# Leadership, Planning and Evaluation

> **NIH NIH P30** · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · 2024 · $173,717

## Abstract

Senior leadership for Roswell Park Cancer Comprehensive Cancer Center works collaboratively to implement
critical planning and evaluation processes that include recruitment efforts, research initiatives, clinical trial
growth, educational programs, and operational objectives as outlined in the strategic plan responsive to our
catchment area. Candace Johnson (DT), as the CCSG Director and President and CEO of Roswell Park, has
ultimate authority over space allocation, finances, strategic initiatives, and clinical and scientific operations. She
is joined on the CCSG leadership team by Renier Brentjens (TII) as Deputy Director and eight Associate
Directors, who collectively possess valuable experience that encompasses all aspects of basic, clinical cancer
research, cancer prevention and control, cancer education and training, community outreach and building equity
and inclusion.
 Completed in 2023, the CCSG strategic planning process culminated in a dynamic strategic plan built with
input from both programmatic and senior leadership. The strategic plan includes key objectives to ensure the
continued delivery of exceptional scientific research, education and clinical care and is directly responsive to
community partner recommendations. Business planning metrics and benchmarks were incorporated to provide
the senior leadership team with effective mechanisms to continually evaluate success.
 Leadership, planning and evaluation efforts rely upon key internal advisory committees, community
members, and external advisory boards, which inform leadership about important local, regional and national
issues impacting the cancer center. There are 4 main committees that provide input into strategic decision
making: 1) The bi-weekly Strategic Council meeting that includes both senior leadership of the cancer center
and the Associate Directors, 2) the monthly CCSG Steering Committee with Associate Directors, Program
Leaders, select Shared Resource Directors, and other contributors to set directions for cancer center planning.
3) The annual External Advisory Board meetings which provide critical feedback and guidance regarding
programmatic direction, shared resources and research progress. In addition, individual program advisory
boards meet every 12 months and help guide decisions on revisions to programmatic aims and ways to foster
community engagement in an inclusive and equitable environment. And 4) the Community Advisory Board
which meets quarterly to discuss catchment-level issues impacting the broader community around the medical
campus as well as to guide the programmatic direction of the center as it relates to the community. In addition
to these 4 main committees, the Associate Directors lead committees to engage faculty in their specialty areas
to ensure there is bi-directional communication occurring among all levels of the cancer center.
 At its core, leadership, planning and evaluation are the foundational ingredients that have and will continue
to d...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10848674
- **Project number:** 2P30CA016056-47
- **Recipient organization:** ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP
- **Principal Investigator:** CANDACE S JOHNSON
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $173,717
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1997-06-16 → 2029-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10848674

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10848674, Leadership, Planning and Evaluation (2P30CA016056-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10848674. Licensed CC0.

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