BCAN Council of Patient Advisors

The BCAN Council of Patient Advisors (BCPA) brings together bladder cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to ensure that the lived experience of the bladder cancer community guides BCAN’s work. Serving in an advisory capacity, Council members offer insight into the needs and priorities of the community across areas such as patient education and support, research, community engagement, and other BCAN initiatives.

The BCPA strengthens the connection between BCAN and the community we serve. By reviewing programs and resources, providing feedback on emerging initiatives, and identifying opportunities to better support patients and caregivers, Council members help keep the voices and experiences of those impacted by bladder cancer at the heart of our work.

Together, we work to bring better todays and more tomorrows to those impacted by bladder cancer.

2026 Council Members

• Monica Austin-Cox, North Chesterfield, Virginia
• Eugene Bernosky, Gilroy, California, and El Sargento, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Mary Frances Cox, Chair, Prairie Grove, Illinois
• Angie Glender, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Karen Gross, Escondido, California
• John Morley, Charlottesville, Virginia
• Harvey J Shulman, Washington, DC and Phoenix, Arizona