Amy Baldwin, PhD
Dr. Baldwin is a Professor of Medical Education and the Director of Humanism in Medicine at the University of Georgia School of Medicine. She is a Georgia native and proud UGA graduate who is passionate about HPV cancer prevention and patient-centered healthcare. Her research background started over 25 years ago, studying how HPV causes cancer, and she continues to promote various cancer prevention activities at the local, regional, national, and international levels, including the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium’s HPV free workgroup and the International Papillomavirus Society. Since her research on HPV cancers began before there was an approved vaccine, she is excited to share that we can now prevent most HPV cancers with vaccination and screening, and even eliminate cervical cancer in Georgia!
Robert Bednarczyk, PhD
Dr. Bednarczyk is an Assistant Professor of the Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health and a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Concurrent to his work at Emory, Dr. Bednarczyk served as Affiliate Clinical Investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also Adjunct Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health at University at Albany, State University of New York in Rensselaer, New York.
Brian J. Boyce, MD, FACS
Dr. Boyce is a fellowship-trained surgical oncologist at Emory University who treats patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. He cares for patients before, during, and after intense treatment and sees the devastating effects these treatments can have on patients' quality of life and overall lifespan. He is an advocate for HPV vaccination in the hopes that this type of cancer will be completely eradicated.
Ashley Chinchilla, PharmD, BCACP
Dr. Chinchilla is an associate director of introductory pharmacy practice experiences at the UGA College of Pharmacy. She completed her PharmD at the University of Georgia in 2011. Dr. Chinchilla serves as coordinator for the college’s immunization efforts, which include a collaboration with the University Health Center to provide influenza vaccinations across campus and to the local community.
Victoria Churchill, PhD, MPH
Dr. Churchill is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cancer Health Equity Center at the Morehouse School of Medicine. She is interested in applying health communication strategies to develop and deliver targeted and effective messages to a variety of audiences, with the goal of reducing disparities in cancer prevention and treatment.
Sarah Dilley, MD, MPH, FACOG
A board-certified gynecologist, Sarah Dilley, MD, MPH, FACOG, treats patients with gynecologic cancer, including cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancer. She practices at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown and Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Dilley is an assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine.
Erica Paez, MD, FAAP
Dr. Paez is the pediatrician and medical director at Imagine Pediatrics. She is a graduate of the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin - Colombia, and holds an MBA in Health Care Management from Berry College. Dr. Paez completed her pediatric residency training at Cooper University Hospital and has been actively involved in teaching students and residents. She has practiced medicine in NJ, SC, and South GA.
Jose Rodriguez-Torres, MD
Dr. Rodriguez-Torres is a board-certified pediatrician at Wellstar. Appointed by the Speaker of the House in 2006, he continues to serve as a member of the advisory board in the Georgia Office of Child Advocate. Also at the state level, Dr. Rodriguez is on the Board of the Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition (501(c)(4) non-profit corporation) representing Atlanta area pediatricians since its inception in 2010. Since 2007, he has served as chairman of the Board of Ser Familia (501(c)(3) non-profit corporation).
Ryan Suk, PhD, MS
Dr. Suk is an Assistant Professor at Emory University–Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the Department of Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health. She is also a Faculty Consultant for Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Winship Center for Cancer Health Equity Research of Winship Cancer Institute. Dr. Suk's research focuses on HPV-associated cancer prevention and control, and she is dedicated to tailoring efforts for under-recognized/underserved populations, including socio-economically disadvantaged children and older adults outside the routine HPV vaccination or cervical cancer screening age groups. Her work integrates decision analytic modeling, economic evaluation, AI-driven population health analytics, community engagement, and business process models. As a health economist, she cares about HPV vaccination because it safely and effectively prevents six types of cancer, lowers long‑term cancer care costs, and improves population health.
Sarah Bobrow-Williams
Sarah Bobrow-Williams is a community planner, teacher, and researcher with over 30 years of experience working alongside land-based communities supporting self-determined, culturally rooted economic and social change. As Program Director for Participatory Research and Community Assets at the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative, she leads community-driven participatory research on cervical cancer disparities and supportive public policy. Her current work includes partnerships with Human Rights Watch and Emory University’s CASCADE project to build systems that prioritize health equity. Sarah holds MAs in Community and Regional Planning (UNM) and Integrative Public Policy and Development (Tuskegee), where she is also a Doctoral Candidate. She cares about HPV vaccination because she has witnessed the devastating impact of cervical cancer on Black women in rural communities who are too often denied access to preventive care. She’s passionate about ensuring that every girl and woman in Georgia—especially in the Black Belt—has access to the information, services, care, and support needed to protect her health and future.