FCDS Staff Update (Archived)
Promotions:
Monique Hernandez, Ph.D., Director of Administrative Operations, effective August 2023
Dr. Hernandez has been with FCDS for 15 years. Her current role with FCDS is Director of Administrative Operations. In the past, Dr. Hernandez has been responsible for all special projects including producing data-driven publications as well as maintaining and enhancing the web-based data visualization system. She has a multidisciplinary PhD in Epidemiology/Public Health and Geography.
Megsys Herna, BA, ODS-Certified, Manager, effective August 2023
Megsys Herna joined the FCDS in August 1988. She has assumed different roles with FCDS throughout the years. Her current role as Manager oversees the daily operations of several departments: Data Acquisition, Education and Training Program, and Quality Control and Record Consolidation Systems. Megsys earned her CTR in 1995 and received her BA from the University of Miami. She was an integral part of the development and testing of the automated Tumor Consolidation Systems at FCDS. She serves on several NAACCR committees (Edits Work Group, ICD-O-3 Implementation Task Force, and the Uniform Data Standards Work Group) and serves as Co-Chair of the FCRA-FCDS Task Force.
Betty Malanowski, BS, IMG, ODS, Quality Control Coordinator, effective December 2023
Betty Malanowski has been with FCDS as a Field Coordinator for our Florida reporting hospitals since 2019. She now has a new role at FCDS as a Quality Control Coordinator. Betty is a Medical Physician who graduated in 2010 in Ensenada Baja California in Mexico. She has been the Director of a Rural Medical Clinic in Mexico as well has worked in 3rd level hospitals as part of the surgical team in Open Heart surgeries and Kidney transplants. In her native country, she delivered over 300 babies and she was instrumental in treating COVID-19 patients in remote areas of Peru and Mexico during the pandemic.
New Hires:
Mahima Jain, MBA, Sr. Field Coordinator, effective October 2023
Mahima Jain joined the team at FCDS in October 2023 as a Sr. Field Coordinator. She has previously worked for the Ohio Cancer Registry and brought her belief to FCDS that precise data is pivotal in shaping effective public health strategies and advancing our understanding of cancer, ultimately influencing positive outcomes for patients. She is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and integrity in our state’s cancer registry. Her expertise and passion are vital assets to our mission and vision of enhancing healthcare quality across the hospitals we serve.
Barbara Dearmon-Neyland, BS, ODS-Certified, Quality Control Coordinator, effective November 2023
Barbara Dearmon-Neyland has been working in the cancer registry field since 1987. She received her BS from the University of Phoenix in healthcare services. She was previously employed by Ascension Clinical Data Science Registry services as the manager of abstraction quality. She worked in Oncology Support Services at Ascension, St. Vincent’s Healthcare in Jacksonville, FL for 15 years. She has an extensive background in managing cancer registry operations, maintaining compliance with state reporting, and monitoring compliance with standards by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Cancers (NAPBC). Barbara is very active at the state and national level. Barbara is a former National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) President, currently serves as the NCRA Education Committee chair and recipient of the NCRA 2022 Distinguished Member Award. Barbara also serves on the FCRA Board representing the FCRA Education Foundation as the secretary and on the St. John’s River State College HIT Advisory Committee. Barbara likes to lead by example, share her knowledge, and mentor future oncology data specialists. Barbara has published articles in the FCRA Suntimes, the FCRA’s newsletter, and NCRA publications. Barbara is proud to join the staff of FCDS.
Welcome Back:
Carlos Alvarez, OMD. BHSc. CRC. AP. BBA, Sr. Field Coordinator, effective January 2024
Carlos Alvarez retired as a Field Coordinator from the FCDS back in October 2022. Carlos was rehired as a Sr. Field Coordinator in January 2024. He has close to 20 years of experience in the state cancer registry. One of his main roles at FCDS consists of ensuring cancer reporting compliance from private path labs, physicians, rural hospitals, radiation treatment facilities, and ambulatory surgical centers to FCDS. Carlos has a strong academic foundation holding a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture Physician and a bachelor’s degree in health science and business administration. We are thrilled to have Carlos back.
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