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MEETTHE50HOOPSBOARDOFDIRECTORS

TomAndersonRetiredAssociateVicePresident,TempleUniversity(Survivor)Tom Anderson is retired as the Associate Vice President for the OfficeCommunityRelationsatTempleUniversity. In 1995hisofficehelpeddevelopplansfortheLiacourasCenter,whichcreatedequalopportunitiesforminorityindividuals and companies to do business with the University. His office ofcommunityrelationsactsasliaisonforTempleUniversityandthesurroundingPhiladelphia communities. He was responsible for developing/maintainingrelationshipswithindividuals,Communityorganizations,city-stateandfederalinstitutions to help forge mutual interest, through exchange of ideas and

support. Since retirement Anderson does consulting, and is an avid proponent of prostatecancereducation.

Dr.MikeDanielsClinicalInstructoratTempleUniversitySchoolofMedicineDr. Mike Daniels received his medical training from Temple UniversityGeorgetownUniversityandtheUniversityofTexasSouthwestern(SW)MedicalSchool. A board-certified urologist, he currently has a private practice, and isaffiliatedwithforPhiladelphiaareahospitals.Additionally,Dr.DanielsisaclinicalinstructorfortheTempleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,andattendingurologistat the Albert Einstein Medical Center. He has written in several scientificUrological Publications, and scientific presentation to prestigious National

organizations. Dr. Daniels has participated in a number of medical projects includingclinical trials forFinasterideProtocolsFinancetherideforMerckCompanyandreducesclinical trialsfor prostate cancer by GlaxoSmithKline. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and Texas and boardcertificationfromtheAmericanBoardofurology.

Dr.GeorgiaM.Dunston(Emeritus)

SheearnedherB.S.degreeinbiologyfromNorfolkStateUniversityin1965andherM.S.degreeinbiologyfromTuskegeeUniversityin1967.DunstonwentontostudyattheUniversityofMichigan,finishingherPh.D.degreein human genetics in 1972. She then accepted a position at HowardUniversityMedicalCenterasanassistantprofessorthatsheheldfrom1972to 1978.From1975 to 1976,Dunstoncompletedapostdoctoral fellowshipattheNationalCancerInstitutewhereshestudiedtumorimmunology.ShelaterservedasascientistthereinanimmunodiagnosislabthatwaspartlyfundedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH).AtHoward,Dunstonwasappointed director of the human immunogenetics laboratory in 1985. Atthis time, she focused her research on diseases that are common in theblackcommunityaswellasgenesandimmunereactionsthatareuniqueto

AfricanAmericanpopulations.From1991to1994,Dunstonservedasassociatedirectorof the Division of Basic Sciences at Howard University Cancer Center. She was promoted to fullprofessorintheDepartmentofMicrobiologyatHowardin1993andbecamechairofthedepartmentin1998.InspiredbytheHumanGenomeProject,begunin1990,DunstonfocusedherattentiononthegeneticheritageoftheAfricanAmericanpopulation.Dunston’sworkinhumangeneticsanddiversityresultedinherfoundingtheNationalHumanGenomeCenteratHowardUniversityin2001.

LarkGodwin-LeetConsultantLark Leet is a graduate of Berkley University in Berkley, CA. Shewas programCoordinator fortheOaklandUnifiedSchoolDistrictMentorProgramwhereshewasinchargeofstrategicplanningandcoordinationofprogramoperations.Sheserved a project liaison between Laney College and member of the O.U.S.D.community and recruited, hired and supervised site managers and ensuredcompliance with district laws and regulations. She served as RegionalRecruitment Manager for P&E Associates where she coordinated educationalseminars on prostate cancer risks and prevention, recruited physicians with ahighpercentagesofcancerpatientsandrecruitedover100familieswithhighriskfor prostate cancer in the Western region for the National Human Genome

CenteratHowardUniversity.SheservedasInstitutionalReviewBoardCoordinatorfor Children’s Hospital and Research Center in San Francisco. There she screened and analyzed allprotocolsforadherencetoIRBregulatoryrequirements,assistedindividualinvestigatorsinpreparingstudies for presentation to IRB andResearch Committee, administered the IRB application renewalsystemandprovidedadministrativesupportforbothIRB,ResearchCommitteeandchairsandsupportforgrantanalysisfortheTranslationalResearchdirector.Sheiscurrentlyafree-lanceConsultant,bothinhealthandeducationintheSanFranciscoarea.

