EXPERIENCE
Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Diagnosed October 2004
TNBC diagnosis with lymph node involvement.
Treatment included lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.
Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Diagnosed October 2007
Diagnosed with mets to lung, chest wall lymph nodes and brain.
Treatment included brain surgery, one-time brain radiation,
chemotherapy and Avastin.
EDUCATION
Edgewood High School, Pittsburgh PA
Graduated 1981
Bradford Secretarial School, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduated 1982
ASSOCIATED BREAST CANCER ORGANIZATIONS
BcRAN
Advocate assistance since 2017
Komen Pittsburgh
Assistance with various functions since 2005
Young Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation
Assistance with various functions since 2005
Pink Pamper
Assistance with various functions and board member since 2018
AWARDS
Komen Pittsburgh
Race for the Cure
Chairperson, 2010
Komen Pittsburgh
Karen Shapira Award, 2016
Pittsburgh Pirates
Honorary Batgirl, 2017