Cassie Porteus

Curvy Girls Scoliosis Foundation – Mid-Atlantic Senior Mentor

New Brunswick, NJ

2023 – present

• Serve as the mentor and coordinator for all regional leaders of the organization in the mid-Atlantic and midwestern regions
• Interview and onboard new regional leaders who are either taking over a previously occupied leadership or are founding a regional group
• Participate in typical responsibilities of an executive board member, such as considering fundraising, sponsorship, policy, and future vision of the organization
• Aid in developing and hosting bi-annual leadership training required for all regional leaders of the organization

Curvy Girls Scoliosis Foundation – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member

Columbus, OH

2022 – 2023

• Collaborated with other executives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the greater organization
• Prepared monthly presentations to counsel dozens of regional leaders globally on various topics related to DEIJ

Curvy Girls Scoliosis Foundation – Regional Leader

Columbus, OH

2015 – 2020

• Held monthly support group meetings for girls and teens diagnosed with scoliosis and provided a safe, empathetic, and unified space to discuss the physical and emotional toll of living with a chronic disability
• Traveled to and attended annual leadership conventions to undergo further training as a mentor
• Coordinated fundraisers and partnerships with local businesses to spread scoliosis awareness and raise funds for members to attend the biannual Curvy Girls conference

Genetic Counseling Student Intern

New Brunswick, NJ

2024 – present

• Participate in genetic counseling sessions as the lead genetic counselor with supervision of a senior counselor
• Patient-facing responsibilities include obtaining a family history, communicating a risk assessment, explaining genetic testing options, and facilitating patient-decision making to meet their personal values
• Administrative responsibilities include communicating with commercial labs, investigating individual variants identified in patients, and reviewing relevant literature for comprehensive case preparation and/or follow-up
• Sites: Rutgers RWJ Perinatal Genetics, Rutgers RWJ Child Health Institute

Observations

Columbus, OH and New Brunswick, NJ

2021 – present

• Observe in-person and telehealth appointments with genetic counselors across pediatric, prenatal, and cancer disciplines
• Sites: James Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Atlantic Health Maternal Fetal Medicine, Rutgers RWJ Child Health Institute, Rutgers RWJ Perinatal Genetics

Publications

2022

Lindsey Byrne, Cana Ingalls, Aliya Ansari, Cassie Porteus, Talia R. Donenberg, Daniel A. Sussman, Colleen M. Cebulla, Mohamed H. Abdel-Rahman.  Two unique BAP1 pathogenic variants identified in the same family by panel cascade testing.  Accepted to Familial Cancer

NSGC Annual Conference

New Orleans, LA – presenting

09/2024

Prenatal Diagnosis of Lymphedema-Distichiasis Syndrome in the Context of an Increased Fetal Nuchal Translucency: A Case Report

Cassie Porteus, BS, Molly Ciarlariello, MS, CGC, Elena Ashkinadze, MS, CGC

Nashville, TN – presented

11/2022

Two Unique BAP1 Pathogenic Variants in One Family: A Case Study

Lindsey Byrne, MS, CGC, Cana Ingalls, BS, Aliya Ansari, BS, Cassie Porteus, Talia R. Donenberg, MS, CGC, Daniel Andres Sussman, MD, Colleen M. Cebulla, MD, PhD, Mohamed H. Abdel-Rahman, MD, PhD

ASHG Annual Conference

Los Angeles, CA

10/2022

Ovarian sex cord stromal tumor is a likely additional phenotype of BAP1-Tumor Predisposition Syndrome

Mohamed H. Abdel-Rahman, Maha Hussein, Cana Ingalls, Cassie Porteus, Aliya Ansari, Leigha Senter, Lindsey Byrne