Created by Women • Led by Women • For Women
As drivers of change and innovation, decision makers, communicators and leaders, women know firsthand how to make a meaningful impact.
When women come together, our voices are amplified and our impact is multiplied. The Echo Alliance is a collaborative group of women – with a passion for making a difference – dedicated to supporting those affected by cancer.
The Echo Alliance participants are asked to make an annual $1,000 tax-deductible targeted donation to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
Members of The Echo Alliance have a say in how donations make a meaningful impact at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. When funding decisions are made, all current Echo Alliance participants have the chance to vote on the allocation of funds.
The Echo Alliance’s inaugural 2025 funding project is “Healing Forward: A Vision for Survivorship Care.” The project’s goal is to create a comprehensive cancer survivorship program —one that meets survivors where they are and supports them as they heal forward
This project will help to close a long-standing gap in cancer care and set the stage for a scalable program that will serve thousands of patients for years to come.
A new project will be voted on in Spring 2026 and all active members are eligible to participate.
To join The Echo Alliance or renew, click here.
Updated December 12, 2023
| Jamie Allen | Kelly Anderson | Stephanie Anderson Songy |
| Laurie Aronson | Jessica Ashford | Tammy Asmus |
| Jena Aucoin | Yolanda Augustus | Padma Barber |
| Meredith Bechac | Kredenna Beverly | NeShana Bilbrew |
| Devin Bonner | Kitzia Bordlee | Connie Boudreaux Silva |
| Kirsten Bowers Raby | Mindy Bowie, MD | Aza Bowlin |
| Sharneitha Bradford | Karen Breaux | Rebecca Briley |
| Ashley Brooks | Beverly Brooks Thompson, PhD | Mary Broussard |
| Anita Byrne | Monique Calmes | Rachel Cannon |
| Rachel Carroccio | Holly Carruth | Kate Castle, MD |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Heather Civello | Breanna Clark |
| Lauren Coco | Bridgette Coleman | Jodi Conachen |
| Madeleine Conger | Karen Coor | Erin Credo |
| Allison Crump | Cecilia Cuntz, MD | Elizabeth Curtis, MD |
| Savannah Davenport | Jerry del Rio | Pamela Delatorre |
| Rory Denicola | Shirley Depew | Susan Dickerson |
| Tiffany Dickerson | Julie Donald | Kesha Doolittle |
| Cynthia Douglas | Renea Duffin | Chrissy Dupuy |
| Lacey Ellis | Shelly Esnard | Sheridan Fay |
| Shelly Fontenot | Raneesha Ford | Shannon Forman |
| Rachel Frazer | Heather Gautreau | Ghenet (GG) Ghebretatios |
| Kim Ginn | Nancy Gosserand | Katie Graves |
| Jessica Guinn Johnson | Janice Guitreau | Angela Hammett |
| Jolene Hardy | Rebecca Harrod | Juanisha Hart |
| Grace Hermes | Harmony Hobbs | Celeste Hollis |
| Marielle Howard | Rose Hudson | Theresa Hudson |
| Stephanie Hughson | Margueritte Hutchinson | Shannon Hyde |
| Maeghan Jacob | Lisa Jain | Katie Jenkins |
| Anna Johnson | Erica Johnson | Makesha Judson |
| Andi Kirkpatrick | Edy Koonce | Daphne Lamendola |
| Saundra Lane | Rachel LaPorte | Angelle Laverne Terry |
| Amber Leach | Stacy Levy | Joy Lindsey |
| Susan Lipsey | Wendy Lipsey | Tyler Litt |
| Kathryn Loveless | Rhonda Loy | Natalie Lukinovich |
| Danielle Mack | Rachel Mancuso | Laurie Marien |
| Yvette Marsh | Taylor Martin | Cheryl Michelet |
| Micheline Millender | Cyndi Miller | Mary Miller |
| Rebecca Milton | Kanoa Jo Mire | Michelle Mithcell |
| Brittany Mohr Hunter | Melanie Montanaro | Hayden Moore |
| Judy Moore Vendetto | Renee Morris | Ashley Munn |
| Rebecca Nelson | Dana Neucere | Niki Norton |
| Donna Nunnally, MD | Melissa O’Banion | Jessica O’Connor |
| Gail O’Quin | Lucye O’Quin | Jaimee Pangburn |
| Meghan Pecaut Gandy | Heidi Perry | Jenni Peters |
| Cynthis Peterson, PhD | Ashley Ponsaa | Stephanie Possa |
| Erin Pou | Margaret Price | Blair Purgerson |
| Sarah Rainwater | Jessica Reynolds | Leslie Ricard Chambers |
| Myra Richardson | Rebecca Robinson | Becky Roby Ratcliff |
| Bonnye Rogers | Monica Rogers | Evon Roquemore |
| Jill Roshto | Amanda Rothrock | Amy Sanders |
| Catherine Saurage | Donna Saurage | Elizabeth Saurage |
| Laurie Saurage | Susan Saurage-Altenloh | Jennifer Saurage-Moreland |
| Kellie Schmeeckle, MD | Megan Schmitt | Audrey Schmolke |
| Diamond Sherrod, J.D. | Mandy Shipp | Corey Shircliff |
| Megan Sias | Mathilde Silverberg | Dana Simmons |
| Mimi Singer Lee, PhD | Chelsea Smith | Debbie Smith |
| Sarah Smith | Lois Smyth | Amanda Spain |
| Shelia Sterling | Deborah Sternberg | Carter Stone |
| Candace T Jolissaint | Lindsey Talley | Robin Tassin-Liggett |
| Melissa Thompson, PhD | Amy Vandiver | Kathy Victorian |
| Tamiara Wade, PhD | Jingya Wang, MD | Audrey Wascome |
| Kate Waters | Meagan West | Sara Whittaker |
| Nancy Wieser | Ann Wilkinson | Katara Williams |
| Meeta Williamson | Elizabeth Wilson | Lauren Zatarain, MD |
“What makes the Echo Alliance so special is that it consists of more than 150 women dedicated to making a measurable difference in the lives of patients at Mary Bird Perkins. I have lost many close family members to cancer, so it is extremely important to me to align myself with an organization and mission that helps lessen the burden for those fighting this disease today."
Erica Kelt
P: (985) 276-6808
ekelt@marybird.com