The CML Advocates Network is run by the elected CML Steering Committee composed of six CML patient advocates representing the major regions of the world plus the three co-founders of the network. The management is supported by the Executive Director with our Programme Managers.
The CML Steering Committee
Rod Padua
Chair of the CML Advocates Network President of Touched by Max, Philippines Region Asia-Pacific representative
Jelena Cugurovic
CML Association of Serbia, Serbia
Region Central and Eastern Europe & West Asia representative
Gerald Raymond Clements
CML Buster Foundation, USA
Region North America
Felipe Tapia
Vice-president of Maxi Vida Association, Chile
Region Latin America representative
Eunice Orekha
President of Max Care Foundation, Nigeria Region Middle East & Africa representative
Zack Pemberton-Whiteley
CEO of Leukaemia Care, United Kingdom Region Western Europe Representative
Giora Sharf
Co-founder of the CML Advocates Network
Director of Flute of Light, Israel
Jana Pelouchová
Co-founder of the CML Advocates Network
President of Diagnoza Leukemie, Czech Republic
Jan Geissler
Co-founder of the CML Advocates Network
Chair of LeukaNET, Germany
The free support programme for everyone affected by CML
The Team
Denis Costello
Executive Director of the CML Advocates Network
denis@cmladvocates.net
Nicole Schröter
CML-CAB Officer of the CML Advocates Network
nicole@cmladvocates.net
Eglys González-Marcano
Scientific Project Manager of the CML advocates Network
eglys@cmladvocates.net
Lidija Pecova
Head of Member Relations, Events and Programme Manager of the CML Advocates Network
lidija@cmladvocates.net
Sandra Pavlović
Online Academy Manager of the CML Advocates Network
sandra@cmladvocates.net
Nikola Nikolov
Membership and Programme Assistant of the CML Advocates Network
nikola@cmladvocates.net
Marija Stefkova
Communications Manager of the CML Advocates Network
marija@cmladvocates.net