The NAACCR Nominating Committee is charged with encouraging volunteers to consider serving on the NAACCR Board of Directors and to accept eligible nominations for Board elections. For 2025, there were four key leadership roles on the Board of Directors to be filled: Treasurer and three Representatives-at-Large. Additionally, this year’s general election selected three individuals for the 2025-2026 Nominating Committee.
The 2024-2025 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the newly elected candidates!
Newly Elected Candidates for the NAACCR Board of Directors:
Treasurer:
Sarah Nash, PhD, MPH, CPH
State Health Registry of Iowa
Representatives-at-Large:
Carolyn Bancroft, MPH, DrPH
Maine Cancer Registry, Maine Center for Disease Control
Joshua Mazuryk, BSc
Ontario Cancer Registry
Iris Zachary, PhD, MS, FAMIA, ODS-C
University of Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center
2025-2026 Nominating Committee (Chair TBD):
Lindsay Collins, MPA
Arkansas Central Cancer Registry
Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS
Operations/QA Manager, Missouri Cancer Registry
Robyn Leynes, RHIT, ODS-C
Cancer Registry of Greater California
On behalf of NAACCR, the Nominating Committee thanks all the nominees that took part in the 2024-2025 elections. Your willingness to take an active role in NAACCR is recognized. The work NAACCR does could not be accomplished without the volunteer efforts of the cancer surveillance community. To those that cast a ballot in this election, your thoughtfulness is appreciated. We wish all newly elected officials and committee members wonderful and productive terms!
2024-2025 Nominating Committee
Andrea Sipin-Baliwas, MS, ODS (Chair)
Director of Registry Operations
Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program
Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS
Operations/QA Manager
Missouri Cancer Registry
Mona Highsmith, BA
Director of Operations
Minnesota Cancer Reporting System
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