Contributors

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Joshua Wright

Joshua Wright is a Community Project Coordinator for the Cancer Health Disparities Initiative at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Carbone Cancer Center. He works with organizations and community members to support health awareness through cancer prevention activities, education and programs. These efforts promote CHDI's mission to reduce disparate outcomes for populations that experience heavier cancer burdens.

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Deleono Johnson

Formerly the Station Host for CW18 Milwaukee, Deleono founded Omniverse Media Group in 2016 to further his expertise in television production and hosting. With over 15 years of industry experience in front of the camera, he transitioned to a producer role, bringing his understanding of storytelling to the other side of the lens. Under his leadership, Omniverse Media Group has grown into a Full Service Media production company that offers Photography, Videography, and Live Streaming. Deleono’s vision is to create content that resonates, inspires, and elevates the stories of those often unheard. He is both the founder and owner of Omniverse Media Group." 


Guests

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Andreal Davis

Andreal Davis is a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and educational leader who has made a profound impact on culturally responsive practices in education. With degrees in Elementary Education and Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an Educational Administration certificate from Edgewood College, she has served as Director of African American Student Achievement with the Madison Metropolitan School District. As CEO and Founder of Cultural Practices That Are Relevant LLC, she has fostered family-school-community relationships and researched culturally responsive practices. Her work, inspired by her own children and underserved students, led to the creation of a professional development model called Cultural Practices that are Relevant (CPR), supporting responsive teaching. Andreal has published a children's books and received awards including the Milken National Educator Award and YWCA Woman of Distinction Award.

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Brandon Sterling

Brandon Sterling received his BSN from the University of Texas at Austin and his MS in adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner from Texas Woman's University in Houston, Texas and PhD from Texas Woman’s University in Houston. Brandon is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Society of Critical Care Medicine Texas Chapter. Clinical interests are critical care, internal medicine, and urology. Research interest include caregivers of cystectomy patients and enhanced recovery program cystectomy.

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Dr. Anand Narayan

Dr. Anand Narayan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and the
Vice Chair of Health Equity. He has a focus on breast cancer and imaging with hopes to
reduce breast cancer disparities.

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Dr. Erin Bailey-Winston

Dr. Bailey currently works as an Associate Director for Community Engaged Research in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. As a recent doctoral graduate from the School of Human Ecology her area of study focused on Civil Society & Community Research. She has been hands on in community work for close to 20 years and formerly led the African American Cancer Outreach Program for the Cancer Health Disparities Initiative at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. 



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