Pritha Kuchaculla, MPH, is a member of Amgen’s Global Oncology Patient Advocacy team, where she advances advocacy strategies and partnerships across multiple cancers, including prostate, lung, and hematologic malignancies. An experienced patient advocacy leader with a career spanning healthcare, advocacy, and biopharma, she works to integrate patient perspectives into research, development, access, and engagement strategies to address unmet needs and improve outcomes for people living with cancer.

Dr. Battaglia is a primary care clinician-investigator internationally recognized for her collaborative, innovative approaches to addressing health disparities among women historically marginalized. She has led the development of foundational infrastructure to support community-engaged methods in translational science. Her own research focuses on engaging with the community to increase access to care for at-risk women, including ground-breaking work on the role of oncology patient navigators. Through her participation in several National Cancer Institute cooperative groups, she contributed to the 2012 Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standard requiring navigation services in cancer centers. As founding chair of the National Navigation Roundtable, she partners across sectors for a sustainable navigation workforce.

Elder Kevin Craig Hardy has served as Pastor of Saint Matthew’s Unison Freewill Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut, since 2014, after accepting his call to ministry in 2008. He also serves as Assistant Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development and an Adjunct Professor at Albertus Magnus College. His career in education includes nearly 31 years with the West Haven Public School System and previous service as an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven. Albertus Magnus College currently lists Hardy as Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development.

Elder Hardy holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master of Divinity, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at United Lutheran Seminary. In 2024, he received Missio Seminary’s President’s Award. He is also active with the NAACP, 100 Black Men of America, and the New Haven Works Advisory Board.