Cultivating Cancer Connections

 

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Buffalo Thunder Resort • 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506

Check-In & Breakfast Start at 9:30 AM

Free Event • 10 AM–3 PM 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MORNING

• Registration Check-In & Breakfast • 9:30–10:00 AM

• Welcome & Blessing • 10:00 AM

• The Legacy of New Mexico’s Downwinders
Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

• Navigating RECA (Radiation Exposure Compensation Program): Information and Q&A
Gina Grimes, Nuclear Workers Advocacy Office, New Mexico Environment Department & Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

LUNCH
• Lunch, Resource Tables, & Community Connection

AFTERNOON
• My Healthcare Finances: Care Options, Considerations, & Support
Kerri Hale, MBA, BCPA, Patient Education & Empowerment Lead, Pfizer Oncology

• Native Survivorship 101 and Thrivership 
Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH, CEO,
Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc.

• Patient Resource Panel
Moderated by Shayna Grandbois-Herrera, Native Health Navigator, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center

• Cancer Patient Panel
Moderated by Dr. Douglas Zang

• Closing Blessing • 3:00 PM

PLUS
• Free self-care gift bags
• Giveaways for exciting prizes (must be present to win)