NNECOS Leadership
Board of directors

President Elect
Alissa Thomas, MD
UVM Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Term Expires: 2028

President
Jeanna H. Walsh, MD
NH Oncology-Hematology, PA
Concord, NH
Term Expires: 2028

Immediate Past President
Sheila K Pascual, MD
Northern Light Cancer Institute
Bangor, ME
Term Expires: 2026

Secretary/Treasurer
Nirav Kapadia, MD
Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, NH
Term Expires: 2027
Officer Term through 2026

At Large Associate
Emma Dann
DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Windham, NH
Term Expires: 2027
Officer Term through 2025

Executive Director
Lori Aubrey, CAE
NNECOS
Sandown, NH

Patrick Boland, MD
New England Cancer Specialists
Westbrook, ME
Term Expires: 2028

Sakshi Jasra, MD
UVM Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Term Expires: 2028

Kara Landry, MD
UVM Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Term Expires: 2026

Julia Moukharskya, MD, PhD
New England Cancer Specialists
Topsham, ME
Term Expires: 2026

Ivy Riano Monslave, MD
Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, NH
Term Expires: 2026

Sarah Sinclair, DO
Northern Light Cancer Center
Brewer, ME
Term Expires: 2028

Julian Sprague, MD
UVM Medical Center Hematology
Burlington, VT
Term Expires: 2027

Garrett T. Wasp, MD, MPH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Term Expires: 2027

Megan Derba, PharmD
Northern Light Health
Lafayette Family Cancer Center
Brewer, ME
Term Expires: 2026

Brenda Clements Farnham
RN, MBA, OCN
Northern Light Health
Lafayette Family Cancer Center
Brewer, ME
Term Expires: 2027

Katie Graffam MSN, RN
New England Cancer Specialists
Westbrook, ME
Term Expires: 2028

Katie Hall, MSN, RN, CNL, OCN, ONN-CG
Solinsky Center for Cancer at the Elliot
Manchester, NH
Term Expires: 2027

Lynda Lee Lapan
MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Champlain Valley Hematology Oncology
Colchester, VT
Term Expires: 2027

Nicole Messier BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG
UVM Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Term Expires: 2028

Yoni Resnick, PharmD
New England Cancer Specialists
Scarborough, ME
Term Expires: 2026

Sivan Rotenberg PhD, MA
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH
Term Expires: 2026
trainee liaisons

Ogechi O. Agogbuo, MD
DHMC
Term Expires: 6/30/27

Martha Lodyga, MD
DHMC
Term Expires: 6/30/26

Nicholas Alana, MD
Maine Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/30/27

Jinah Kim, MD
University of Vermont
Term Expires: 6/30/26

Elsy Rivera, MD
University of Vermont
Term Expires: 6/30/27

Allison Matous, MD
DHMC
Term Expires: 6/30/26

Abigail P. Lauder, M.D.
DHMC
Term Expires: 6/30/27
HONORARY COUNCIL

Tracey F. Weisberg, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026 – 2027

Denis B. Hammond, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026 – 2027

Chris Nunnink, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026 – 2027

Doug Weckstein, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026-2027

Tom Openshaw, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026-2027

Steven S. Larmon, MD
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026-2027

Andrew Hertler, MD, FACP
(Appointed 11/2021)
2026 – 2027

Christian A. Thomas, MD
(Appointed 11/2022)
2024-2026

Ken Meehan, MD
(Appointed 11/2022)
2024-2026

Paul S. Unger, MD
(Appointed 11/2022)
2024-2026

Steven Ades, MD
(Appointed 11/2023)
2026-2027

Kathleen McBeth, Psy-MA
(Appointed 11/2024)
2024-2026

John Hill, Jr., MD
(Appointed 1/2026)
2026-2028

Elizabeth B. McGrath, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN
(Appointed 1/2026)
2026-2027

Carl Nelson, MD
(Appointed 1/2026)
2026-2027
PATIENT/CAREGIVER ADVISORS

Tawnya McDonald, MSW, LICSW
Blue Oak Counseling, LLC

Chris Brown, CSCS, CCET
Strongcology
nahpac

Chair Elect
Lynda Lee Lapan, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Champlain Valley Hematology Oncology
Colchester, VT

Chair
Nikki Langstaff, PT,MS, CLT
Program Director
ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation
Saco Bay Physical Therapy
Kennebunk, ME

Immediate Past Chair
Angel Francini, BSN, RN, OCN
Northern Light Cancer Institute
Brewer, ME

Grace Barry, MSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Educator
New England Cancer Specialists

Megan Derba, PharmD
Pharmacy Manager of Oncology and Infusion Services
Lafayette Family Cancer Institute

Candace Fennessy, MPH, RTT
Lead Radiation Therapist
Mass General Cancer Center
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Meghan Field, RDN, LD, FAND
Outpatient Oncology Dietitian
Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Katie Hall, MSN, RN, CNL, OCN, ONN-CG
Thoracic/Melanoma Onc. Nurse Nav. Solinsky Center for Cancer at the Elliot

Nicholas V. Jensen, MS, LGC
Licensed Genetic Counselor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Kathleen McBeth, Psych-MA
Clinical Psychologist
University of Vermont Cancer Center

Tawnya McDonald, MSW, LICSW
Blue Oak Counseling, LLC

Derek Maillet-Rust, MBA, CRHCP
Sr. Practice Manager
Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences
Dartmouth Cancer Center

Elizabeth McGrath, DNP, APRN,
AGACNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN
Huggins Hospital

Nicole Messier, BSN, RN
UVM Medical Center

Sonya Perkins, RN, BSN, OCN, MSCRN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Stephanie Sharp, MS, CGC
Genetics Program Manager
MaineHealth

Emma Dann, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Ex-Officio

Lori Aubrey, CAE
NNECOS
Ex-Officio
