopez@facs.org