Secretariat & Chairs

Shaun O'Connor
Australia
President
president@isopp.org
Evelyn Handel
United States
President-Elect
president-elect@isopp.org
Irene Weru
Kenya
Secretary
secretary@isopp.org
Robert Duncombe
United Kingdom
Treasurer
treasurer@isopp.org
Tiene Bauters
Belgium
General Member
secretariat1@isopp.org
Netty Cracknell
United Kingdom
General Member
secretariat2@isopp.org
Hisanaga Nomura
Japan
General Member
secretariat3@isopp.org
Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Australia
General Member
secretariat4@isopp.org

ISOPP Chairs

ISOPP governance model, in addition to the Secretariat, is made up of standing committees, task forces, and work groups, each of which has an appointed Chair or Lead and each of which requires your input and time.  Volunteer for a committee, task force or work group. Contact services@isopp.org to join your peers and make a difference.  

Let us introduce you to the current ISOPP Chairs.

Alexandre Chan
United States
Governance Committee Chair
governance@isopp.org
Robert Duncombe
United Kingdom
Finance Committee Chair
treasurer@isopp.org
Jennifer Jupp
Canada
Research Committee Chair
research@isopp.org
Himanshu Patel
Canada
Education Committee Chair
education@isopp.org
John Wiernikowski
Canada
Advocacy Task Force Chair
advocacy@isopp.org
Terry Maunsell
Australia
Awards and Travel Grants Annual Task Force Chair
awards@isopp.org
Barry Goldspiel
United States
Credentialing/Specialization/Scope of Practice Task Force Key lead
specialization@isopp.org
Lynne Nakashima
Canada
Immunotherapy Task Force Chair
immunotherapy@isopp.org
Alexandre Chan
United States
Standards Review Task Force Co-Chair
standards@isopp.org
Shaun O'Connor
Australia
Standards Review Task Force Co-Chair
standards@isopp.org
Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Australia
Standards Review Task Force Co-Chair
standards@isopp.org
Rowena (Moe) Schwartz
United States
Vision Task Force Chair
vision@isopp.org
Emma Foreman
United Kingdom
Biosimilars Task Force Chair
biosimilars@isopp.org
Netty Cracknell
United Kingdom
Communications Work Group Key Lead
publications@isopp.org
Evelyn Handel
United States
Newsletter Editor
newsletter@isopp.org
Melanie Danilak
Canada
2021 Virtual Symposium Task Force Chair
symposia@isopp.org
 

 

Committees, Task Force and Work Group Members

Below is a list of ISOPP’s committee, task force and work group members currently engaged and working for you the member. Volunteer for a committee, task force or working group. Contact services@isopp.org to join your peers and make a difference.  

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Advocacy Task Force

Chair: John Wiernikowski
Secretariat Member: Irene Weru
Members: Shirin Abadi, Omnia Abdo, Brooke Bernhardt, Carole R. Chambers, Alexandre Chan, Luh Komang Mela Dewi, Harbans Dhillon, Evelyn Handel, Lisa Holle, Lambert Ingabire, Nirachorn Kuchonthara, Annemeri Livinalli, Rodrigo Spineli Macedo, Pinky Manyau, Felice Musicco, Florence Amah Nkansah, Paul Obeng, Himanshu Patel, Elsa Pedro Gutiérrez, Rowena Schwartz, Mario Jorge Silva, Rosalyn  Sims, Karunrat Tewthanom, Ajo Thomas, David Wata, Monica Yam Fui Chien and Bo (Miguel) Yu

Awards and Travel Grants Annual Task Force

Chair: Terry Maunsell
Secretariat Member: Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Members: Waël Abi Ghanem, Lisa Holle, Fabrizio Festinese, Siew Woon Lim and Rosalyn Sims

Biosimilars Task Force

Chair: Emma Foreman
Secretariat Member: Alexandre Chan
Members: Joseph Bubalo, Milagros Cubilla, Harbans Dhillon, Nirachorn (Jean) Kuchonthara, Annemeri Livinalli, Rodrigo Spineli Macedo, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Winnie Mwangi, Hisanaga Nomura, Shaun O'Connor, Himanshu Patel, Maggie (Margaret) Patterson, Jim Siderov, Mayde Seadi Torriani and Barbara Yim

Communications Work Group
Key Lead: Netty Cracknell
Secretariat Member: Hisanaga Nomura
Members: Felice Musicco, Jill Davis and Shaun O’Connor

Virtual Journal Club (Communications sub group)

Members: Felice Musicco, Carole Chambers, Tandy-Sue Copeland, Jill Davis, Peter Gilbar and Lynne Nakashima

Newsletter Editor
Evelyn Handel
Secretariat Member: Hisanaga Nomura

 

Credentialing/Specialization/Scope of Practice Task Force 
Chair: Barry Goldspiel
Secretariat Member: Alexandre Chan
Members: Tegan Bilse, Peter Gilbar, Donald Harvey and Rowena Schwartz

