Staff

Margo Michaels, Executive Director and President
A former Education Branch Chief at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), for the last 10 years Ms. Michaels has developed programs to educate cancer advocates, community leaders, and health care professionals about policy and science issues related to cancer and cancer clinical trials education. She developed NCI’s Clinical Trial Ambassador Program, NCI’s Clinical Trial Education Series, and the Clinical Research: Affiliates Funding Trials (CRAFT) program at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in Dallas, TX. She was the Director of the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD in the late 90’s. Ms. Michaels has extensive experience in project management, outreach, partnership development, and creation of educational materials. She holds an M.P.H. in Health Behavior/Health Education from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.

Natasha Blakeney, Training Director
Natasha has a diverse background in cancer education and outreach, particularly in reaching medically underserved communities and working with health care professionals to improve recruitment and retention in clinical research. She has professional experience with the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, the Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Natasha received her M.P.H. in Health Behavior/Health Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lawrence Green, Program Assistant
Lawrence is a graduate of Temple University, where he earned his Bachelor Degrees in Film and Media Arts and African American Studies in 2003. Before joining ENACCT in 2006, Lawrence held a variety of positions with several multimedia organizations and corporations including PBS, The Service Employee International Union (SEIU), The Feedroom, and The Black Documentary Collective. His years of volunteer work involve tutoring young inner city adults and assisting TransAfrica Forum’s program staff, which led him to become more interested in community based organizations. Lawrence Green joins ENACCT’s staff enthused to learn more about access to cancer clinical trials in order to help eliminate health disparities.

Stacy Collins, Project Coordinator
Stacy is the Project Director for the invitational conference series Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials: Changing Research, Practice and Policy – a joint initiative of ENACCT and CCPH (Community-Campus Partnerships for Health). Ms. Collins has extensive experience in community health advocacy and project management, through her work with the National Association of Children’s Hospitals, as well as Washington, DC area social service agencies. She holds an M.S.W. from Catholic University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Virginia.

Monte Roulier, ENACCT PEP Partnership Coach
Monte is a Co-Founder and Principal of Community Initiatives (CI), a network of individuals dedicated to helping organizations and community collaborations shape change and accelerate results.

Monte is a process and change strategist, consultant and facilitator. His work in the areas of team development, collaborative leadership, performance measurement and organizational learning includes a unique mixture of assistance to hundreds of community and organizational change initiatives.

Prior to Community Initiatives, Monte served as the Senior Community Advisor at the National Civic League (NCL), a non-profit organization dedicated to participative governance and civic engagement. While at NCL Monte led its nationally recognized Healthy Communities Program. Monte also served for five years as President of Service Adventures, Inc, a business that produced educational programs, and sustainable development and natural resource protection projects in Russia and Central Asia. Monte lives in Columbia, Missouri with his wife and three kids.

Gina Pokrashevsky, Staff Assistant
Gina is a recent graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and a Minor in Public and Community Health. As an undergraduate, she was a member of Eta Sigma Gamma, a public health honorary society that educated local communities about pertinent health issues. Gina has also worked and volunteered with several non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. As a new employee of ENACCT, Gina looks forward to learning more about the field of health education as she prepares to obtain her Masters in Public Health.