Carlton Allen, is the Program Director for various cancer projects at UT Health Science Center at Tyler.

Mr. Allen holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Professions from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Science in Health Sciences from the University of Texas at Tyler.

He currently holds a Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) credentialing and has his Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certificate. He is the Healthcare council chair for the East Texas Human Needs Network and currently is a member of their board. He is also a member of American Cancer Society (ACS) Volunteer Leadership Council (VLC) of Smith County, currently servicing as the vice-president.

 Mr. Allen comes with experience in community health promotion, and cancer prevention. His healthcare philosophy is to provide an equitable level of care to all patients through community education, wellness and prevention, and planning.