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CAMSA 10^th Anniversary Gala and Fundraiser Set for Saturday, June 23, 2012

CAMSA celebrates its 10^th anniversary this year with a Gala and Fundraiser on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at The Hilton Hotel at JFK. Keynote speaker will be Ms. Yvonne Graham, director, office of health disparities prevention, New York State Department of Health. Delectable dining and dancing from 7 pm to 12 midnight. For tickets, ads and sponsorship opportunities, call 866-648-2620.

CAMSA Scholarship Winners to be Announced June 23, 2012

A special feature of the 10th Anniversary Gala and Fundraiser will be the announcement of the 2012 CAMSA Scholarship winner.  For several years now, CAMSA has been awarding scholarships to talented students of the Caribbean diaspora who are attending colleges and universities in the U.S.  The deadline for application submission is just days away -- April 30.
 
Dr. Margaret Sukhram is new CAMSA President

Dr. Margaret Sukhram assumed the Presidency of CAMSA at its Annual General Meeting held January 20, 2012 in New Hyde Park. She succeeded Dr. Ed Alleyne who held for post for 2 years. At that same meeting the CAMSA by laws were amended to change the term of the presidency from 2 years to 1, eliminate the post of President-elect, and create the post of Vice President.

Dr. Sukhram was born in Guyana, trained as a nurse midwife in England and is the holder of a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Columbia University School of Public Health and a doctorate in Education from Teachers College of Columbia University.

She has extensive experience as a health educator, women’s health clinician and international health consultant on USAID (United States Agency for International Development) projects in the Caribbean. Recent major stints have been with the health departments of Nassau and Suffolk counties. She is currently a student health clinician at Westbury Community College.

A founding member of CAMSA 10 years ago, Dr. Sukhram pledged to build on the accomplishments of her predecessors, and promised an aggressive recruitment effort to bring in new blood, raise CAMSA's profile and expand its local and Caribbean basin activities.

Others elected at that meeting were: Dr. Patricia Nicholas, Vice President and Colleen Brathwaite, Secretary. Nigel Nicholas was reelected as Treasurer.

CAMSA - BACA Annual Cancer Symposium to be held Saturday, September 22, 2012

CAMSA will join the Barbados Cancer Association USA (BACA), Inc. in presenting their annual Symposium on a cancer topic on Saturday, September 22, 2012. The topic and venue will be announced shortly. Please hold the date.