Emma Andrews, Pharm.D.

Emma Andrews, Pharm.D.

Vice President of Global Patient Advocacy

Vice President of Global Patient Advocacy

Pfizer

Emma Andrews, Pharm.D., is Pfizer’s Vice President, Global Patient Advocacy, leading the organization’s work to embed the patient perspective across all Pfizer’s efforts – from bench to bedside, and beyond. A registered pharmacist, Emma is passionate about helping people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. In her current role, Emma works with internal and external stakeholders to advance patient-focused programs across the enterprise.

Emma is motivated by Pfizer’s common purpose: to bring breakthroughs to patients, regardless of where they are in the world. Her experience growing up in Uganda and Cote d’Ivoire has shaped her commitment to reducing healthcare disparities, improving health literacy, and advancing health equity in all she does.en.

Craig Hymon

Craig Hymon

Minister to Men

Minister to Men

Reid Temple A.M.E. Church’s Men’s Ministry

Mr. Craig Hymon leads the Men’s Ministry at the Reid Temple A.M.E. Church of Glenn Dale, Maryland, serving as a Minister to Men. Furthermore, Brother Craig Hymon has assisted with conferences and events at Reid Temple A.M.E. Church, including a Men’s Conference in February 2024.

Mr. Hymon attended North Carolina Central University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1999. He gained a certificate in information technology from Duke University in 2001and went on to receive a master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2007. Lastly, he obtained a Master of Divinity degree from the Grace School of Theology in 2024.

Mr. Hymon works as a realtor and a landscape manager. He has been a Landscape and Business Development Manager for Sure Restore Home and Lawn Care LLC, as well as a realtor for the Styles Realty Company, since 2019. Lastly, Mr. Hymon is a husband and father to four children.

Angelina Brown

Angelina Brown

Member Can-Cer-Vive Ministries

Member Can-Cer-Vive Ministries

Trinity United Church of Christ

Angelina Brown is President and Founder of Comfort With Chemotherapy, Inc. This organization aims to provide comfort and peace for individuals beginning cancer treatments by offering products and information to patients. Angelina is also a member of the Can-Cer-Vive Ministries at the Trinity United Church of Christ.

She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Elmhurst University in 1985. She was also Secretary-Treasurer and VP at Ottawa Ford L-M, Inc. From 1986 to 2009.

Reverend Patrick H. O’Connor

Reverend Patrick H. O’Connor

Head of Staff, Lead Pastor

Head of Staff, Lead Pastor

First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica

Reverend Patrick H. O’Connor is the Lead Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, a multicultural congregation in New York City. He has served this congregation since 1992. He is the architect and chief visionary of many of First Church’s holistic ministries.

Most notable is the “Tree of Life,” a $74 million dollar affordable, mixed-income housing development in partnership with the Bluestone Organization. The highlight of the building is that it contains 174 rental housing units, 9.500 square feet of community facility space, a 15,000 square foot Federally Qualified Health Center run by the Community Health Care Center, a Citibank branch, and offices for Cornell University Cooperative Extension Program. 

Reverend O’Connor received his formal education from the University of the West Indies, the United Theological College of the West Indies, and Yale University. Rev. O’Connor is also a graduate of the Columbia Business School, Institute for Not-for-Profit Management, Executive Level program, and the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership.

He is a Director of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, Chairman of First Jamaica Community and Urban Development Corporation, and a Board member of the Industrial Areas Foundation. He is a Clergy Liaison for the New York City Police Department, 103rd Precinct, and was a fellow at the Aspen Institute in 2017.

Waseem Hussain, MD

Waseem Hussain, MD

Associate Regional Medical Director of Primary Care

Associate Regional Medical Director of Primary Care

Luminis Health

Dr. Waseem Hussain obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992, where he graduated with honors. He received his medical degree in 1996 from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Hussain finished his residency in 1999 at the MacNeal Family Practice Residency in Berwyn, Illinois. 

He began his career as a Board-Certified Family Physician at Riverside Family Medicine in 1999. Further, Dr. Hussain served as the Medical Director of the emergency department at the Fayette County Hospital from 2005 to 2007. His work experience also includes providing primary care to underserved populations in rural and urban areas. Since July 2020, Dr. Hussain has served as the Associate Regional Medical Director of Primary Care at Luminis Health. 

In 2007, he became a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Hussain has also received numerous awards throughout his career, including receiving the Top Doctor Castle Connelly award yearly from 2012 to 2020 and being named the “Top Doctor” in the Washingtonian Magazine in 2015, 2016, and 2017. 

Marc B. Garnick, MD 

Marc B. Garnick, MD 

Editor-in-Chief Report on Prostate Diseases

Editor-in-Chief Report on Prostate Diseases

Harvard Medical School

Marc B. Garnick, M.D., is the Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he also directs the hospital’s role as a tertiary cancer center for many of its affiliated community cancer centers. He has established initiatives to help underserved patients and families address the non-medical and financial challenges that a cancer diagnosis poses. He completed fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is a member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Dr. Garnick previously served as Executive Vice President at several biotechnology companies.  

He serves as the editor in chief for the HMS Report on Prostate Diseases and its associated website. He served as the initial academic co-principal investigator for the commonly used prostate cancer drug leuprolide (Lupron). He has received multiple awards including the Distinguished Medical Alumni Service Award from the Perelman School of Medicine, the Jack Colbert Award for Prostate Cancer Research, and the Whittier Health Medical Center Men’s Champion Award. He has recently completed a 10-year tenure as a special governmental advisory member of multiple FDA panels and advisory committees. He currently serves on the boards (scientific and corporate) of several life science companies. He has served on the board of trustees of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine. He is also a trustee emeritus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.