Marilyn Gentry is the President of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), a role she has held for more than four decades. She is also the President and a founder of World Cancer Research Fund International, a non-profit organization that leads and unifies a global network of cancer prevention charities, including AICR. Inspired in the early years by the lack of cancer prevention efforts around the
globe, she helped found the other members of this network, which are based in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.

She has been instrumental in bringing the concept that you can reduce your cancer risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle–once an outlandish and almost heretical suggestion–to the backbone of mainstream public health and cancer prevention efforts worldwide.

In her role, she continues to champion the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world so that people can make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk.

Jennifer Mercer is the Senior Vice President of Development for the American Institute for Cancer Research. She is a fundraising strategist and oversees all development activities across all marketing channels and streams including major gifts, planned giving, bequest fundraising, State and Federal Campaigns, memorial giving, monthly donor programs, corporate and foundation partnerships, special events and the gift annuity program. Prior to this position, Jennifer worked on the fundraising consultancy side of the business where she led some of the largest non-profits to maximize their donor experience and revenue.

Nigel Brockton is Vice President of Research at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). After more than two decades as a cancer researcher, a two-time cancer survivor and fervent cancer research advocate, he joined AICR in 2017. He now combines all of his passions directing the AICR research program spanning the cancer continuum— through cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship. Nigel earned his PhD in the genetic epidemiology of colorectal cancer risk from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He moved to Canada to establish his own research program (Cancer molecular epidemiology) focusing on the impact of lifestyle factors on cancer metastasis, particularly in breast, colorectal and head and neck cancers. He maintains an appointment (adjunct Associate Professor) at the University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences, and continues to conduct collaborative research using the rich data and biospecimen resources within the prospective longitudinal studies, that he established, in Alberta.

Michael J. McCarn is AICR’s Chief Information Officer.

Mike supported AICR as an outside IT consultant for many years – first as Vice President of Digital Microcomputer Concepts Corporation, then as President of Microcomputer Management and Support, Inc.

Since coming on staff at AICR, he has worked hard to balance data security, reliability, and usability as the technology landscape evolves.

Linda is Senior Director of Major Gifts at AICR. She leads her team in developing and maintaining long-term relationships with the American Institute for Cancer Research’s cherished supporters. Linda works closely with distinguished donors to learn about their interests, passions and values, and to communicate how their support improves people’s lives and well-being. She also assists donors in finding the best ways to support the research and education programs that are most meaningful to them.

During her career, Linda has served in a variety of roles in finance and operations management for large corporations in budget planning, financial analysis and leadership of customer service teams.

Kelly B. Browning holds an emeritus position with the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).  He is a board member of the World Cancer Research Fund International, a non-profit organization that leads and unifies a global network of cancer prevention charities, including AICR.

Kelly is the former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for AICR and was motivated in the early years by the lack of cancer research focused on prevention, in both the public and private sectors.   For nearly four decades he worked to advance the Institute’s research programs relating to how lifestyle factors impact cancer risk and on ways to increase awareness across the country.