The American Cancer Society announced the election of three new members of its board of directors:
Amit Kumar, of San Jose, CA, executive chairman of ITUS Corporation, a cancer diagnostic company;
Joseph Naylor of San Ramon, CA, vice president of policy, government, and public affairs for Chevron Corp., a position he has held since April 2016.
William Novelli of Bethesda, MD, professor in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and former CEO of AARP.
In other developments:
Arnold Baskies, of Cherry Hill, NJ, became chair of the board. Baskies is a medical director at Virtua Health Systems in southern New Jersey, where he specializes in surgical oncology and general surgery.
Kevin Cullen, of Baltimore, became vice chair. Cullen is the director at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
Lewis Foxhall, of Houston, became board scientific officer. Foxhall is the vice president for health policy and professor of clinical cancer prevention at MD Anderson Cancer Center;
John Alfonso, of Bellerose Village, NY, became sctretary/treadurer. Alfonso is a partner in the CohnReznick LLP New York office and leads the efforts of the firm’s not-for-profit and education industry practice in New York; and
Scarlott Mueller, of Gainesville, FL, became immediate past chair. Mueller is a former vice president and chief nursing officer at the North Florida
Regional Medical Center.
The ACS board consists of 21 members, including five officers and 16 directors. Directors are elected for a two-year term, and officers hold their position for a one-year term. The Board is responsible for setting policy, establishing long-term goals, monitoring general operations, and approving the organizational outcomes and allocation of resources.
