Long before cancer advocacy, theatre taught me the power of storytelling, connection, and using my voice. Standing on the ASCO stage felt like coming home. I’m grateful to finally have opportunities to share those gifts in the service of others.
TV Appearances/Speaking Engagements:
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL ASCO Voices Talk aka Broadway Debut – Title: When Representation Becomes Survival: Changing My Perspective on Clinical Trials in May 2026. Watch Here.
Stories from the Stage – Beyond Cancer, Season 06 Episode 22, premiered on local PBS stations and via YouTube on WorldChannel on June 12, 2023. Watch Here.
Daiichi Sankyo – Guest speaker at US Medical Affairs meeting in New Jersey in May 2022. See LinkedIn for pictures.
GRYT Health – Speaker for their virtual Mental Health Summit ‘Writing to Heal’ in April 2020 Click here.
WATC TV Channel 57 – Interviewed for Young Adult Cancer Survivors Breast Cancer Awareness Segment in October 2019 click here
Hadassah Greater Atlanta – Story Mistress for Paint Day and Speaker of Survivor Stories for Best Strokes: Hadassah Bares All for ART in March 2019.
Panels:
The Collaboration for Outcomes Using Social Media in Oncology (COSMO): A Women in Medicine® VERITAS Initiative in Chicago, IL. Upcoming Panelist on the session Patient Voices in August 2026.
Association of Oncology Social Workers (AOSW) 2026 Conference in Portland, OR Co-presenter of session, Facing the In-Between: A Survivor-Social Worker Conversation on Grief and Healing in June 2026.
CURE – Navigating the Challenges of Breast Cancer With a Strong Support System with Megan-Claire Chase and Karen D. Adams in October 2024. Watch here.
For the Breast of Us & Count Me In – Panelist for Empowering Caregivers, Providing Support, and Taking Care of Yourself, Virtual, November 2023.
ATOPP Summit – Panel discussing DEI in Research: Approaches to Improve Equity and Access in New Orleans, LA July 2023.
Bayer Oncology – Guest panelist at Medical Affairs meeting at ASCO23 in Chicago, IL in June 2023.
WEGO Health – LIVE virtual panel Health Equity for All: Why it Matters & How to Take Action June
2021. Click here
Women in Tech Regatta – LIVE virtual panel The Role of Diversity in Building Inclusive Healthcare Technology and Clinical Trials in April 2021. Click here
Ancora.ai – FB LIVE panel about What Cancer Patients Need to Know About Clinical Trials in April 2021. Click here
Patient Power – LIVE virtual panel COVID-19 Positive with Breast Cancer August 2020. Click here
Cancer Health at Home – FB LIVE panel about Cancer and COVID-19 with some other fellow warriors and bloggers in July 2020. Click here
MM&M Expo sponsored by W2O – LIVE virtual panel discussing Diversity Needed in Clinical Trials in July 2020. Click here to register and watch.
Patient Power – LIVE virtual panel Accessing Breast Cancer Treatment During Coronavirus in June 2020. Click here
Patient Advisory Boards:
Worth the Wait Charity – Advisory Board 2024 – Present
Dana Farber – Young & Strong Breast Cancer Advisory Board 2024 – Present
Bayer Oncology – Digital Patient Council 2023 – Present
i3 Health (Oncology Data Advisors) – Editorial Board 2023 – Present
Patient Power – Patient Advocate on Advisory Board from 2022 – Present
LYTE Foundation – Editorial Board 2023 – 2024
Life On The Cancer Train 