Dr. Eric Wallen received his medical degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and completed his residency in urologic surgery at Stanford University. After residency, Dr. Wallen served as the Assistant Professor of Urology in the Department of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. He joined the Division of Urology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 2003 and was appointed Urology Program Director in 2011. He is now a professor in the UNC Department of Urology and continues in his role as Program Director.

Dr. Wallen has been named one of America’s Best Doctors multiple times. He specializes in urologic oncology and robotic surgery and is a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

He was instrumental in bringing robotic surgery to UNC and in the subsequent development of robust robotic surgical programs across several UNC surgical subspecialties. He is a founding member of the UNC Computer and Robotic Enhanced Surgery Center (CARES) Advisory Board.

As Residency Program Director, Dr. Wallen oversees the training of urologic resident physicians. In 2012, Dr. Wallen received the American Urological Association (AUA) Teacher of the Year award.

Dr. Wallen also developed the UNC Department of Urology’s mentoring program for residents and faculty. These educational achievements led to Dr. Wallen’s election to the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Urology Residency Review Committee in 2017. In 2019, he was appointed to the ACGME Milestones 2.0 project to update the standard assessment for urology residents. He was also appointed to the AUA Education Council to evaluate lifelong learning opportunities for urologists in practice.

Dr. Wallen obtained philanthropic support to establish the UNC Men’s Health Program and serve as the Executive Director of this collaborative, multi-departmental effort across UNC’s Medical School, the School of Public Health, the athletic department, and the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute (NC TraCS).

Dr. Wallen’s interest in global health has taken him to Cuba and China on multiple visiting professorships. He also developed the UNC Project Malawi, which established an elective rotation for urology residents to experience healthcare delivery in Malawi.

In addition to his clinical and educational roles, Dr. Wallen’s research interests include robotic surgery, outcomes, and translational research.

Rev. Bobby is a man who loves to praise and worship the Lord. He is a native of Washington, DC, and currently resides in New Carrollton, MD. He has been in the construction industry for over 45 years. In 1993, he started a drywall and construction company in New Bern, NC, and was in business for approximately 14 years. He has been a Commercial Construction Superintendent for the last 16 years. Currently he has been a member of Reid Temple AME Church for 16 years. Rev. Bobby loves singing with the Mighty Men of Reid Choir, serving as an Online Host for Reid Temple AME Church, participating in the Mighty Men of Reid Council, and has a passion for evangelizing and helping those in need. He has been married to the most beautiful woman in the world for 12 years. He is a proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He attended Prince George’s Community College and is currently enrolled in Lancaster Bible College. He is a prostate cancer survivor and has devoted time to sharing his experience with other men.

MICHAEL VERNON KELSEY, SR. is a native Washingtonian. He accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior on March 31, 1977 and was licensed to preach the Gospel shortly thereafter.

Bishop Kelsey received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Maryland in College Park and went on to receive his formal theological training at Virginia Union University School of Theology in Richmond, Virginia. There he earned the Master of Divinity Degree, Magna Cum Laude. Bishop Kelsey has also received and earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree from The United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He later continued his postgraduate studies at Oxford University in Oxfordshire, England. For the past thirty years he has served as the Senior Pastor of the New Samaritan Baptist Church (NSBC), one of the leading churches in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. Known for his emphasis on order, Bishop Kelsey was appointed as the former State Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship of Washington, DC (2000-2011) under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., Founder, who is his spiritual father. He currently serves on the Cabinet of Full Gospel as the Executive Treasurer, under presiding Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III. Bishop Kelsey is the founder and CEO of Michael V. Kelsey Ministries which has an international scope where he has ministered the Word of God in many foreign countries, including Ghana and Liberia in West Africa, the Ukraine in Eastern Europe; the Sea of Galilee in Israel; Havana, Cuba; London, England; Ramstein, Germany; and Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica. 

Bishop Kelsey has been married to his wife Elder Sheila Bowens Kelsey for more than 35 years. 

Artie L. Shelton, MD, Colonel (ret) U.S Army veteran, is President CEO of Shelton Professional Services. Dr. Shelton is a committed PHEN advocate and serves as PHEN’s Regional Coordinator for the Washington, D.C area. He is a 20-year prostate cancer survivor/warrior and advocate for the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN). Dr. Shelton was appointed by Governor O’Malley to serve a six-year term as a member of the Maryland Council on Cancer Control and co-chaired writing the prostate chapter for the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Executive Summary. Dr. Shelton has served on the Department of Defense (DoD) Congressional Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) as a consumer reviewer/advocate and on the consumer work group.

