Our Vision
The MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center will create a center of excellence, which encompasses multidisciplinary, patient-centered compassionate cancer care for all Iowans in need. This $16-million fundraising campaign – initiated by a generous lead gift of $2 million from the Comfort Family Foundation – will realize this vision of a center of excellence, which is a designation based on a remarkably high concentration of expertise and related resources, and delivering care in an interdisciplinary, patient-centered and comprehensive manner.
Campaign Committee
- Suku Radia, Campaign Co-Chair, Community Leader, Chair, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Board
- Steve Chapman, Campaign Co-Chair, Community Leader
- Joan Bindel, Senior Director of Development, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation
- Msgr. Frank Bognanno, Retired Diocese of Des Moines
- Brian Chittenden, Legacy Bank
- Jake Christensen, Christensen Development
- Shannon Cofield, President, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation
- Mary Cownie, MercyOne
- Richard Deming, M.D., MercyOne Des Moines Cancer Center Medical Director
- Susan Fitzsimmons, Christensen Development
- Phil Harrop, MercyOne Central Iowa
- Erin Kuhl, Kum & Go
- Joyce Lillis, RN, Retired MercyOne Home Care
- Terry Lillis, Retired Principal Financial Group
- Tom Mass, The Waldinger Corporation
- Dennis Menken, Principal Financial Group
- Michele Whitty, Community Leader
