Chris Johnson has worked as an epidemiologist for the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho, a program of the Idaho Hospital Association, since 1998. Mr. Johnson received a Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics from the University of North Carolina, a long time ago. He has been involved with NAACCR since early in his career as a cancer epidemiologist, and his main contributions to NAACCR today are on the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System and as lead editor for the NAACCR Cancer in North America (CiNA) survival and prevalence volumes.

Steve Scoppa, Senior Systems Analyst at Information Management Services focuses on the design and implementation of biomedical computer systems.  He has extensive experience and expertise in systems design and object-oriented programming, focusing mainly on desktop applications. Mr. Scoppa is a lead developer and designer of several systems, including the SEER*Stat, SEER*Prep, and HD*Calc software.  Mr Scoppa holds a BS in Computer Science from James Madison University.  He has been with IMS since 1990.

Dr. Sherman Program Manager of Data Use & Research, NAACCR received her PhD from University of Miami Miller Medical School and her MPH from Oregon Health & Sciences University. Prior to her role at NAACCR, she worked at the Oregon and Florida registries. 

Dr. Sherman Program Manager of Data Use & Research, NAACCR received her PhD from University of Miami Miller Medical School and her MPH from Oregon Health & Sciences University. Prior to her role at NAACCR, she worked at the Oregon and Florida registries. 

Mr. Howe is a Senior Programmer/Analyst at Information Management Services, Inc. (IMS) and the creator of Match*Pro.  He has over 10 years of experience in conducting record linkages and studying record linkage concepts/theory.

Jim is the NAACCR Program Manager of Education and Training and NAACCR Edits Metafile Administrator

Mr. Green has over 30 years of experience with IMS, providing biomedical computing support to the National Cancer Institute. Currently, Mr. Green is the manager that oversees the development of the VPR-CLS web portal and the VPR linkage tool Match*Pro. Mr. Green also manages a group of computer programmers supporting NAACCR products including the CINA publication and CiNA*Explorer. Mr. Green is also the task leader for the NCI's Joinpoint software and has worked as a senior systems analyst for NCI's SEER*Stat, TNM and Collaborative staging.

Bobbi (Mott) has worked for the Iowa Cancer Registry for 27 years.  She is the manager of Data Quality Assurance staff for the Iowa central registry as well as oversee the education and training at the registry.    Bobbi received her RHIT in 1994, ODS in 2000 and Masters in Epidemiology in 2020.  She has done Death Clearance in Iowa for over 25 years.  Throughout the years she has been involved in various workgroups/committees like the NAACCR Death Clearance, MPH, Hematopoietic/Lymphoma, Change Control Board for SEER*DMS and NAACCR Data Consolidation workgroup.  

Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C,  joined MCR in 2021, as Quality Assurance Manager. She graduated from Stephens College in 1991 with a bachelor’s in Health Information Management.   Lucinda has 32 years of experience in Health Information Management in the hospital setting which included Cancer Registry. Lucinda has been a ODS-C since 2004. Lucinda is an active member of NCRA.

Stephanie Phipps is the Data Collection and Production Supervisor with The Cancer Registry of Greater California.  Ms. Phipps achieved her CTR in 2008 and has 18 years of service in the cancer registry field.  She has extensive cross-training in many registry functions, managed multiple projects, and has provided training to both new and seasoned registry staff.  

Vijay Medithi, MBBS, DEM, CTR, is currently serving as Program Director at Myriddian, LLC where he leads the Maryland Cancer Registry, overseeing all aspects of its operations. Vijay holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, which he earned from Christian Medical College in India. After practicing clinical medicine in his home country, he relocated to the United States, where he pursued a master’s in public health. Later, he earned a Diploma in Emergency Medicine (DEM). Vijay’s career in disease registry started with Birth Defects Registry and later transitioned to Cancer Registry, at which time he earned the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential. Vijay’s expertise extends to over 15 years of experience working with both central registries and hospital-based registries. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a deep understanding of data collection methodologies, analysis techniques, and the importance of data in patient care. His dedication to continuous improvement processes led to the implementation of innovative processes and technologies within the field of cancer registry, enabling improved data management and analysis. He takes pride in his role in enhancing cancer surveillance efforts, ultimately leading to improved patient care and outcomes.

Dr. Frazier received her MD from Dartmouth Medical School in 1984, followed by a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Boston and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at DFCI, where she joined the faculty in 1990. She received an ScM from Harvard School of Public Health in 1993. In clinical practice, she concentrates on germ cell tumors, while her epidemiologic research primarily focuses on colorectal cancer screening and prevention.

Dr. Nitin Shrivastava is a pediatric hematology-oncology fellow in his final year of training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed a Master of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed his residency in general pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition to his clinical work, Nitin has been focused on improving access to pediatric cancer care globally. During his fellowship, he has worked to improve forecasting the amounts and costs of chemotherapy forecasting for pediatric patients in the U.S., Canada, and internationally under the mentorship of Dr. Lindsay Frazier.