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Professor Sanchia Aranda has worked in cancer control for more than 40 years, most recently as CEO of Cancer Council Australia (2015-2020). She currently holds academic appointments with the School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Technology Sydney and Monash University. She has held prior roles in healthcare, government and tertiary education.
For the last 28 years Sanchia has worked in international cancer control, with 16 years on the board of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, including 4 as President (2006-2010). She was President of the Union for International Cancer Control (2016-2018) serving on the Board for 8 years. She is the inaugural Board Chair for the City Cancer Challenge Foundation and served on the Advisory Council for Cancer Australia for 8 years until 2015. Her contributions to cancer control have been recognised nationally and internationally and in 2013 she was named the 4th Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Distinguished Fellow for her contributions to Cancer Nursing. She was recently appointed Board Chair for Scope Australia, the largest Victorian provider of NDIS services.