Meet Our Advisory and Associate Boards
The Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology’s Advisory and Associate Boards are comprised of individuals interested in making a significant impact on the care of patients with cancer and their families, supporting the mission of the Simms Mann Center and helping to expand the resources to support the Center.
Advisory Board Members
![Victoria Mann Simms](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/2d/victoria-mann-simms995x1321.jpg?h=af3ce6b0&f=97a34aff&itok=N3pOgrFb)
Victoria Mann Simms, PhD
Founder
![Teddy Seraphine Leonard](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/38/teddy-leonard-187x220.jpg?f=6851c8f4&itok=q-HYB3qL)
Teddy Seraphine Leonard
Board Chair
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Lauren Geisler Fite
Advisory Board member
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Phillip Gonzales, MBA
Advisory Board member
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Michele Kaplan
Advisory Board Member
![Camelia Lynne](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/07/camelia-lynne-300x300.jpg?f=3d637ea3&itok=-74n_TTh)
Camelia Lynne
Advisory Board Member
![Emily Lefkowitz, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/9e/emily-lefkowitz.jpg?f=64f1808a&itok=m1piyG0q)
Emily Lefkowitz, PhD
Advisory Board Member
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Renee Meshul
Advisory Board Member
![Richard Miller, Shareholder, Greenwald Pauly Foster & Miller (GPFM)](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/9f/richard-miller.jpg?f=e506ee83&itok=Ha12YsOf)
Richard Miller
Advisory Board member
![Richard G. Newman](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/f7/richard-newman.jpg?f=62f69dca&itok=-fYRAuKw)
Richard G. Newman, MRE
Advisory Board Member
![Mary Saltzburg](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/8c/mary-saltzburg.jpg?f=14091bd5&itok=kNmorogI)
Mary Saltzburg
Advisory Board Member
![Marjorie Bach Walsh](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/d2/marjorie-walsh-300x300.jpg?f=2a754d38&itok=rHDMC7O-)
Marjorie Bach Walsh
Advisory Board Member
![Sidharth R. Anand, MD, MBA](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/anand-sidharth-1336453810.jpg?h=eef27a07&f=8ffc93ee&itok=oYlx2-MH)
Sidharth R. Anand, MD, MBA
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
![Rena D. Callahan, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/callahan-rena-1487856779.jpg?h=6303ee9e&f=5a0bd4c2&itok=rcsHqcuR)
Rena D. Callahan, MD
Breast Medical Oncology
Associate Board Members
![Alex Alban, MA, MFT](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/e4/alexis-alban.png?f=a7f1e7b4&itok=3bqHoWx1)
Alexis Alban, MA, MFT
Associate Board Member
![Deepika Chopra, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/eb/deepika-chopra.jpg?f=13dc7ea7&itok=WpKZ_mcC)
Deepika Chopra, PhD
Associate Board Member
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Ronak Garg, MD
Associate Board Member
![Chaitali Gala Mehta](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/a4/chaitali-mehta.jpg?f=1894b32e&itok=lEyU3htC)
Chaitali Gala Mehta
Associate Board Member
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Kelly Silk, JD
Associate Board Member
![Christine Berberian Zenjiryan](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_006000_180x240/public/images/4c/christine-berberian-zenjiryan.jpg?f=90e1093c&itok=P3xK31LR)
Christine Berberian Zenjiryan
Associate Board Member
Goals of the Boards
- To raise awareness in the community of the Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology as a national model for providing integrative patient care for individuals and families touched by cancer.
- To support the free psychosocial and educational programs offered by the Center through Board contributions.
- To increase the base of support for the Center to enhance its ongoing programs and expand services.
Time/Service Commitment
- Meetings, in person and via Zoom.
- Board service for a three-year term (renewable).
- Willingness to recruit and orient new Board members and to serve as a link to the community, articulating the Center’s mission, accomplishments, and goals.
We welcome your inquiries. Please contact Margaret Steele, Executive Director of JCCF or Shannon La Cava, Director, Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, 310-794-6644.