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

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