Sara Hinkley
President
Houston, Texas

Sara Hinkley is a patent attorney for an oilfield services company in Houston, Texas, USA, where she oversees patent preparation and prosecution of chemical-related cases. Sara has over 10 years of industry experience, and 5 years legal experience. Sara joined The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation as Secretary after her childhood friend, Kelly Lester, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in November 2005.

Demetrios Anaipakos
Vice President
Houston, Texas

Mr. Anaipakos is a partner in the law firm of Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C. Specializing in employment, commercial and catastrophic personal injury litigation, its attorneys have obtained numerous plaintiffs’ judgments in excess of one million dollars as well as take-nothing defense verdicts in cases where plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in damages. Mr. Anaipakos best friend and fellow law student at Stanford was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in October of 2005.

 

Stacie Lindsey
Executive Director and Treasurer
Salt Lake City, Utah

Stacie Lindsey was born in Gridley, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Stacie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University. Stacie is a mother of five young children, and is currently active in her community, and local church. Stacie also serves on the Advisory Board for the Riverton Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Stacie joined The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation after her brother, Mark Clements, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in October 2005. Stacie was the ideal patient advocate, as she performed extensive research of treatment options for Mark.

Marion Schwartz
Advocacy Director
San Francisco, California

Marion Schwartz serves as Director of Advocacy for The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. Marion attends national and international medical conferences focusing on gastrointestinal//liver disease, where she works to bring awareness to physicians, researchers, and institutions in order to improve and encourages cooperative collaboration. Marion was born in Germany and has been residing in the US since 1970. She became a naturalized citizen in 2004. While persuing her studies in Psychology at the University of Bonn, Marion was employed by the Federal Secretary of Interior/Germany, followed by a two year employment with NATO where she functioned as translator and department manager. In Northern California she managed and operated several Optical Businesses.

For twenty four years Marion became an active partner in her husband's Family Law Firm where she engaged in human resources, firm management, and court appearances.

Marion serves as Moderator for the Cholangicarinoma.org Discussion board. In addition too, she is a member of the North American GI Steering Committee Hepatobiliary Task Force. In combination with the associated task force her role is to enhance the development and implantation of clinical research in order to improve the outcomes of patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

Her passion for the Foundation evolved after the diagnoses of Cholangiocarcinoma and the subsequent passing of her husband in 2007. She resides in Sonoma County, California with her three children.

C. Ray Clements
Board Member
Salt Lake City, Utah

Mr. Clements is the founder and CEO of the Clements Group (CG), a professional institutional advancement and resource development counseling and consulting firm. He has managed or supervised hundreds of major gifts campaigns, planned giving programs, and other fundraising activities over a 20-year period. His clients have included community colleges, vocational-technical schools, K-12 school districts, universities, hospitals, arts organizations, community foundations, Boy Scouts of America, United Way, and other nonprofit organizations. Mr. Clements son was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in 2005.

 

Dawn Duchene Lyon
Director of Communications/Public Relations & Secretary
Trumbull, Connecticut

Dawn has over 10 years experience in marketing with top agencies. As Senior Account Director for Crossbow Group, she directs marketing strategy, tactics and execution to build customer relationships and deliver measurable results. She holds a B.S. in Advertising from the SI Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from The University of Connecticut. Her mother was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in June 2008.

Rick Pollock
Creative Director
Stansbury Park, Utah

Rick owns a website/print/graphic design firm (435 Design) and has 15 years' advertising experience with an international media buying firm and the broadcast industry. He has been designing and programming websites independently since 1998 and designing print materials since 1995. In spring 2001, he was offered, and accepted, a unique opportunity to coordinate activities at the Athletes' Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

He's active in local politics and is currently the Vice-Chair of his county's Democratic Party. He has a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from the University of Utah and enjoys photography as a hobby. Rick's brother-in-law, Mark, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in October of 2005 and passed away in January of 2007.

Dr. Rudolph Peña
Emeritus Member
Victoria, Texas

Dr. Peña is an orthopedic surgeon. He currently practices in Victoria, TX. He has served on several medical boards and committees. Dr. Pena currently works with the M.D. Anderson network to educate and counsel patients with cholangiocarcinoma nationwide. Dr. Pena is a member of the Angel Flight South Central and Houston Ground Angel Flight programs, where he flies patients to or from cancer centers. Dr. Peña was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma in June of 2000.

Joni Craighead
Emeritus Member
Omaha, NE

Ms. Craighead is the Owner/President of two real estate development companies. Her companies have completed over $30 million in projects in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. She is also an associate broker for Prudential Ambassador Real Estate in Omaha, Nebraska. Joni earned a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Kansas University. She is a nationally recognized public speaker. Mrs. Craighead is also a published author, an avid political volunteer and very active in the local community. Mrs. Craighead’s husband, Michael was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in January, 2006 and crossed over to Heaven with a smile on his face on April 27, 2007.

 

Mark James
Emeritus Member
Salt Lake City, Utah