Faculty & Staff

Nadine Rayes, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Cancer Prevention Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.

Susan Reilly, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in biological sciences from Binghamton University in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and her M.S. degree in Genetic Counseling from Long Island University in 2019. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the West Houston location and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county’s underserved population. 

Donika Saporito, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Genitourinary Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.

Rachael Shilbauer, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the Sugar Land location and Gynecologic Oncology Center. 

Catherine Skefos, M.A., M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Endocrine Center.

Autumn Vara, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county's underserved population. 

Jacynda Woodman-Ross, M.S, is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions.

Ashley Woodson, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions.

Emily Ortiz, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Breast Center and Leukemia Center.