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About Us

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

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