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