Steven Wei is a Surgical Oncology PA at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.  For over 26 yrs, he has worked in the outpatient Hepato/ pancreas/ biliary clinic and also serves as APP Manager, as well as an Associate Medical Director of our Colorectal Center.  Steven enjoys coaching, mentorship, and leadership development.Steven is involved in several organizations, including the APSHO Board of Directors. Outside of work, Steven is happily married with 4 kids and they love to travel… Steven enjoy tennis, Texas Longhorn sports, and serving on medical missions and will be serving on his first medical trip to the Amazon later this summer.

Dr. Mailey Wilks is nurse practitioner from Cleveland, Ohio, with nearly 20 years of experience in health care, the last 12 years focused on hematology/oncology. She began her career as a patient care assistant during nursing school and obtained her undergraduate nursing degree in 2010 from Wheeling Jesuit University. She began her BSN role in cardiology at Cleveland Clinic. She quickly pursued her passion for education and achieved her MSN from Kent State University in 2014 and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Walden University in 2019. During that time, she worked at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute as both a nurse practitioner and AP leader. Through her several years of leadership experience, she helped develop and execute AP-led programs such as a Cancer Thrombosis Clinic, Oncology Rapid Access Clinic, Anemia Virtual Consult Clinic, and an AP Hematology Oncology Fellowship. She also holds an adjunct faculty role at Kent State University for their nurse practitioner program. Due to her passion for education and leadership, she recently took a new role as a medical science liaison for a pharmaceutical company in which she supports HCPs through scientific exchange in the disease states of iron deficiency anemia and ES-SCLC. She considers herself to be a lifelong learner who thrives on the opportunities to mentor other APs and develop education programs that support hematology/oncology clinical practice, leadership, and patients

Kate Martin, PA-C, MBA, is the Director of APPs for Mass General Brigham (MGB) Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of APPs for the Department of Medical Oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston.

Kate began her career as a radiation therapist in 2007 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, before completing her Honours BSc in Neurobiology at Brock University and attending Weill Cornell Medical College where she obtained her Physician Assistant degree. She completed her MBA at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

She started her career in inpatient medical oncology and neurosurgery. She ultimately joined the Department of Radiation Oncology in 2017 and rejoined the Department of Medical Oncology in 2025. Her primary clinical focus is adult and pediatric diseases of the central nervous system, both in the ambulatory and inpatient setting. Her administrative role focuses on oncology APP strategy, utilization of APPs in radiation and medical oncology, leadership development, and systems integration.

Suzanne McGettigan is an oncology nurse practitioner and Clinical Director of Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing in the ambulatory practices of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a nurse practitioner in the Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies Program since 2003 as well as working in other disease-based specialties within the division.

She is the Director of Clinical Services in the Tara Miller Melanoma Center. She also is a clinical associate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the graduate nurse practitioner program.

She has been a sub-investigator on several therapeutic clinical trials and is a member of the NCCN Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities panel. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals detailing nursing and APP care of patients and provided lectures nationally on these topics.

Ms. McGettigan has lectured locally and nationally on the importance of clinical leadership development, mentorship, adequate onboarding for new-to-practice APPs, and the development of metrics to more accurately account for APP work in oncology.

Meredith is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the CU School of Nursing, the Medical Director for the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and the Associate Vice Chair for APP Development and Mentorship. After completing her BA at Wellesley College and MA at Colombia University, Meredith worked for several years as a middle school teacher. She then attended the Yale School of Nursing and worked as a nurse in pediatric oncology and transplant and Yale-New Haven Hospital. After graduating with her Acute Care NP degree in 2016, she joined the Hematology Division at CU. When not working, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her husband and four daughters.

Eileen Vella is a certified physician associate and health-care executive with over a decade of experience in advanced practice leadership, oncology care delivery, and clinical program development. As Director of Advanced Practice Provider Services at The US Oncology Network, she leads strategic initiatives to optimize APP structures, mentor clinical leaders, and enhance patient outcomes across a national footprint.

Her career includes leadership roles at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she pioneered APP-led clinics, developed career ladders, and implemented engagement strategies that continue to shape sustainable, high-performing APP teams.

Eileen is passionate about building resilient clinical teams and fostering innovation in oncology care. She collaborates across disciplines to drive quality improvement, support professional development, and align APP contributions with organizational goals.

Dr. Rose DiMarco, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP is the Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) at Jefferson Health in Center City Philadelphia. Dr. DiMarco is the SKCCC Pharmacy Quality Lead and has participated in the HOPA-ASCO Quality Training Program. Her specialties include breast cancer and side effect management, and she is passionate about patient safety, quality improvement, and health equity. Dr. DiMarco is the past chair of APSHO’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and serves on the Professional Development and Leadership Committee. Dr. DiMarco is also the co-chair of the YMCA Columbia North’s Advisory Board.