The Only National African American
Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization
Board of Directors
Karen Jackson Chair
Bettie Eubanks Vice Chair
Camille Cash MD
Judy Foston
Cynthia Newbille
Bertie Ford RN
John L. Green CPA
Medical Advisory Committee
Lisa A. Newman MD, MPH, F.A.C.S.--Chief Medical Advisor
Lovell Jones, PHD
C. Kent Osborne, MD
Jean-Bernard Duran MD, FACC, FCCP
Lavinia Middleton, MD Harold Freeman, MD
Tonya Washington-Stephens, MD
National Headquarters
Kelly P. HodgesNational Program Director
Erie CallowayExecutive Director
Chandra M. BrooksAffiliate Relations Manager
Lanita “Pearl” BurtonOffice Administrator
Karen E. Jackson Founder/CEO
Goals
• Create strategic alliances and partnerships to maximize SNI impact in breast cancer research.
• Employ innovative strategies to build a well-trained proactive advocacy movement.
• Develop and implement new communication and social networking skills to increase awareness.
• Adapt 2020 as new vision to end breast cancer.
New ProgramsTweens in Pink
•To educate tween girls ages 12-16 about the importance of breast health and equip them to become breast health ambassadors for their family members.
Young Sisters Initiative (YSI)
•Younger African American women cancer. In an effort to address the needs of these women, Sisters Network® Inc. will launch the Young Sisters Initiative. This program is designed to reach women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 45.
National African American Breast Cancer Conference
• First conference in 1999
•Provides a broader scope of knowledge and addresses the breast cancer survivorship crisis affecting the African American woman
•Over 500 survivors and healthcare professionals from across the United States
Sisters Network Inc.National Coalition
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
International Black Women’s Congress Jack & Jill of America, Inc. Oncology Nursing Society The Links, Inc.
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.
Future Projects
•Webinars
•Blogging
•Ask the Doctor
•Skype-National Conferences
• Program Evaluation
•Statistical Analysis
Sisters Network® Inc
2922 Rosedale Street Houston, TX 77004
713-781-0255 Office713-780-8998 Fax
1-866-781-1808 Toll Freewww.sistersnetworkinc.org