West Cancer Foundation, a Memphis-based nonprofit that provides free cancer services to those in need and funds research to improve cancer care, has announced the addition of Jarvis Greer, Wendy Likes and Tish Towns to its Board of Directors. These new members bring a wealth of expertise and passion to West Cancer Foundation, further enhancing its ability to deliver free cancer services to cancer patients.

Greer, a cancer survivor, is a Memphis sports icon who spent more than 43 years as an Emmy-winning sports reporter, anchor and director with WMC Action News 5. He is a former University of Memphis football standout and currently serves as a member of the University of Memphis Tigers football broadcasting team. In 2022, Greer was inducted into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame.

Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, is Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing where she leads academic programs and advances nursing research. She is an internationally recognized expert in the prevention, recognition and treatment of HPV-related cancers. Likes leads the POWER for Nursing Program at the UT College of Nursing which aims to advance oncology nursing education and address the need for skilled oncology nurses. The program is made possible by a grant from West Cancer Foundation.

Towns has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare leadership and is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Regional One Health. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a previous member of that organization’s Management Series Editorial Board, a past Delegate for the American Hospital Association (AHA) Regional Policy Board, and a member of Memphis Rotary. Prior to beginning her career in healthcare, Towns worked in state government with the Tennessee Departments of Human Services and Health.