Board of Directors
AVAHO 2022-2023 Board of Directors
Due to rotational schedules, AVAHO elected candidates for four (3) three members and elected three (3) new Advisory (ex-officio) positions. We are excited to expand our board and its impact on member services.
Janice Schwartz, MSN, RN, OCN
President
Cancer Care Coordinator Surgical Service
NMVAHCS
New Mexico VA Health Care System
Albuquerque, NM
Cindy Bowman, MSN, RN, OCN
President-Elect
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Cancer Care Navigation Program Coordinator
Ethics Consultation Team (Co-Chair)
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Bernadette Heron, PharmD, BCOP
Past President
National PBM Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Pharmacy Benefits Management
Pittsburgh, PA
Kourtney LaPlant, PharmD, BCOP
Acting Secretary
Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager
Academic Detailer in Oncology and Sterile Product Preparations
VISN8 Pharmacy Benefits
Brian Dahl, PharmD, BCOP
Treasurer
Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
VA Medical Center San Diego
Julie Beck, RN, MSN, MPH, APRN-BC
Board Member
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Cancer Care Coordinator
Moderator, VISN1 Echo Cancer Care Conference
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Nicholas Burwick, MD
Board Member
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
University of Washington
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Dwight "David" Eplin, PharmD, BCOP
Board Member
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Stem cell transplant/CAR-T cell
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Nashville, TN
Jane Looney, MT (ASP); MHA
Board Member
National Precision Oncology Program
Durham, NC
Angela Schoppet, CTR
Board Member
Cancer Registrar at VA National Oncology Program
Department of Veteran Affairs
Advisory (Ex-Officio) Board Members
Russell (Rusty) Crawford, B Pharm (Ret)
Past President
Clinical Pharmacist, Hematology/Oncology Clinical Specialist, Retired
Tony Quang, MD, JD
Past President
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Seattle, WA
William Wachsman, MD, PhD
Past President
Hematologist-Oncologist
Professor of Medicine Emeritus at UCSD School of Medicine
San Diego VA Healthcare System