Patient Empowerment Network Manager Program

PEN’s Network Manager program is a true partnership with the cancer community in an effort to join hands with patients and care partners to further enhance health literacy. The Network Manager program was launched in March 2020 by Tamara Lobban-Jones, and has grown exponentially into an award winning hub of true patient empowerment.

The Network Manager 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. The goal of this program is to support health communities around important topics and provide navigation for the path to empowerment.

Tamara Lobban-Jones

Network Managers

Volleen White

October 13, 2020

CLL Network Manager

Heather Smith

September 27, 2020

Lung Cancer Network Manager

Laura Levaas

September 27, 2020

Lung Cancer Network Manager

Sherea Cary

May 7, 2020

Care Partner Network Manager

Honora Miller

March 6, 2020

Myeloma Network Manager

Summer Golden and Jeff Bushnell

March 5, 2020

MPN Network Managers

Carly Flumer

March 1, 2020

Thyroid Cancer Network Manager

This 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 Network Managers 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 cancer managers 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 Network Manager, excerpted from The Power of the PEN Network Manager Program