Our Chapter

Chapter Highlights

The GenNow Network Alaska chapter brings together members from throughout the state to support the American Cancer Society. Since 2016 we have continued to see growth in our impact and look forward to what is ahead for us.

We are proud of all of the efforts of our chapter, especially our Taps & Apps annual fundraiser.

Chapter President


Headshot of Wileina Rhodes<br />

Wileina Rhodes

Chapter President
Alaska Native Medical Center
Hepatology Clinic Nurse Manager
Mrs. Alaska AmeriCAN
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Wileina Rhodes resides in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and two children. Born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Wileina and her family moved to Bethel, Alaska and fell in love with this great state and have lived here ever since. She is a Hepatology Clinic Nurse Manager at Alaska Native Medical Center and is passionate about advocating for preventative screenings through her platform “Screening Saves Lives”.

She holds two bachelor’s degrees: Health Science Education and Community Health, and a bachelor’s in nursing science. She also holds a master’s degree in public health and a master’s in healthcare administration and is a Ph. D Candidate. She has published 2 books inspired by her children, “My stuffed animals are like family,” and “May I take your picture.” In addition to being the current president of the GenNow Network Alaska chapter, she is the current reigning Mrs. Alaska AmeriCAN and serves on the Health and Safety Task Force and Professional Practice Committee of the Alaska Nurse Association.

Mission

ACS GenNow Network chapters implement mission-centric opportunities for members and supporters to further ACS initiatives.

The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Together are improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

ACS GenNow Network educates members on the mission and vision of the American Cancer Society and integrates these into chapter activities. Chapters are encouraged to provide opportunities to support ACS patient support programs and services and fundraising activities.

Mentorship

ACS GenNow Network members are offered opportunities for professional development and networking with other members and chapters.

We value the opportunity to leverage the strength of our GenNow Network along with our strength as the American Cancer Society in order to help provide members opportunities for professional development through mentorship from other members and/or ACS contacts.

By creating opportunities for members to expand their personal and professional networks within the community, we allow for involvement within the chapter to benefit our members in a variety of ways.

Impact

ACS GenNow Network chapters host unique, memorable events to engage communities in raising funds to help end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

The impact component of our GenNow Network chapters is essential to helping support the life-saving mission of the American Cancer Society. From rooftop cocktail parties to poolside social events, our young professionals host trendy and impactful events to raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

Taps and Apps Event

Fighting Cancer Takes More Than Medicine