Session II:

September 10, 2025
1:00 – 3:30 PM ET

Rebroadcast: 6:30 – 9:00 PM ET

Faith and Partnerships in Action to Fight Prostate Cancer at the Grassroots Level,

Community by Community

PHEN’s Prostate Cancer Community Rally Initiative has reached over 20 million people through its extensive awareness campaigns, providing educational programs and free PSA screenings in partnership with churches. This initiative empowers and involves communities as active partners in PHEN’s ongoing efforts to fight prostate cancer at the grassroots level. This session will provide perspectives on the needs at the community level from community and industry partners. The session will also present an update and showcase some of PHEN Rally initiatives, and outline future strategies.

Agenda:

Welcome: Rev. Blane Newberry, Associate Pastor, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

Opening Remarks and Moderator: Adrian Backus, JD, MDiv, Director of Church Partnerships and Community Outreach, PHEN

Faith Partnerships in Action: Rev. Adrian Backus

Community Rally Outcomes and Strategies: Rev. Adrian Backus

Panel Discussion: What More Can We Do? A Community Perspective 

• Rev. Blane Newberry
• Ms. Angelina Brown, Can Cer Vive Ministry, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago IL
• Rev. George Hardy, Pastor, Mt. Zion AME Church of Oakland Park, FL
• Mr. Keith Parker, Men’s Ministry, Ebenezer AME Church, Ft. Washington, MD
• Mr. Craig Hymon, Men’s Ministry, Reid Temple AME Church, Glenn Dale, MD
• Mr. Clinton Burnside, MPH, Senior Outreach Coordinator, Men Take Ten, Howard University, Washington, DC
• Rev. Patrick O’Connor, Lead Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, New York, NY
• Deacon Maurice Bland, Cancer Care Ministry, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA

Panel Discussion: What More Can We Do? Industry Benefits and Perspectives 

• Pfizer: Emma Andrews, PharmD, Vice President of Global Patient Advocacy
• Telix Pharmaceuticals: Ms. Elizabeth “Liz” Leff, Patient Advocacy Lead (Americas)
• AstraZeneca: Josefa Marie Briceno, MD, US Medical Affairs Franchise Head
• Astellas Pharma: Ms. D’Anna Holmes, Associate Director, Patient Partnerships
• Johnson & Johnson: Jennifer Phillips, PhD, Group Medical Director

Church Partnership Update 

• Rev. Scott C. Moore, Senior Pastor, Judah Temple AME Zion Church, Mitchellville, MD
• Rev. Dr. Derrill A. Blue, Pastor, Little Rock AME Zion Church, Charlotte, NC
• Iyabode “Yabo” Beysolow, MD, MPH, Director, Health Ministry, AME Zion Church, Smyrna, GA
  
• Rev. Crystal V. Lowe, Associate Pastor, Judah Temple AME Zion Church, Mitchellville, MD

Closing Remarks and Survey: Mr. Thomas A. Farrington