Katie Devine, PhD, MPH is a licensed clinical psychologist with a background in human development. She serves as the Associate Director for the New Jersey Pediatric Hematology Oncology Research Center of Excellence (NJ PHORCE) and the Section Chief of Pediatric Population Science, Outcomes, and Disparities Research at Rutgers Cancer Institute. Her research focuses on the psychosocial aspects of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivorship, including patient and family adaptation to illness, adherence to medical recommendations and survivorship care, transitions in care, and health promotion for survivors.

Alison Silberman is the CEO of Stupid Cancer, Inc., a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals affected by adolescent and young adult cancer by ending isolation and fostering community. With two decades of experience in public service across government and nonprofit sectors, Alison brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to her role. Her commitment is deeply personal, having been shaped by her own caregiving experience. She is devoted to ensuring that adolescents and young adults navigating cancer treatment and survivorship are supported, understood, and accepted. Before joining Stupid Cancer, Alison served as Senior Program Director at Tuesday’s Children and Director of Field Engagement at the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, where she played a key role in expanding the organization’s national presence and leading advocacy efforts at both the state level and on Capitol Hill. Alison's earlier career included work in Mayor Bloomberg’s Office, where she partnered with state and local leaders to address the City of New York’s criminal justice priorities. Alison holds a degree in government from Colby College and a Master’s in Urban Planning from Columbia University. For over 20 years, she has been dedicated to community service, serving as a mentor, team member, and member of the Young Leaders Cancer Council of LIVESTRONG, as well as a volunteer coach with Girls on the Run NYC. Alison resides in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and two children.

Dr. Sage Bolte received her bachelor’s degree in both psychology and social work at Hope College, in Holland, MI, and later continued her studies at the University of Michigan, where she received her master’s degree in social work. She received the American Cancer Society’s Doctoral Training Grant in 2008 and obtained her PhD in social work from The National School of Social Services at the Catholic University of America in 2010. She was recently named a Fellow of Oncology Social Work by the Association of Oncology Social Workers. Dr. Bolte also has her certificate in sexual health from the University of Michigan. She is a certified sex therapist, known nationally for her work in sexual health and cancer, and respected as a leader in the field of oncology social work. Sage served at Inova’s Life with Cancer program as an oncology counselor, Program Coordinator and Executive Director of Life with Cancer and Patient Experience for the Inova Schar Cancer over 15 years. Dr. Bolte helped grow the young adult support program at Inova and the annual young adult survivorship conference. Since 2019, in addition to national teaching on sexual health, Dr. Bolte has served as Chief Philanthropy Officer and President, Inova Health Foundation. As Chief Philanthropy Officer, she works closely with the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, and donors to achieve Inova’s goals, institutionalize best practices, and establish a culture of philanthropy across the entire organization. She also oversees development strategies, including major and planned gifts, events, and foundation and corporate giving. She is responsible for raising more than 40 million dollars annually to support Inova’s philanthropic priorities. She has written or contributed to several peer-reviewed articles and books, including three chapters in the Oxford textbook The Handbook for Oncology Social Work and a chapter in the 2024 Handbook for Oncology Nursing by the Oncology Nursing Society.

Dr. Salsman is a Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine where he serves as the Associate Director of Public Health Sciences for Charlotte and the Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a health psychologist by training and a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. His work focuses on maximizing the health-related quality of life of adolescents and young adults with cancer both during and after treatment. He does this primarily by improving measurement of patient-reported outcomes in order to amplify patient voices and through adapting and implementing behavioral interventions to foster wellbeing and reduce adverse mental and social health outcomes. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2006 and served as a principal investigator on NCI-funded research since 2011.

Dr. Lori Wiener is co-director of the Behavioral Science Core and Head of the Psychosocial Support and Research Program at the pediatric oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute. As both a clinician and behavioral scientist, Dr. Wiener has developed a robust clinical and research program that has focused on critical clinical issues such as parental coping, lone parenting, transnational parenting, sibling and sibling donor experiences, graph versus host disease, and end-of-life planning. Dr. Wiener has also dedicated a substantial part of her career to applying knowledge from her clinical experience and psychosocial studies to create innovative resources such as books, workbooks, therapeutic games and an advance care planning guide for children, adolescents, and young adults. Each of these resources are distributed worldwide and widely utilized in pediatric centers. Dr. Wiener proudly led the team that has developed the first evidence-based psychosocial standards of care for children with cancer and their family members. She has published close to 300 publications spanning peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. Dr. Wiener has co-edited the textbooks Pediatric Psycho-Oncology: A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management and Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology: Textbook for Multi-disciplinary Care, co-authored a storybook, The Gift of Gerbert’s Feathers, to help children through the psychological and behavioral process of preparing for a natural end of life and co-edited a Special Issue in CHILDREN on Psychosocial Issues in Children and Adolescents Living with a Rare Condition (2023) and in CANCERS on Advances in Pediatric and Adolescent Psycho-Oncology (2025).