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Board of Directors

  • Gerald McNamara

    Treasurer and Former Chairman of the Board

    Gerald McNamara is a bladder cancer survivor living in New York City with his wife, Renee Petrofes. He is a Director and Chief Investment Officer for The JPB Foundation, a national philanthropy focusing on poverty, medical research, and the environment. Prior to joining JPB in January 2012, he… Read More

  • Sima Porten, MD, MPH

    Director

    Sima Porten received her undergraduate, doctoral and public health degrees from Northwestern University completing her education in June 2006. She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society during medical school and also completed a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-NIH Research Scholars fellowship during that time. She then completed… Read More

  • David Pulver

    Director

    David Pulver is President of Cornerstone Capital, Inc., a private investment company that is involved in a wide range of investments, including public securities, private equity and real estate. Prior to starting Cornerstone Capital, Mr. Pulver was Chairman and Co-CEO of The Children’s Place, a chain of children’s apparel stores… Read More

  • Karen Sachse

    Director

    Karen Sachse brings a wealth of experience to the BCAN Board of Directors.   She is a bladder cancer survivor, was a caregiver to her husband, Roger who also had bladder cancer, and is an Oncology Nurse Navigator at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Alexandria, VA. At Inova Schar, Karen… Read More

  • Neal Shore, MD, FACS

    Director

    Carolina Urologic Research Center – Myrtle Beach, SC Read More

  • Malcolm “Mick” Tuesley

    Director

    Mr. Tuesley is the head of the National Security Regulatory Practice at the global law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He has significant experience representing clients in national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and has been involved with negotiating national… Read More

  • Diane Zipursky Quale

    Co-Founder/Director

    Co-Founder – Washington DC Read More

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