Board of Directors - Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

Jason Scott, PhD

Chair

Los Altos, California

Jason Scott, PhD

Jason is the Managing Director of the Retiree Research Center at Financial Engines. Financial Engines is America’s largest independent Registered Investment Advisor working with more than 750,000 individual clients and managing over $90 billion in assets. The Retiree Research Center is dedicated to helping retirees plan and adjust to an uncertain retirement characterized by an unknown lifespan, unknown health level and unknown investment returns.

Jason has published a number of journal articles in the area of retirement economics. His research has focused on optimizing investment strategies in retirement, behavioral biases in decision making, and optimal mortality-contingent insurance contracts. Jason received a B.S in economics from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.

Jason began working with the Foundation shortly after his wife, Andrea, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in 2013.

Bruce Coppock

Vice Chair

Warwick, Rhode Island

Bruce Coppock

Bruce Coppock served twice as president & managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, a position in which he served both as the artistic and the executive leader of the organization. Coppock first led the SPCO from 1999 until 2008, when he stepped down due to metastatic cancer of the bile duct.

After a five-year hiatus during which Coppock focused on medical issues, served a consultant to several orchestras, and served as managing director of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami Residency, Coppock resumed his tenure in Saint Paul in 2013. He retired from the SPCO at the end of 2015.

Prior to Saint Paul, Coppock served as the founding director of the League of American Orchestra’s Orchestra Leadership Academy, as deputy director of Carnegie Hall, and as executive director of the Saint Louis Symphony from 1992-1997.

Coppock has also been active as a Board member, at the Harlem Boys Choir, the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and as a member of the Board of Overseers at the Curtis Institute of Music. Coppock was a professional cellist and teacher in the Boston area from 1970-1990.

Dan Blum

Treasurer

Houston, Texas

Dan Blum

Dan is an Investment Manager based in Houston that focuses on developing and managing quantitative, systematic strategies on behalf of clients. He is a Managing Member and Founder of Glenhaven Capital LLC, a Commodity Trading Advisor, as well as the Managing Member and Founder of Evan Capital LLC, which is a Registered Investment Advisor in the State of Texas. He holds a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Dan’s mother, Linda, passed away from cholangiocarcinoma in 2007 following a 10-month battle. Dan, along with his father, Mel, and sister, Amy, have been involved in the advocacy for cholangiocarcinoma research since 2007 in various capacities. Dan became involved with the Foundation after attending his first annual meeting in 2016. Dan is also highly involved at MD Anderson as a member of the Advance Team, which is a group of young professionals that serve as ambassadors for the institution.

Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

Member

Montclair, New Jersey

Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

Teresa’s husband, Stephen Ellmann, was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma in November 2015. The family credits information and resources provided by the foundation with helping to connect Steve with five different liver-directed treatment regimens that were life-extending until his passing in March 2019.

Teresa is a higher education professional and, for the past 30 years, has worked for Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in the fields of scholar and research development. She is an Assistant Dean and the founding director of the School of Graduate Studies innovative peer mentoring fellowship advising service. She holds a BA in International Affairs and History from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in History from Rutgers. Teresa joined the board of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation in 2021.

Barbara Dupont

Secretary

Derry, New Hampshire

Barbara Dupont

Ms. Dupont holds a M. Ed degree in History. She has been a middle school history teacher for 17 years at West Running Brook Middle School, and has been recognized as Teacher of the Year several times. She has been a patient advocate with the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation since 2007. Her experience as an educator, combined with her personal experience and involvement of losing a loved one to cancer, has driven her to a strong commitment to CCF.

In 2014, she accepted the position as a co-administrator and curator for the International Cholangiocarcinoma Patient Registry. Since 2012, she has organized the annual Jacques Dupont Memorial Benefit, in New Hampshire in memory of her husband, Jacques, with the proceeds going to the CCF.

Ross Green

Member

New York, New York

Ross Green

Ross is an Investment Professional with a New York based alternative asset manager where he focuses on making investments in private energy companies. Previously Ross worked as an investment analyst in the energy private equity group of Och-Ziff Capital Management and is active in working with a number of small companies outside of the energy space.

Mr. Green received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St Louis. Ross began working with the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation in 2014 after his father, Bart Green, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. Ross joined the board of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation in 2017.

Stacie Lindsey

Founder & CEO

Herriman, Utah

Stacie Lindsey

Stacie’s brother, Mark Clements, was diagnosed in 2005 and ultimately passed away from Cholangiocarcinoma on January 19, 2007. Stacie advocated for her brother, extensively researched treatment options and began networking with other patients, researchers and healthcare professionals. From this experience, the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation was born.

Stacie is a founding member and has served on the board of directors since its inception. Stacie resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she is the mother of five children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University, and is an active member in her church and community.

Patricia Maxin

Member

Houston, Texas

Patricia Maxin

Patty received an M. Ed in Administration and Supervision from the University of Houston. She has dedicated her professional career focused on the education of students with medical needs. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she has a long involvement with various Houston charities and NGOs. In 2014, Ms. Maxin retired from teaching in order to care for her husband, Mike Lu. He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma the previous year. Following her husband’s death in 2015, she became involved with the Foundation. Patty currently serves as a patient and research advocate, as well as the Program Director for CholangioConnect.

Dean Meyer

Member

Wilmington, Delaware

Dean Meyer

Dean is Chief Information Officer of the Chemours Company, a $5 billion chemical company based in Wilmington, DE. Chemours was formed in July 2015 as a spin-off from DuPont. For more than 25 years, Dean has led global organizations in leveraging modern technologies to improve business performance.

Dean’s wife Jan is a survivor of CCA. They have been active volunteers, fundraisers, and donors to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation since her diagnosis in 2018. Together Dean and Jan have done a great deal to raise awareness for the disease, including founding and hosting the highly successful Quack Out Cholangio 5k to Crush Bile Duct Cancer which has raised more than $100,000 for cholangiocarcinoma research.

Since 2019, they have funded the Margaret M. Brown Research Fellowship in honor of Jan’s mother who passed from CCA. Dean joined the Board of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation in 2021. Dean and Jan reside in Wilmington, DE.

Robert Russell

Member

Dublin, Ireland

Robert Russell

Robert is an aviation professional based in Dublin, Ireland. He currently specializes in commercial aircraft trading and leasing. Robert is also the Programme Director and Senior Lecturer of the Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance at City Colleges.

Prior to joining the aviation industry, Robert spent over six years in the financial services sector where he focused on corporate advisory and restructurings. He holds a M.Sc. in Aviation Finance (Upper Second-Class Honours) from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School as well as a B.A. in Political Science (cum laude) from Boston College.

Robert’s father was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in early 2016 and sadly passed away from the disease on 3 December 2016, at the age of 57.

Emeritus Members

Demetrios Anaipakos, 2006-2010
Lillie Chen, 2014-2016
Ray Clements, 2006-2010
Joni Craighead, 2006-2008
Lawrence Goodfield, 2012-2017
Sara Hinkley, 2006-2012, 2017-2021
Mark James, 2006-2008
Dawn Duchene Lyon, 2010-2017
Dr. Rudolph Pena, 2006-2009
Rick Pollock, 2007-2012
Marion Schwartz, 2009-2016
Sean Turbeville, PhD, 2013-2017