Board Members
The board of the Michigan Cancer Pain Initiative (MCPI) includes representative of the health professions, clergy, government, and higher education, as well as patient advocates.
Members of the board are:
Karen Ogle, President
College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
Vicki Rakowski , Treasurer
Great Lakes Chapter, American Cancer Society
Carol Abdelnour
Greenfield Community Health Services, Dialysis
Rishan Maxwell Butler
City of Lansing, Human Relations
Kay Felt
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Wendy Goldberg
Henry Ford Health System
Marilyn Harton
(Retired)
Sue Hasenau
College of Nursing, Madonna University
Katie Kessler
College of Nursing, Michigan State University
Jeanne Lewandowski
Pediatric Palliative Care
Penny Murphy
Avalon Hospice
Marie Peters
St. Joseph Hospice Services
Lucy Stern
Ann Arbor VA Palliative Care
April Vallerand
College of Nursing, Wayne State University


