ACCC Senior Staff Members

Sabina Gargiulo is the Senior Director of Corporate Relations and Development for the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) and CMI, the association management division of MJH Life Sciences. In this role, Sabina works with the association's national corporate members and industry partners to advance cancer care delivery through leadership exchange, education and other value-driven initiatives.

For the past 20+ years, Sabina has built a strong professional background working with associations and non-profits to advance their missions and financial positioning through cultivating meaningful and sustainable relations with industry. Prior to joining CMI and MJH Life Sciences, Sabina led Industry Relations and Marketing for a large association management company servicing about forty national and international clients, cross-industry. She was also a member of the company's senior leadership team, technology advisory council and ASAE Foundation ForesightWorks task force.

Monique J. Marino is Senior Director, Editorial Content and Strategy at ACCC, where she is responsible for developing quality, member-driven content for ACCC’s bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal Oncology Issues. She is also responsible for developing agendas for ACCC flagship meetings, including identifying topics and subject matter experts. Monique grew up in Pennsylvania, where she graduated magna cum laude from Shippensburg University. Monique lived in Tokyo for five years before moving to the Washington, DC. metropolitan area. She spends most weekends sailing and motoring in the Chesapeake Bay.

Elana Plotkin is the Senior Director of Education Programs at ACCC, where she is responsible for overseeing the implementation of educational initiatives that support multidisciplinary cancer professionals across the United States. She has over 15 years of healthcare association experience and is certified as a healthcare meetings professional. She has personally led initiatives related to geriatric oncology, precision medicine, health literacy, and shared decision making, among others. She received her Bachelor of Science from the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida. 

Latha Shivakumar has a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular biology from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and is a Certified Healthcare CPD Professional. She has 20 years of experience in the continuing medical education field and is currently the Senior Director of Clinical Education and Research at the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC). In her current role, she is responsible for identifying educational needs among the ACCC members and developing innovative clinical educational and quality improvement research programs to address these gaps.

Latha started her career in oncology research and transitioned to the continuing education field where she retained her focus on oncology. Most recently, she was the Director of Educational Development at The France Foundation, where she contributed to expanding their educational offerings in oncology and set up new collaborations with medical societies and academic centers. Prior to this, Latha has held educational development positions with accredited medical education providers including Rockpointe Corporation, Institute for Medical Education and Research, and Physicians Education Resource.

Nicole Tapay, J.D. is the Director, Cancer Care Delivery & Health Policy for the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC). In this role, she is responsible for developing and executing ACCC’s health policy and advocacy strategy. She serves as a liaison between ACCC’s members and external stakeholders, including patient advocacy organizations, policy experts, and governmental agencies and officials to advance the policy objectives and priorities of ACCC’s interdisciplinary membership.

With more than twenty-five years of experience, Ms. Tapay has held senior health policy, legislative, and regulatory roles in the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She has advised senior executives, government officials, and policy experts on the development, implementation, and analysis of comprehensive and incremental health coverage and systems reforms in the U.S. and internationally. Her past positions include senior roles at the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Eli Lilly, the U.S. Senate, Georgetown University, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Nicole obtained her A.B. from Princeton University and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.