Empowerment.
Community.
Impact.

JUNE 24TH 2025 | NEW YORK CITY

We’re excited to invite you to the inaugural AfroSHARE Summit—
a gathering collaboratively created with the broader SHARE team. This is more than an event. It’s a space of truth-telling, listening, learning, and collective power.

Whether you’re facing a diagnosis, caring for someone who is, or working to change how cancer care is delivered—you play an important role in this conversation.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Empowerment.
Community.
Impact.

We are very excited to introduce our first AfroSHARE Summit on June 24, 2025!

This will be a groundbreaking, heart-centered event created for the Black community to shine a powerful light on gynecologic and breast cancer.

Rooted in culture, community, and care, the AfroSHARE Summit is more than a conference; it’s a space of connection, healing, and truth-telling. This unique gathering will bring together Black cancer patients and survivors, caregivers, advocates, clinicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical leaders in one room to share lived experiences, amplify voices, and drive collective action. Through open dialogue and interactive sessions, we will explore the real barriers our community faces and work together to push past them.

This day is about breaking the silence and honoring the strength of Black women and families navigating cancer. Attendees will gain life-saving knowledge about early warning signs and symptoms, learn how to confidently advocate for themselves and others, and dive into crucial conversations about rebuilding trust in healthcare and advancing equity in meaningful, measurable ways.

We welcome everyone, across backgrounds, ethnicities, and identities, who is committed to listening, learning, and being a part of change. Join us for a day rooted in Empowerment, Community, and Impact.

The future of health equity starts with us.

Livestream Starts: 8:00 am EST
Summit Starts: 9:00 am EST

📩 Questions or need help? Email us: shareevents@sharecancersupport.org

How to Join:

Click button below or copy and paste link into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84631925766
Use your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
If prompted, the Webinar ID is 846 3192 5766.

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JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

8:00 AM

BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Nefa-Tari Moore, Director of Black Women's Outreach, SHARE Cancer Support

Spiritual Moment

Serrina Goodman, AfroSHARE Ambassador Coordinator

9:15 AM

From Symptoms to Stories: Understanding Gynecologic & Breast Cancers

Heidi Henderson, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, SHARE Cancer Support

9:35 AM

Bridging the Gap: Advancing Equity for Black Women with Gynecologic and Breast Cancers

Keynote

Dr. Carol Brown, Gynecologic Surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

10:10 AM

Unmuting Our Voices: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Black Women’s Cancer Care

Real Talk

Cynthia Chalker, MSS, LCSW

Nefa-Tari Moore, Director of Black Women's Outreach, SHARE Cancer Support

Megan-Claire Chase, Breast Cancer Program Director, SHARE Cancer Support

11:00 AM

BREAK AND CONNECT WITH EXHIBITORS

11:10 AM

Building Trust: Unpacking the Realities of the Black Patient Experience

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Godsfavour Guillet, MS.PHE, BSN, RN NEA-BC, CPXP, Executive Leader in Hospital and Nursing Administration

Dr. Leslie Boyd, Director of Gynecologic Oncology at NYU

Latasha Anderson-Dunkley

Kimberly Vann, Endometrial Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocate

Stephanie Walker, MBC Patient and Advocate

12:00 PM

LUNCH AND CONNECT WITH EXHIBITORS

1:10 PM

Breakout Sessions

*in-person only

Protect Your Peace: Creating Boundaries, Balance, and Breaks

Kettura Campbell, Moderator

Jennifer LaPietra, LMSW Patient Assistance Program Manager, Bilingual Oncology Social Worker at CancerCare

Different Types of Advocacy: Finding the Fit That’s Best for You

Moderator: Natasha Coleman, MPH, Vice President of Community Impact at the American Cancer Society, Northeast Region

Megan-Claire Chase, Breast Cancer Program Director & Podcast Host at SHARE Cancer Support

Gwen Harrison, AfroSHARE Ambassador and NBCC NYC Leader

Annie Ellis, Ovarian Cancer Survivor/Research Advocate

Aisha McClellan, Cervical Cancer Program Coordinator at SHARE Cancer Support

DNA & Dignity: Navigating Genetic Testing with Awareness and Power

Moderator: Kitty Silverman

Jennel Zeppieri, Medical Oncologist, Cancer Genetics, Weill Cornell Medicine GPCP

2:10 PM

Report Back from Breakout Sessions

2:25 PM

Truth, Trust, and Trials: Addressing Fears & Why Representation in Research Matters

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Aisha McClellan, Cervical Cancer Program Coordinator at SHARE Cancer Support

Uzo Osameka, Programs and Community Lead at TOUCH, Black Breast Cancer Alliance

Dr. Lisa Newman, MD MPH FACS FASCO FSSO, Professor and Chief, Section of Breast Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Onyinye Balogun, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine

Karen Peterson, Founder & Chief Patient Advocate Karen's Club

3:15 PM

MOVEMENT BREAK

Let’s take a moment to reset – together. Step away from your seat, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your body through joyful movement. This brief, uplifting session will help you shake off stress, stretch out tension, and recharge your energy. Because healing isn’t just about rest; it’s about rhythm, too.

Nikki E. Walker, THAY Trauma Yoga Teacher & Certified in Kundalini Yoga

3:25 PM

Creating Change: Igniting Ideas into Action

Collaborative Brainstorming

Megan-Claire Chase, Breast Cancer Program Director, SHARE Cancer Support

3:50 PM

AfroSHARE Community Impact: Culturally Rooted Support & Education

Meet the AfroSHARE Ambassadors

4:15 PM

Closing Remarks

Nefa-Tari Moore, Director of Black Women's Outreach, SHARE Cancer Support

4:30-5 PM

Continuing the Conversation

*in-person only

Come mingle, make connections, and meet our amazing Ambassadors. Whether you're continuing a conversation or starting a new one, this is a great chance to network, share ideas, and enjoy some light refreshments. We’d love to see you there!

9:00 AM