Komen announces new board of directors

COSTA MESA, Calif., April 16, 2009—The Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® today announced its 2009-2010 Board of Directors, which sets the Affiliate’s strategic direction and guides imperative organizational decisions and its outreach to businesses, sponsors, government officials and the community in order to advance local breast health initiatives and strive toward a world without breast cancer.

“Our Board of Directors consists of truly outstanding figures both in the Orange County community and in the area of advancements in breast health,” said Lisa Wolter, Executive Director of the Komen Orange County Affiliate. “We are fortunate to have them with us as we fightto educate our community about breast cancer and to fund the research that will one day lead to its cure.”

Chris Tannous, a two-time breast cancer survivor, will assume the role of President of the Board. Tannous has been highly involved with the organization for several years, and previous roles on the Board of Directors have included Chair of the Grants and Public Policy Committees. Named the Most Inspirational Breast Cancer Survivor in 2007, Tannous actively lobbies to Congress as an advocate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She is committed to impacting public policy and research for the advancement of the fight against breast cancer.

New to the Komen Orange County Affiliate’s Board of Directors are Carrie Bollwinkle, Peggy Carollo-Moyneur, Lisa E. Guerra, Kim Kutcher, and Raúl Sobero.

Bollwinkle, who has been involved in Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the past 10 years, was a founding board member, PR Chair, Secretary of the Board, and Education Chair for the Komen St. Louis Affiliate. To continue her Komen involvement, she recently served on the Pink Tie Ball committee for the Komen Orange County Affiliate. Bollwinkle’s passion is inspired by her mother, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1999. She currently works as a Human Resources Manager for Boeing in Huntington Beach, Cypress and Seal Beach.

Carollo-Moyneur became involved with the Komen Orange County Affiliate last year and has served on the Volunteer Committee. She currently works for the FDIC where she is in receivership and resolution of failed institutions. Carollo-Moyneur hopes to utilize her CFO experience to support Komen’s initiatives and help move the organization forward.

Guerra is a breast surgeon with Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. She serves on the Unidos Contra el Cáncer de Seno committee, and has been involved with the Komen Orange County Affiliate for the past few years. Guerra is passionate about breast care, and through her profession, is able to care for patients with both benign and malignant breast disease. She will use her clinical background to benefit the Board through the education and support she can provide, and looks forward to collaborating with the Board on a shared goal.

Kutcher’s involvement in Komen for the Cure has included 12 years as a participant in the Race for the Cure, as well as serving as an event committee member for the 2008 Pink Tie Ball, the 2008 Komen Community Grants Breakfast, and the 2009 Komen Breast Health Symposium. Kutcher, whose mother passed away after a nine-year battle with breast cancer, will use her expertise in human resources and business management to help support the Affiliate’s philanthropic needs despite challenging economic times. Currently, Kutcher is employed with the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club as the Vice President of Human Resources.

Sobero has spent over 10 years working with the Komen Orange County Affiliate, including serving as a member of the Grants Committee, the UCI Komen Data Project Advisory Committee, and the Grants Review Panel. Currently writing a doctoral dissertation on an evaluation of Komen Orange County’s community grants and healthcare programs, Sobero’s goal on the Board is to contribute to the elimination of the disparities that exist in mortality and late stage diagnosis rates that exist for certain populations. He has more than 22 years of experience working in public health, including 12 years as a coordinator and manager of the Orange County Cancer Detection Partnership.

Continuing Komen Orange County Affiliate Board members and their roles are:

Janet DeWolfe – Immediate Past President

Nancy Enomoto – Secretary

Joyce Kirchhofer – Treasurer

Sue Parks – Fund Development

Ginger Silverman – Marketing and Communications

Marie La Fargue – Mission Initiatives

Carla Cammack – Volunteer

Cheryl Cooky – Grants

The Komen Orange County Affiliate and its Board maintain year-round endeavors, including ongoing breast health outreach to the local community and major fundraising events such as the Race for the Cure ®, taking place this year on September 27. Together with all Affiliates, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to ending breast cancer at every stage – from the causes to the cures and the pain and anxiety of every moment in between.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Through events like the Komen Race for the Cure, nearly $1 billion has been invested to fulfill that promise.

For more information on the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, please visit www.komenoc.org or call 714-957-9157.