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I partner with community, corporate, and healthcare organizations to bridge the gap between institutional goals and the lived experiences of patients and survivors.
My approach to solving these challenges is unique. I combine my strategic skills with deep insights drawn from both my own lived experience as a survivor and my ongoing work supporting clients one-on-one as a cancer doula. At the core of every partnership is education, equipping your teams and community with the knowledge and tools needed to create lasting, meaningful change. Below are the two main pillars of my strategic work.
⚊ STRATEGIC SERVICES
Health Equity & Access
Health Equity & Access
A lack of participation from diverse communities is one of the most significant barriers to achieving health equity, especially in clinical trials. I partner with you to dismantle those barriers, co-designing culturally competent outreach campaigns and educational materials that build trust and ensure the community's voice is represented in research and care.
How I Help:
How I Help:
● Inclusive Clinical Trial Recruitment & Retention Strategy
● Design of Culturally Competent Education & Awareness Campaigns
● Guidance on Authentic Community Engagement to Address Disparities
● "Lived Experience Expert" Advising for Research Teams
⚊ STRATEGIC SERVICES
Patient & Community Connection
Patient & Community Connection
Many organizations struggle to build authentic trust and effectively connect with the people they serve. This can lead to low engagement with crucial programs, from treatment support to long-term survivorship. I help you bridge that gap by mapping the patient journey and co-creating programs that are truly human-centered.
How I Help:
How I Help:
● Patient & Survivor Journey Mapping
● Advisory Board Development & Facilitation
● Holistic Support Program Design (for Treatment & Survivorship)
● Community Listening Sessions & Trust-Building Initiatives
Ready to Create Meaningful Change?
Ready to Create Meaningful Change?
Let's connect to discuss how a strategic partnership can transform your work and improve the lives of the people you serve.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Talaya is a razor-focused advocate for human-centered cancer care. She masterfully creates balanced forums that elevate the patient voice, fostering fair and unbiased dialogue that is essential for both patients and the healthcare community. She is a true collaborator who uses her own journey to help others succeed."
Cinde Dolphin, CEO & Founder, Kili Medical Drain Carrier
Cinde Dolphin, CEO & Founder, Kili Medical Drain Carrier
"Talaya’s warm, insightful, and strategic approach has had a huge impact on our community engagement and cancer clinical trials education work at the Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network. Talaya initially came on board to bring community perspective to a statewide education campaign about cancer clinical trials; we had a specific set of goals for the education campaign and Talaya helped us to incorporate patient needs into our plans. The leadership and collaboration she showed in the campaign planning group also helped establish the model for our now-successful Community Advocates program. Talaya is a knowledgeable, strategic, and compassionate voice for patients and it’s a joy to work together! "
Susannah R. Bartlow, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
Susannah R. Bartlow, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
"Talaya Dendy is an innovator in the cancer support community. Through her adoption of the doulaship care model, Talaya is transforming the ways in which cancer survivors are supported through their cancer journey. Talaya provides her patients with empathetic, empowering whole-person care, and it is an honor to be able to collaborate and learn from her expertise."
Eduardo Osegueda, Program Associate, Connected Nest
Eduardo Osegueda, Program Associate, Connected Nest
"Talaya Dendy has been a critical and valuable partner in our collaborative Perspectives with Purpose in Life research study. She brings a breadth of experiential knowledge about the needs of people going through cancer and the medical system and has been able to take that vast experiential knowledge and translate it in a way that can ground and inform our project. Her communication ability is professional, concise, and straightforward and she is willing to take the risk of being honest in a non-confrontational or threatening way. She brings credibility and integrity to her commitment as a partner to our project. She has consistently responded timely to feedback requests with thoughtful and substantial contributions that are geared towards contributing to the goals of the project. "
Sharon Gowdy Wagener, OTD, OTR/L
Sharon Gowdy Wagener, OTD, OTR/L
Research Therapist / ANW OT Professional Practice Chair
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, ANW part of Allina Health
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