Education Committee

Chair: Himanshu Patel
Secretariat Member: Aygin Ekincioglu
Members: Jared Borlagdan, Ashraf Chatterjee, Tandy-Sue Copeland, Netty Cracknell, Melanie Danilak, Luh Komang Mela Dewi, Harbans Dhilon, Sarah Glewis, Felipe Gomes, Evelyn Handel, Kimberley-Ann Kerr, Chea Xin Lim, May Oh, Manit Seateaw, Chiajie Tan, David Wata, Irene Weru and Toh Yilong 

Masterclass (Education Committee sub group)

Chair: Harbans Dhilon
Vice Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Oral Anti-cancer: Kimberley-Ann Kerr (Lead), Melanie Danilak and Evelyn Handel
Supportive Care: Chiajie Tan (Lead), Tandy-Sue Copeland, Sarah Glewis, Evelyn Handel and Himanshu Patel
Safe Handling: Harbans Dhilon (Lead), Chiajie Tan and Irene Weru
Advanced Aseptic Preparation: Harbans Dhilon (Lead), Aygin Ekincioglu and Lim Chea Xin Lim

Finance Committee

Treasurer (Chair): Robert Duncombe
President: Shaun O’Connor
Past President: Alexandre Chan
Member: Melanie Danilak, Lisa Holle

Governance Committee
Past President (Chair): Alexandre Chan
Secretariat Member: Shaun O’Connor
Members: Barry Goldspiel and Moe Schwartz

Immunotherapy Task Force

Chair: Lynne Nakashima
Secretariat Member: Alex Chan
Members: Omnia Abdo, Asude Aksoy, María Asunción Albert-Marí, Elif Aras Atik, Jared Borlagdan, Constanza Cortés, Andrea Crespo, Melanie Danilak, Mario de Lemos, Marc Geirnaert, Esin Aysel Kandemir, CheaXin Lim, Ramatu Mas'ud Alabelewe, Rina Mutiara, Karunrat Tewthanom, Ajo Thomas, Andrew Walker, Barbara Yim, Miguel Yu 

Member Engagement Task Force

Call for members to propose strategies to increase member engagement and membership numbers, and to make recommendations on ways to reward active members formally.

Contact services@isopp.org to express your interest in being part of the Task Force. 

Nominations Task Force 2020

Chair: Alex Chan
Members: Rina Aleman-Cruz, Brooke Bernhardt, Fiorenza Enrico, Lynne Nakashima, Chia Jie Tan

Policy Endorsement Task Force

Formed as needed

Research Committee 

Chair: Jennifer Jupp
Secretariat Member: Marliese Alexander
Members: Tiene Bauters,Tandy-Sue Copeland, Nick Duncan, Peter Gilbar, Kellie Jones Weddle, Maria Larizza, Hisanaga Nomura, Paul Sessink and Shinya Suzuki 

Standards Review Task Force

Co-Chairs: Shaun O’Connor, Alexandre Chan and Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Secretariat Member: Alexandre Chan and Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Members: Wael E. Abi Ghanem, Asunción Albert, Marliese Alexander, Marissa C. Alexander Scott, Suhaime Ali, Tiene Bauters, Habibah Binti Kamaruzaman, Carole Chambers, Thomas H. Connor, Sylvie Crauste-manciet, Harbans Dhillon Shereen Elnabhani, Emma Foreman, Sarah Glewis, Evelyn Handel, Lauren Hutton, Shiu Wei (Julie) Kan, Michelle Koberinski, Yin (Sarah) Lo, Barbara A. MacKenzie, Robbie McLauchlan, Michael Moloney, Lynne Nakashima, Lisha Ng, Sandra Palacios, Alison Palumbo, Racha Sabbagh Dit Hawasli, Rowena Schwartz, Antoine Sedrak, Paul Sessink, Graham Sewell, Gouri Shankar Bhattacharyya, Suzanne Staude, Steve Stricker, Mayde Torriani, Carien van der Merwe, Johan Vandenbroucke, Sandrine von Grunigen, Peter Yap and Gozde Yesilyaprak

Vision Task Force
Chair: Rowena (Moe) Schwartz
Secretariat Member: Alexandre Chan
Members: Suhaime Ali, Brooke Bernhardt, Tandy-Sue Copeland, Netty Cracknell, Jacinta Emejulu, Evelyn Handel, Polly Kintzel, Elaine Lazzaroni Moraes, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Jim Mullowney, Mario Jorge Silva, Judith Smith, David Wata and John Wiernikowski
 

ISOPP 2021 Virtual Symposium Task Force
Chair: Melanie Danilak
Secretariat Member: Kimberley-Ann Kerr
Members: Jennifer Jupp, Estela Moreno, Ian Holliday, Brittany Minkskip
 

Oncology Pharmacotherapy and Applications of Biosimilars (OPAB) Program Task Force

Chair: Himanshu Patel
Secretariat Member: Aygin Bayraktar
Members: Alex Chan, Netty Cracknell, Emma Foreman, CheaXin Lim, May Oh, Chiajie Tan