Dr. Shelton states that during his person venture, with prostate cancer, he became aware of the magnitude of this disease that is impacting all men, but especially on African American men.

All health organizations must take PHEN’s example in their efforts to combat this disease and potentially cure it if diagnosed early. Faith-based and other organizations need to take advantage of their leadership roles and positions in society to raise public awareness in the fight against prostate cancer.

Dr. Angelo D. Moore is the Director, Office of Health Equity (OHE) at Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) where he provides leadership to achieve the overall Vision and Mission to improve community health by engaging community members.  He collaborates with the Associate Director and Assistant Director, Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity (COEE) while leading all outreach efforts and programs in the DCI community and across its Catchment Area.

He works with the DCI faculty, staff, stakeholders, and colleagues to lead the community-focused programs which also includes engaging with community partners, building strong, bi-directional partnerships between our community and DCI cancer researchers, and guiding community-DCI partnerships.

COEE goals include engaging with community partners, building strong, bi-directional partnerships between our community and DCI cancer researchers, and developing a multi-level, prospective data infrastructure to guide community-DCI partnerships.

Dr. Moore leads the Community-Facing Navigation program at Duke Cancer Institute, which incorporates Community-Facing Patient Navigators. The responsibilities of Patient Navigators include providing cancer education on prevention, early detection screening, and navigating individuals who need cancer screenings, follow-ups after abnormal screenings, and treatment if diagnosed with cancer.

Dr. Moore is a member of the National Navigation Roundtable Steering Committee.  He is also a member of the Evidence-Based Promising Practices Task Group and the Membership Committee.

Dr. Moore is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and serves on the America250 Health & Wellness Advisory Council, the National Black Nurses Association Board of Directors, the UNC-CH School of Nursing Alumni Board of Directors, the North Carolina Advisory Council Cancer Coordination Control Early Detection Subcommittee, the North Carolina Historically Marginalized Populations Workgroup, and numerous other committees.

He received a bachelor’s degree in 1995 from Winston-Salem State University, a master’s degree in 2002 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and a Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served 25 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

He has more than 25 years of nursing experience in Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, and Primary Care Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner.  He has held multiple leadership positions including Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, and Commander as well as multiple Executive Leadership positions such as Deputy Chief & Chief for the Centers for Nursing Science & Clinical Inquiry and Chief Nurse of Education for the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. He is a board-certified Nurse Executive.

Dr. Moore was awarded the 2002 Distinguished Clinical Performance Award at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the 2004 Outstanding Military RN at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the 2012 National Black Nurses Association Nurse Researcher of the Year, the 2012 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Graduate of the Last Decade Alumni Awardee, and the 2013 Winston-Salem State University Alumni Achiever Awardee. He was inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit in 2015. In 2021, he was bestowed the Presidential Award from Duke University.

Nashon Hornsby is a first-generation college graduate.  A native of Neptune Township, New Jersey, he earned an associate’s degree in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey in 1990. He also obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Cum Laude, from Morehouse College in 1993. 

Following graduation from Morehouse, he returned to New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Law School where he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and a Legal Letter Master (LL.M.) in Health Law.  Licensed to practice in the state of New Jersey, Nashon served in the state of New Jersey for more than 20 years. 

Nashon began his public service tenure as a Senior Policy Advisor to former Health Commissioner Dr. Clifton Lacy.  He then assumed the role of Procedural Safeguards Coordinator for the New Jersey Early Intervention System where he coordinated dispute resolution efforts for the complainants.  Former Governor Jon Corzine also hired him as a Policy Advisor on issues related to health, education, and urban affairs.  Following this role, Mr. Hornsby assumed the post of Chief of Operations of the Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, where he oversaw operational efficiencies and performance management.

In his current post as Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Community Health Services (CHS), he oversees the Community Health and Wellness (chronic disease control and prevention services) Unit, the Office of Primary Care, and Rural Health and Oral Health Services.

Mr. Hornsby is married to Melissa Dyanne (nee Chisholm) Hornsby and the couple reside in Lawrenceville.  The couple has two adult children and a grandson.