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Y-ME's Board of Directors is composed of accomplished professionals who are passionately committed to our mission that no one should face breast cancer alone.

Maureen Durack – Chair
Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, PC		 Coza Huffman
Bama Companies
Gloria Suardiaz Alvarez – Vice Chair
Fitness Professional		 Daniel Kaplan
Legacy Director
Timothy J. Morgan – Treasurer
 		 Larry Norton, MD
Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center,
MSKCC Imaging Center
Susan J. Corbridge, PhD, APN, FAANP – Secretary
University of Illinois at Chicago		 Judith Schrecker
Alcoa Global Rolled Products
Jodi Fyfe
Paramount Events		 Saira Sultan, JD
Pfizer, Inc.
Sharon Green, MHA
Institute for Women's Health Research,
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University		 Donna Surges-Tatum, Ph.D., CAE
Meaningful Measurement
Everett Hill
Catalytic Advisors, LLC		 Daniel Asch
Eisai Inc.
Donna Dabney
Alcoa Global Rolled Products		 Maura Havenga
McDonald's Corporation
Past Board Chairs
 
Linda House, Immediate Past Board Chair
Pat Harris
Joyce Marcus
Hon. Virginia Rugai
Pam DeLuca
Margaret Harte
Frank Jakosz, CPA
Daniel Kaplan
Bonnie Lindenbaum
Joyce Nathan
Mary Lou Smith, JD
Bonnie Taylor, Ph.D.
Samuel Teitelman (deceased)
Co-Founders
 
Mimi Kaplan (deceased)
Ann Marcou (deceased)

Y-ME's Medical Advisory Committee consists of renowned experts in diverse fields, including genomics, clinical research, medical oncology, reconstructive surgery, and counseling.

Melissa L. Bondy, Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center		 Diane M. Davis, Physical Therapist
Certified Lymphedema Therapist
University of Chicago Medicine
Sandra Finestone, Psy.D.
Hope Wellness Center		 William J. Gradishar, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Christine Gresik, M.D.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital		 Susan Hong, M.D., MPH
Breast Cancer Survivorship Program
University of Chicago Medical Center
Nora Jaskowiak, M.D.
University of Chicago Breast Center		 Jacqueline S. Jeruss, M.D., Ph.D.
Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Virginia G. Kaklamani, M.D.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital		 Larry Norton, M.D.
Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center,
MSKCC Imaging Center
Julie E. Park, M.D.
University of Chicago Medical Center		 Jane Perlmutter, Ph.D.
Lisa Spiguel, M.D.
Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center
Northwestern memorial Hospital
Board Committees
 
Auxiliary Board
Jodi Fyfe, Chair
 
Executive Committee
Maureen Durack, Chair
 
Finance Committee
Timothy J. Morgan, Chair
 
Medical Advisory Committee
Dr. Larry Norton, Co-Chair
Dr. Susan Hong, Co-Chair

 

 

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