Vice Chair (2026) Alexandria Merdanian is the Program Coordinator for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board’sComprehensive Cancer Control Program. She is a new member to the North Dakota Cancer Coalitionand is anxious to get involved.
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Information Officer (2026) Jonathan has over 25 years of professional experience in Information Technology, with more than 20 years engineering, administering, and maintaining healthcare information systems and providing and maintaining healthcare-related technical solutions. In his current position with Mountain Pacific he provides data analysis and technical assistance for multiple quality improvement projects, as well as
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Fundraising Chair (2026) Dustin Nowotny is a board‑certified general at Essentia Health in Fargo, He currently serves as Section Chair of General Surgery and Clinical Instructor of Surgery at the University of North Dakota. His clinical work includes caring for patients with complex cancer diagnoses, and he is actively involved in advancing high‑quality cancer care
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Chair (2026) Sara Anderson is the Survivorship & Community Outreach Program Manager at Essentia Health’s Cancer Center and has over 20 years of experience working in healthcare. In her role, Sara goes into the community to help educate on the importance of cancer screenings, a healthy lifestyle, and much more. She also creates, implements, and
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Treasurer (2026) Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is the current chair of the North Dakota Cancer Coalition and is the interim treasurer due to the resignation of NDNC’s former treasurer. She has been a member of the North Dakota Cancer Coalition for many years, currently serves on the committee to develop the state cancer plan,
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Secretary (2025) Judy Beck, MSN, RN, is the Quality Improvement Program Director at Quality Health Associates of North Dakota. She leads a diverse portfolio of quality improvement initiatives, including ScreeND, the CDC-funded Colorectal Cancer Control Program, and oversees the organization’s participation in the National Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program. With over four decades of
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