Komen Konversations | Susan G. Komen Central and South Jersey

Michelle Cash is the new Director of Mission Programs here at Komen CSNJ. Michelle has been a volunteer for many years since her diagnosis back in 2001. Her professional career has been spent working in every aspect of the philanthropic and nonprofit world, including grantmaking, capacity building, fundraising, and volunteer management. We are so excited to have Michelle as a new member of our team.

Dana Donofree is the founder and CEO of AnaOno, a lingerie company dedicated to creating beautiful and comfortable bras and other lingerie products for women. Especially for women who have had mastectomies, breast reconstruction, and various other procedures. She speaks about her journey with breast cancer and how finding a bra doesn't have to be a painful step in healing.

Melissa Surdez, thriver living with metastatic breast cancer and a member of Komen CSNJ's board of directors, shares her story with on-air personality Lisa Anderson of WJRZ.

Melissa Surdez, thriver living with metastatic breast cancer and a member of Komen CSNJ's board of directors, shares her story with on-air personality Lisa Anderson of WJRZ.

Nurse practitioner Betty Moore of Virtua discusses breast cancer in the LGBT community, the importance of compassion in health care and her excitement for the MORE THAN PINK Walk each year.

Nineteen-year breast cancer survivor Ceil Gallucci chats with Komen CSNJ about her journey with breast cancer: from breast self-awareness and patient-doctor relationships, to volunteerism and celebrating at the MORE THAN PINK Walk.

Sisters Marcie Bono and Lori Kreinces share their story of love, family, hope and perseverance in the face of their late mother's breast cancer diagnosis. Each year for the past twenty-six years, Marcie, Lori, friends and family join Komen CSNJ's MORE THAN PINK Walk to celebrate the life and memory of their mother.

Meet Kelly Thomas. Kelly was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at the age of 33. She's thriving, full of positivity and leading a community of women going through their own cancer journeys with her Instagram account TNBC Thrivers . Listen to her inspiring and incredible story.

You can follow Kelly on Instagram:

@talkischeapxo

@tnbc_thrivers

This National Volunteer Week, we're celebrating the heart and soul of our organization: our volunteers. We're chatting with Jessica Lewis, MORE THAN PINK Walk Volunteer Chair, about how to get involved.

On this episode of Komen Konversations, Komen CSNJ Executive Director Suzanne Corson hits the microphone and interviews Dr. Robert Herbstman, founder of Contemporary Plastic Surgery. They discuss breast reconstruction surgery, Dr. Herbstman’s involvement in our annual Walk fundraiser and more.

To learn more about Contemporary Plastic Surgery, visit their website at www.cosmeticsurgerynj.com