A management unit within the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group coordinates the scientific, administrative, governance, and membership activities of the Group. The management unit—called Operations—has a headquarters office in Philadelphia, PA. A fully staffed coordinating office in Boston, MA, reports to the headquarters office. Together, the two offices operate under a single set of policies and procedures to ensure efficient interactions across the Group. More information is located in the Contact Us section.
Operations personnel perform a wide variety of tasks that contribute to the management, development, implementation, and analysis of Group science. Their responsibilities are to:
An executive management team oversees Operations. Members of the team, listed below, are long-standing senior administrative experts whose prior training and experience equips them to perform their respective roles in ECOG-ACRIN.
Executive Director
Donna M. Marinucci, BSMT
In-House Legal Counsel
Robert Sipps, JD
Deputy Executive Director
Jean MacDonald, MPH
Deputy Executive Director, Imaging and Information Technology
Charles K. Apgar, MBA
Senior Directors
Pamela Cogliano, BS
Karen Padilla, MSN
Robert Preston, MS
Directors
Donna Hartfeil, RN, BSN
Kerry Higgins, MPH
Donna Sheckler, BA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
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