HOOSIER CANCER RESEARCH NETWORK - Key Persons


Alesha Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Anita Camic

Job Titles:
  • Contracts and Quality Assurance Officer
Anita is responsible for coordinating the negotiation and execution of all necessary contractual agreements for the conduct of Hoosier Cancer Research Network clinical studies. As Quality Assurance Officer, Anita oversees the development of HCRN Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), associated processes in compliance with GCP and other regulatory requirements to ensure the accuracy and consistency of study data, and the performance of internal quality assurance audits.

Annette Moore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Secretary

Christopher Fausel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • BCOP - Chair

Christopher LeMasters

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Christopher Wayne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CMPE - Treasurer

Cyndi Burkhardt

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Registered Nurse
Cyndi is the executive director of the Hoosier Cancer Research Network. In her role, Cyndi works closely with the organization's Board of Directors and management team, as well as leadership teams at our member institutions and other stakeholders, to ensure the organization's strength and success in fulfilling its mission. Cyndi is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience in hospital, clinic, and research settings. As a nurse, Cyndi provided care to patients in a wide range of settings, including intensive care, emergency room, skilled and intermediate care, Alzheimer's units, and patient care coordination. She then moved into a management role overseeing clinical operations and patient support for a hospice care provider in Indianapolis. Cyndi's experience in oncology clinical research began in the early 2000s as a clinical research coordinator. She joined HCRN (known then as Hoosier Oncology Group) in 2006 as a clinical project manager and moved quickly into new areas of responsibility, eventually overseeing day-to-day operations of the organization as program director. Cyndi was appointed executive director of HCRN in 2012. A native of Canada, Cyndi was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She moved with her family to Michigan as a teen and later completed her nursing degree at Bronson Methodist School of Nursing in Kalamazoo. She and her husband, Fred, have lived in Indianapolis since 1989.

JoLynn Bahr - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
JoLynn is responsible for execution and oversight of all accounting and financial management functions including day-to-day accounting operations, reporting, cash and investment management, budget management, HR, payroll administration, annual audit, and tax return preparation. She works closely with the executive director on day-to-day operations and organizational planning. She is a member of the Finance Committee and Executive Committee.

Patrick Loehrer, Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Richard Zellars

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Ted Stansbury

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Timothy Ratliff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors