Executive Team


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Stacie Lindsey

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

FOUNDER & CEO

LEHI, UTAH

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Melinda Bachini

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

CHIEF PATIENT OFFICER

BILLINGS, MONTANA

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Amanda Palumbo

Chief Development Officer

Red Hook, New York

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Juan Valle, MB, ChB, MSc, FRCP

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

BOULDER, COLORADO

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Lily Zhang, MBA, CPA, CGMA

Chief Financial Officer

Carlton, Oregon

Team


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Kaylin Allenbrand

DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

DENVER, COLORADO

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Tiffany Brimer

Executive Assistant to the CMO

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

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Claire Condrey

VOLUNTEER MANAGER

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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Sydney Correa

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE COO

AUSTIN, TEXAS

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Mary Dalling

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

HERRIMAN, UTAH

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Allison Deragon

DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER

CINCINNATI, OHIO

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Kim Kempf MA, LPC

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

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Myria Kelly

COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT MANAGER

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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Laurie Kikel

DATABASE & REVENUE OPERATIONS MANAGER

SARATOGA SPRINGS, UTAH

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Elise Lambert

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Orem, Utah

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Elyce Lindsey

Office Assistant

Lehi, Utah

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Emma Mach

PATIENT OUTREACH MANAGER

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA

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Trish Mars

ANNUAL GIVING MANAGER

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

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Meredith McGuffage

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING & EVENTS COORDINATOR

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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Amy Medley, LMSW

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

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Alejandra Mejía

Digital Content Coordinator

QUITO, ECUADOR

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Elizabeth Melachrinoudis, MNPA

Advocacy Coordinator

Denver, Colorado

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Frida Nobles

ADVOCACY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

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Ashokkumar A. Patel, MD

DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL RESEARCH & DATA

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

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Rick Pollock

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES

STANSBURY PARK, UTAH

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Kari Ramage, MA

Patient Advocate

Dubuque, Iowa

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Lourdes Rocha-Nussbaum MA, CCLS

DIRECTOR OF PATIENT SERVICES

GOLDEN, COLORADO

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Jen Sorensen

DATABASE & REVENUE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

HERRIMAN, UTAH

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Karen Templeton, MA

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

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Cindy Thomas

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

BOISE, IDAHO

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Candace Tise, MPA

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING & EVENTS MANAGER

WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA

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Sarah Williams

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

Board of Directors


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Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

CHAIR

MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY

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Dean Meyer

VICE CHAIR

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

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Dan Blum

TREASURER

HOUSTON, TEXAS

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Jack Callaway

MEMBER

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK

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Ross Green

MEMBER

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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Stacie Lindsey

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

FOUNDER & CEO

LEHI, UTAH

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Jason Scott, PhD

MEMBER

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA

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Liz Warner

MEMBER

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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Tyler Bridegan

MEMBER

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Emeritus Members


Demetrios Anaipakos, 2006-2010
Lillie Chen, 2014-2016
C. Ray Clements, 2006-2010
Bruce Coppock, 2016-2022
Joni Craighead, 2006-2008
Barbara Dupont, 2017-2021

Lawrence Goodfield, 2012-2017
Sara Hinkley, 2006-2012, 2017-2021
Mark James, 2006-2008
Dawn Duchene Lyon, 2010-2017
Colleen Mather, 2024
Patricia Maxin, 2017-2024

Robert Russell, 2020-2023
Dr. Rudolph Pena, 2006-2009
Rick Pollock, 2007-2012
Marion Schwartz, 2009-2016
Sean Turbeville, PhD, 2013-2017