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 Ellen Stovall is a 36-year survivor of three diagnoses of cancer. Ms. Stovall has been President & CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) since 1992. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) National Cancer Policy Forum. During its tenure, she was a Vice-Chair of the IOM’s National Cancer Policy Board and was vice-chair of its Committee on Cancer Survivorship. In that role, Stovall co-edited the Institute of Medicine’s recently released report titled, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition.
Ms. Stovall is Vice-Chair of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s National Advisory Committee for Pursuing Perfection: Raising the Bar for Health Care Performance. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and The Leapfrog Group.
Ms. Stovall is a founder and along with Dr. Patricia Ganz, co-chairs the Cancer Quality Alliance (CQA)—an alliance formed in 2005 to promote collaboration among stakeholders who are committed to cancer quality improvement. Activities of the CQA include fostering the rapid development and implementation of measures appropriate for quality improvement and accountability; enhancing mechanisms for data collection; promoting development and adoption of oncology electronic medical records; and endorsing a blueprint for optimal cancer care.
Recognizing a need for the voice of cancer survivors to be heard during the national debate over health care reform, the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) was convened in 1993 under Ms. Stovall's direction. The CLC meets monthly in Washington, DC and includes representation from 33 national cancer organizations.
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