Community Partnerships

Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) provides essential advice and input on cancer prevention, outreach, education, and research initiatives. The members of the CAB represent organizations, community advocates, and stakeholders from across the communities that HICCC serves. The CAB is composed of community leaders, cancer survivors and advocates, and representatives of community-based organizations. The CAB advises on strategies to reduce cancer disparities, supports the dissemination of research findings, and contributes to the development of community engaged research initiatives with HICCC investigators and programs.

CAB Members:

  • Chaplain Sharryl Travis Thomas, SAVED 4 LIFE
  • Patti Murillo-Casa, Cervivor
  • Maria Davis, Can’t Be Silenced, Inc.
  • Ginny Mantello, MD, Staten Island Borough President’s Office
  • Calvin Martin, Brother-to-Brother
  • Daniel Mercado, Community League of the Heights Technology and Workforce Center
  • TrevisMichelle, cancer survivor and advocate
  • Lisandra Ramos, Executive Director, Centro Cívico Cultural Dominicano, MA, MFA, SUNY Westbury
  • Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, Community Member, CommunityBoard 12
  • Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
  • Desirée Walker, Young Survival Coalition
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Community Science Institute

The Community Science Institute (CSI) at the HICCC was born out of the need for a community-focused educational initiative to increase access and opportunities for everyone in clinical trials. The CSI provides community members from all backgrounds who live and work in the New York City Region a foundational understanding of cancer clinical trials by teaching participants about research design  and implementation and the need for community representation in clinical and public health research.  

Community Scientists provide valuable feedback on research at HICCC and other NYC institutions, and advocate for important health topics in their communities. HICCC and Columbia University researchers may request information on how to partner with a Community Scientist 

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