AONN+ Awards

This award recognizes an AONN+ member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Oncology Navigation and to the Academy. This awardee exemplifies the mission and vision of AONN+.

Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH

Principal Investigator
Fox Chase Cancer Center

This award recognizes exceptional leadership and devoted service sharing the AONN+ mission to oncology patients & families & professional communities.

Zarek Mena, OPN-CG

Women's Health Program Manager
Whittingham Cancer Center/MSK Physicians at Norwalk

This award recognizes the contributions of an AONN+ member who has conducted and promoted evidence-based research, which has augmented the field of oncology navigation.

Tricia Strusowski, RN, MSN

Independent Oncology Contractor

This award acknowledges employers who embrace the critical role of oncology navigators and foster their growth.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami, FL

This award recognizes an oncology navigator for his or her outstanding contributions to oncology navigation, patient care, or education.

Kellie Mitchell, BSN, RN, OCN

Oncology Nurse Navigator
Wellstar Paulding

In partnership with CONQUER: the patient voice^® magazine, the Hero of Hope Patient Award annually recognizes an individual whose life is touched by cancer for his or her outstanding contributions to the cancer community.

Megan Knight

This award recognizes an AONN+ member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Oncology Navigation and to the Academy. This awardee exemplifies the mission and vision of AONN+.

Danelle Johnston, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN

Senior Vice President, Mission Delivery
Cancer Support Community

This award recognizes exceptional leadership and devoted service sharing the AONN+ mission to oncology patients & families & professional communities.

Elizabeth Franklin, PhD, MSW

Executive Director, Cancer Policy Institute
Cancer Support Community,
Washington, DC

This award recognizes the contributions of an AONN+ member who has conducted and promoted evidence-based research, which has augmented the field of oncology navigation.

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Medicine,
Division of Clinical Oncology,
Director, Cancer Survivorship
Co-Program Leader for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship,
University of Kansas Cancer Center

This award acknowledges employers who embrace the critical role of oncology navigators and foster their growth.

Sarah Cannon

Nashville, TN

This award recognizes an oncology navigator for his or her outstanding contributions to oncology navigation, patient care, or education.

Margaret Rummel, RN, MHA, OCN, NE-BC, HON-ONN-CG

Abramson Cancer Center,
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In partnership with CONQUER: the patient voice^® magazine, the Hero of Hope Patient Award annually recognizes an individual whose life is touched by cancer for his or her outstanding contributions to the cancer community.

Khadijat Fatai-Banwo

HER2 Triple-Positive Breast Cancer Survivor
Co-Founder, Project PINK BLUE
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

This award recognizes an AONN+ member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Oncology Navigation and to the Academy. This awardee exemplifies the mission and vision of AONN+.

Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, CBCN, CBEC, HON-ONN-CG

Breast Nurse Navigator
Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

This award recognizes exceptional leadership and devoted service sharing the AONN+ mission to oncology patients & families & professional communities.

Jo Maria Watson Weathers, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN

Oncology Multidisciplinary Center Supervisor for Navigation
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, South Carolina

This award recognizes the contributions of an AONN+ member who has conducted and promoted evidence-based research, which has augmented the field of oncology navigation.

Clara Lambert, BBA, OPN-CG

Oncology Financial Navigator
Bhorade Cancer Center Advocate
Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, Illinois

This award acknowledges employers who embrace the critical role of oncology navigators and foster their growth.

Masonic Cancer Alliance

KU Clinical Research Center
University of Kansas
Fairway, Kansas

Recognition of an AONN+ member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Oncology Navigation and to the Academy.  This awardee exemplifies the mission and vision of AONN+.

Lillie Shockney, RN, B.S., MAS, ONN-CG

University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer
Professor of Surgery , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Developer, Work Stride- Managing Cancer at Work
Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions

This award recognizes exceptional leadership and devoted service sharing the AONN+ mission to oncology patients & families & professional communities.

Pamela Goetz, BA, OPN-CG

Oncology Survivorship Navigator
Center for Patient and Family Services
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine

• AONN+ Leadership Council since 2013– ensuring the voice of the patient navigator is represented within the association
• Leadership on AONN+ National Committees: EIP, Newsletter and AQUIRE
• Several Publications in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship and CONQUER
• 2018 - facilitated 2 webinars focused on abstract submission and presentation
• Development of first of kind AONN+ National Pre-Conference Workshop to offer mentorship and support to attendees focused on “Demystifying the Research Process: Workshop for Patient Navigators, Social Workers, and Administrators”

This award recognizes the contributions of an AONN+ member who has conducted and promoted evidence-based research, which has augmented the field of oncology navigation.

Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH

Founder, Native American Cancer Research Corporation
President, Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc

• Actively involved with her population health and wellness endeavors nationwide – currently is the principal investigator and subcontractor for 5 NIH grants
• Serves on numerous national and local advisory boards and committees to promote research and programmatic efforts to assist Native People in obtaining higher levels of health.
• Founder and president of the Native American Cancer Research Corporation
• 100 peer-reviewed publications, of which most address Native American cancer, public health and data issues.
• Member of the National Institutes of Health national advisory council on Minority Health and Health Disparities

This award acknowledges employers who embrace the critical role of oncology navigators and foster their growth.

Miami Cancer Institute

The AONN+ Oncology Navigation Excellence, or ONE Award, recognizes an oncology navigator for his or her outstanding contributions to oncology navigation, patient care, or education.

Ashley Marks, RN, BSN, CHPN, CBCN

Gynecologic Oncology Nurse Navigator, Woman’s Hospital

In partnership with CONQUER: the patient voice^™ magazine, the Hero of Hope Patient Award annually recognizes an individual whose life is touched by cancer for his or her outstanding contributions to the cancer community.

Jessica Morris

Glioblastoma Survivor
Co-Founder of OurBrainBank nonprofit organization and OurBrainBank app