Protocol Support Committee

 

Chair



Terry Thomas, MS, CCRC

Vice Chair(s)


Cynthia Licavoli, RN, BSN, MA

Nancy Fusco, RN, BSN, CCRP

Scientific Program

Subcommittees

CRA Subcommittee
Chair
Alex Kudryashev, MS, CCRP
Vice Chairs
Lauren Seames, MPH, CCRC
Marissa Weiss, MBA

CTN Subcommittee
Chair
Alison Ivey, RN, MS, OCN, CCRP
Vice Chairs
Donna White, RN, BSN, OCN
Erin McCaig, RN, BSN

Working Groups

Education and Training
Cynthia Licavoli, RN, BSN, MA, Lead Facilitator
Lauren Seames, MPH, CCRC, Co-Facilitator

Mentorship
Nancy Fusco, RN, BSN, CCRP, Lead Facilitator
Joni Shortt, RN, BSN, CCRC, Co-Facilitator

Protocol Review
Terry Thomas, MS, CCRC, Lead Facilitator
Tiffany Elsea, BA, CCRP, Co-Facilitator

Quality Control & Communications
Donna White, RN, BSN, OCN, Lead Facilitator
Erin McCaig, RN, BSN, Co-Facilitator


Committee Charge

The primary functions of the Protocol Support Committee (PSC) include support and quality control of protocol-related activities, education and training of NRG Oncology members on relevant topics, and mentorship. The PSC includes 2 subcommittees, the Clinical Trial Nurse Committee and the Clinical Research Associate Committee.

Resources

For more information about the activities of the Protocol Support Committee, visit the Clinical Trial Resources section or contact NRG-PSC@nrgoncology.org

NRG Oncology Meeting resources

For NRG 2025 Winter Meeting resources, please click here (login required).

For PSC presentations from past NRG Oncology Meetings, click here (login required).

Mentorship Program
Information about the PSC Mentorship program can be found by visiting the Clinical Trials - Introductory Materials section.

Member contact information (login required).

PSC Liaisons
Brain
Michele Harmon - CTN
Terry Thomas - CRA

Breast
Courtney Montgomery - CTN
Desiree Goldstein - CRA

Cancer Prevention & Control
Pamela Mason - CTN

Cervix
Anne Heugel - CTN

Communications
Pamela Mason - CTN

Developmental Therapuetics and Phase 1
Jacqueline Ludwig - CTN
Anne Gabel - CRA

GI-Colorectal
Alison Ivey - CTN
Erin Fukaya - CRA

GI-Non Colorectal
Alison Ivey - CTN
Erin Fukaya - CRA

Genitourinary
Sarah Lewis - CRA

GYN RARE
Erin McCaig - CTN
Rachel Lacy - CRA

Health Disparities
Donna White - CTN
Tiffany Elsea - CRA

Lung
Stacey Lewis - CTN
Sarah Mulhern - CRA

Medical Oncology
Minh Tran - CTN
Tiffany Elsea - CRA 

Ovary
Mary Smrekar - CTN
Rachel Lacy - CRA

PCOR
Rebecca Kramer - CTN
Terry Thomas - CRA

Radiation Therapy - Developmental Therapuetics
Joan Cahill - CTN
Alex Kudryashev - CRA

Uterine Corpus
Donna White - CTN
Rachel Lacy - CRA



Committee Members

  • Nancy Fusco, RN, BSN, CCRP
  • Alison Ivey, RN, MS, OCN, CCRP
  • Kristen Kotsko, RN, BSN- NRG Oncology Staff Member
  • Alex Kudryashev, MS, CCRP
  • Cynthia Licavoli, RN, BSN, MA
  • Erin McCaig, RN, BSN
  • Lauren Seames, MPH, CCRC
  • Terry Thomas, MS, CCRC
  • Marissa Weiss, MBA
  • Donna White, RN, BSN, OCN

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