Patient Empowerment Network Empowerment Lead Program

Help from people who have been there

The Empowerment Lead program partners with our cancer community in an effort to join hands with you as patients and care partners to further enhance health literacy. The Empowerment Lead program was launched in March 2020 and has grown exponentially into an award-winning hub of true patient empowerment.

Our Empowerment Lead program is made up of highly passionate empowerment ambassadors volunteering from around the country, engaging with PEN’s network of cancer patients and families, and serving as a direct conduit of empowerment. Our goal for this program is to support health communities around important topics and provide navigation for the path to empowerment.

Empowerment Leads More Information >>

Sherea Cary

December 6, 2020

Care Partner Empowerment Lead

Jessica Catlin

December 5, 2020

Colon Cancer Empowerment Lead

Cora Connor

December 4, 2020

RMC Empowerment Lead

Art Flatau

December 2, 2020

AML Empowerment Lead

Carly Flumer

December 1, 2020

Thyroid Cancer Empowerment Lead

Summer Golden and Jeff Bushnell

November 28, 2020

MPN Empowerment Leads

Miche’al “Mikki” Goodwin

November 26, 2020

Gynecological Cancers Empowerment Lead

Lisa Hatfield

November 24, 2020

Myeloma Empowerment Lead

Gary Hooker

November 12, 2020

Prostate Cancer Empowerment Lead

Mary Leer

November 9, 2020

Breast Cancer Empowerment Lead

Sabrina Ocasio

May 29, 2020

Breast Cancer Empowerment Lead

Linda Ryan

May 20, 2020

Gynecological Cancers Empowerment Lead

Sasha Tanori

May 15, 2020

AML Empowerment Lead

Diahanna Vallentine

May 14, 2020

Financial Empowerment Lead

Volleen White

May 13, 2020

CLL Empowerment Lead

Christine Wu

May 12, 2020

Lung Cancer Empowerment Lead

Nykema Mpama

September 1, 2015

Outreach & Engagement Coordinator

Our strong team of compassionate volunteers does not give medical advice, instead, they help health communities adapt to the realities of living with a serious illness. PEN Empowerment Leads pay it forward as the communities’ human bridge to survivorship as they understand first-hand the anxieties and uncertainties that come with a cancer diagnosis.

“Joining PEN’s network of empowerment leads has truly been inspiring. Although we’re all across the world, conversing with them via email and Zoom chats and hearing their stories and thoughts of how to resonate with more patients is what feeds my soul. PEN is constantly growing, with their goal of representing all cancers.” — Carly Flumer, PEN Empowerment Lead, excerpted from The Power of the PEN Empowerment Lead Program

Receive Personalized Support

By texting EMPOWER to +1-833-213-6657, you can receive personalized support from our Empowerment Leads. Whether you’re a cancer patient, or caring for someone who is, PEN’s Empowerment Leads will be here for you at every step of your journey. For more information, take a look at these FAQs.