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    • About Us
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    • Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Programs
    • Healing NET Summit
    • Contact
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    • TEN FACTS ON NET
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    • Navigating the NET Patient Journey
    • High-Grade Neuroendocrine
    • Conversations AYA
    • Links to Patient Resources
  • Resources/
    • Detecting NETs
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Primer
    • Education for Providers
    • Health Care Professional Resources
    • Clinical Trials
  • ZEBRA STORIES/
    • NET Cancer Mom Cycles
    • Final Victory
    • Living My Best Life
    • Karalyn Cares
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The Healing NET Foundation

Board of Directors

The Healing NET Foundation
  • About/
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Programs
    • Healing NET Summit
    • Contact
  • Navigating NETS/
    • TEN FACTS ON NET
    • SEES: SLEEP EAT EXERCISE SPIRIT
    • Navigating the NET Patient Journey
    • High-Grade Neuroendocrine
    • Conversations AYA
    • Links to Patient Resources
  • Resources/
    • Detecting NETs
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Primer
    • Education for Providers
    • Health Care Professional Resources
    • Clinical Trials
  • ZEBRA STORIES/
    • NET Cancer Mom Cycles
    • Final Victory
    • Living My Best Life
    • Karalyn Cares
    • Kevin Bailey's Car
    • Tim's Dinner Date
    • Khloe's Story
    • NET Community: Faces & Voices
    • Tell Your Story
  • Newsletter/
  • DONATE/

Meet The Healing NET Foundation Team

Lorne Polger, San Diego, CA (PRESIDENT 2024-26, Board Member Since 2021)

 

Karen Metz, Knoxville, TN (PRESIDENT 2026-2028, PRESIDENT-ELECT 2025-26, TREASURER 2021-25, BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2020)

 

Pamela Gaytan, BSN, RN; Denver, CO (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2022)

 

Erich Bethke, Denver, CO (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2025)

 

Gary “Gilley” Gilmore, Charleston,SC
(BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2025)

Cindy Lovelace, Nashville, TN (CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2015-2022)

 

Ken Ertel, Richfield, OH (PRESIDENT-ELECT 2026-2028, SECRETARY, 2022-25, BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2022)

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Heloisa Soares, MD, PHD, Salt Lake City, UT (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2022)

Ruth Gerdes, Omaha, NE (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2025, RETURNING BOARD MEMBER FROM 2015)

 

Sarah Planchon Pope, PhD, CCRP, Shaker Heights, OH (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2026)

Eric Liu, MD, Denver, CO (CO-FOUNDER & FOUNDING MEDICAL DIRECTOR)

 

Dan L. Haskell, Nashville, TN (BOARDMEMBER SINCE 2024) .

 

Mike Ramsey, Houston, TX                (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2024)

 

Mark Patton, Carlsbad, CA (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2025)

 

Paul Jett, MD, Kingsport, TN (BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2026, RETURNING BOARD MEMBER FROM 2025)


Margaret Bean, M.Ed. INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER

margaretbean@thehealingnet.org

Karalyn Faulkner PROGRAM & OUTREACH MANAGER

karalynfaulkner@thehealingnet.org

Stacey Farnum, M.A., M.S. OPERATIONS MANAGER

staceyfarnum@thehealingnet.org

 
  • About/
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Programs
    • Healing NET Summit
    • Contact
  • Navigating NETS/
    • TEN FACTS ON NET
    • SEES: SLEEP EAT EXERCISE SPIRIT
    • Navigating the NET Patient Journey
    • High-Grade Neuroendocrine
    • Conversations AYA
    • Links to Patient Resources
  • Resources/
    • Detecting NETs
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Primer
    • Education for Providers
    • Health Care Professional Resources
    • Clinical Trials
  • ZEBRA STORIES/
    • NET Cancer Mom Cycles
    • Final Victory
    • Living My Best Life
    • Karalyn Cares
    • Kevin Bailey's Car
    • Tim's Dinner Date
    • Khloe's Story
    • NET Community: Faces & Voices
    • Tell Your Story
  • Newsletter/
  • DONATE/

The Healing NET Foundation

Mission

To optimize the care of those with neuroendocrine cancer through the education of and collaboration among physicians, health care providers, patients, and caregivers.

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by the RIGHT TEAM
at the RIGHT TIME
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RESOURCES

Ten Facts on NET

Navigating the NET Patient Journey

High-Grade Neuroendocrine Cancers: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers

Detecting Neuroendocrine Cancer

Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Primer for Healthcare Professionals

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