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Dante' Morehead, MPH, CHE
Dante' Morehead, MPH, CHE is a community health educator/researcher for African American/African Descent populations with the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. He's passionate about outreach, education, engagement, and community-based participatory research with underserved communities. His work addresses systemic inequities in cancer prevention, care, and treatments for marginalized communities. His own journey as an African American male with a rare genetic disease undergoing treatment drives his passion for public health and research.
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Benjamin Young
Benjamin Young is the Director of Marketing and Grants for the Communities of Color Coalition of Snohomish County. Ben champions the cause of equity for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) communities through his work on the Executive Board of the NAACP Snohomish County Branch, the Everett Housing Authority, the Snohomish County Technical Advisory Board, and his prior service with various community-based organizations. Ben celebrates being a two-time cancer survivor, including being a survivor of prostate cancer.
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Victor Tolbert
Also known as “Mr. Motivation”, Victor Tolbert has invested his life in inspiring people of all color to be engaged in their health and fitness with a focus on both physical and nutritional training. He is the owner of a nationally recognized online fitness training business and has spent the last 10 years as a volunteer with the National African American Male Wellness Agency (NAAMWA). He currently heads up the activities of the NAAMWA in the Pacific Northwest which began in 2019.
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John L Masembe, BS
John Masembe is the Black/African American clinical patient navigator for Fred Hutch/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, working directly with Black cancer patients by alleviating barriers to treatment, i.e., financial assistance, housing, transportation, insurance, and advocacy. His passion to improve what he refers to as “The Black Patient Experience” was directly born out of the challenges, biases, and complexities of the healthcare system he faced as a young Black patient with sickle cell disease. He loves to educate and empower the young Black men with the knowledge and tools to stop the spread of prostate cancer to the next generation.