VeronicaMackey

VeronicaisanativeofLosAngeles.She’sEditorofInglewoodTodayNewsandCEO/MatchmakerofKonnectory,amega-networkingorganizationbasedinLosAngelesandformedin2009.She’salsotheauthorof“30DaysinSeptember,”alifecoachingbook.Asifeditingaweeklynewspaperforovertwodecades,mediaandmarketingconsultingfor50Hoopsandamyriadofotherclientswerenotenough,VeronicahastranscendedtoanewlevelofnetworkingwithKonnectory.HerlatestprojectisPerfectPitch,alive“SharkTank”typeeventwhichconnectsinvestors,lendersandfunderstonewentrepreneurswhopitchideasforfeed-backandfunding.Herpanelofinvestorsisimpressive,andKonnectoryisgrowinginpopularity

inLosAngeles.As50Hoops’NationalCommunicationsDirector,Veronicaconductsmediaresearch;workswithlocalpartnersandteamstodevelopPRobjectives;

liaisonswithcreativeteamstodevelopmediastrategies;andcampaignsandcreatesmediaoutreachspecifictogeographicallocationsfor50Hoops.

BrianC.SpringerVicePresident,ResearchAdministrationand AssociateCenterDirector,Administration-MoffittCancerCenterBrian C. Springer has been Vice President, Research Administration andAssociate Center Director, Administration, at Moffitt Cancer Center andResearch Institute since 2013. Mr. Springerworks closelywithMoffitt Centerdirectors and associates in leading researchdevelopment, planning, direction,finance,operation,andevaluation,andrenewingtheNationalCancer Institutecore grant. Brian held senior administrative leadership positions at three

nationally designated comprehensive cancer centers prior to joiningMoffitt. He is aboardmember of 50Hoops, and is active in a number ofmedical and community networks. BrianearnedaMasterofHealthcareAdministrationfromTheUniversityofNCatChapelHill.

TimothyUpshawProstrateCancerTestingCoordinator

Upshaw's mission is to make every man he meets aware of theimportance of screenings and to get them tested. “My desire is tochangethemindsetofmensothat theywillbemorehealthconscious,and that no more men that I meet die from prostate cancer. Early detectionisthekey,”Upshawsaid. Mr.Upshawcurrentlymanagesthenumber-oneranked,hospital-basedprostateprogramintheUnitedStates,havingscreenedover88,000menforprostatecancer,providingfreeofchargeprostatecancerscreeningsthroughouttheMetroplex.

50HoopsSPECIALRECOGNITION

JamesH.Talley,CPA,CFP,PFSChiefFinancial&OperatingOfficerofJHTalley&Associates,P.C.,CPAMr. Talley’s thirty-nine (39) years of experience has allowed him to specialize infinancial consultation to various profit and non-profit organizations in Texas, andthroughout the United States. His organization primarily operates in the FinancialConsultant business / industry within the Engineering, Accounting, Research, andManagementServices sector. Jim isheavily involved inhis community, churchandothercharitableworks.JimhasbeentheAccountantandCPAfor50Hoopsfornearly15years.WerecognizeTalleyandAssociatesfortheirdedicationtoourfinancesandcontinuedsupportofourprograms.

50HOOPSFOUNDERS

EdSandersCo-Founder,50Hoops/NPFRProjectandP&EAssociatesEd is a former Professional International Basketball Player who grew up inDetroitMichigan,sonofaminister.Hesaysthefirsttimeheheldabasketballheknew thatwashis calling.Whenhegraduated from theprestigiousCass TechHigh School he playedprofessional basketball in Turkey and Japan.He gainedthe nickname “SPIDER” because of his long legs and arms. Ed worked forChevroletfor14yearsandmovedtoDallaswithEDSin1985.HewasManagerofCAVE and Associates Marketing and President of the International BlackNetwork Exchange (IBNE) where he traveled to South African, London, IvoryCoast, Canada and the Bahamas networking Black businesses in Americawithoverseaspartners.

He is President and Co-Founder P&E Associates, a Clinical Trials Recruitment (CTR) Consultingcompany that specialize in recruiting African American andminority patients into clinical trials. AsPresident,Edprovidedclientswitha“newpatientpopulations”fromwhichtorecruitfortheirtrials,while educating about diseases that critically affect this population. As co-founder and COO of 50Hoops andNPFR, heworkswith administration and data development/ analysis. He coordinates alloutreachandclinicalstaff.EdisanavidsportsfanofALLsports,butbasketballremainsthecenterofhislife.Edandhiswifetogetherhavethreegrownchildrenandsixgrandchildren—fiveofwhomareboys—sothey’vegotaGREATgrandpareadytoformhisOWNBasketballteam!!

PatriciaSanders,CNNA,APR,Co-Founder,50Hoops/NPFRProjectandP&EAssociatesPat is a former Public Relations Associate of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Director ofPublic and Community Relations AT&T/Southwestern Bell and Executive VicePresidentofPhilipMorrisIndustrial.ShehostedcommunityradioandtelevisioninSt. Louis, Chicago and Los Angeles, creating a “Focus on the BlackBusinesswoman”onStevieWonder’sKJLHRadio inLosAngeles.ShefoundedPRAssociateswhoseclientsincludedChicagoStateUniversityandLusterProducts.AsColumnistfortheChicagoDefenderNewspaper,sheledateamofbusinesswomen

interested in developing a coalition of networks. She formed TRB (The RHOPARBureau) the first nationalminority speaker’s agency in the countrywith celebrities as Cindy Heron(Miss California and EnVogue singing group), Rosie Grier, Wally Amos, Susan Taylor of EssenceMagazineandhighlyproclaimedmotivational speaker,LesBrown.WorkingwithXeroxCorporation,she created the first “Welfare toWealth in 90 days” Seminars for the state of California’sWelfarerecipients. Pat spring-boarded her speaker’s agency into the national spotlight with TRB NationalSpeaker’scompetitionsinDallas,AtlantaandLosAngeles.And,workingwithJackCanfield(Authorof“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”),she leveragedheragency intohismulti-milliondollarstatecontractforwelfare recipients. Her honors include Who’s Who Among Black Americans, Alumni of the COROFoundation public affairs program, South Africa Golden Phoenix Award and an InternationalBiographicalCenter.

PortiaTucker-Howard PFATHIncorporated50Hoopshadabittersweetbeginningto2015. ItstartedJanuary31st,2015,withthedeathofPat’sbabysister,PortiaTucker-Howard.Portiawasalsoafoundingboardmemberof50Hoops,andfor17years,oneof the company’s strongest supporters and visionaries. Portia handled many aspects of the 50 Hoopsoperations, from technical directions, Internet accountability, marketing documentation and eventcoordination to on-site staff and volunteer recruitment, utilizing 50 Hoops’ timetables and eventhandbookstoguidesuccessfulevents.

As50Hoopsgrewovertheyears,itwasPortia’sprocessesandproceduresthatweredocumented.TheseSOP’s(StandardOperationalProcedures)haveplayedakeyroleintheefficiencyof50Hoops’developmentof “How-toManuals” for every aspect of our operations. This has become the very infrastructure uponwhich 50 Hoopswas built. And,whatmakes our programs totally replicable is because Portia sawourfuture and helped develop our educational models for patient and medical education far beyond thelifetimeofourcompany.

And, as 50 Hoops opens our 20th anniversary, we have created a new “50 Hoops Legends” programtargeted to shareourvisionwithother citiesand teach themhowtoconductour successful events. Inaddition,thistributegoestoEdSanders,whoseprostatecancerpromptedthecreationof50Hoopsaswellas to Portia’s dream for 50Hoops. So, because of Portia’sworkwe have standardized ourmedical andminority patient education programs in order to document and share our programs and our outreachknowledgewithothercommunitiestodayandintothe21stCentury…andbeyond.

Thankyou,Portia,foryourvision–

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