OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair
![]() Ruth Isabella Hoffman MPH Ruth is the mother of eight children, including 35 year old Naomi, a 28 year survivor of AML. Ruth is the Executive Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization and is author/ editor of 11 childhood cancer learning resources. |
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Organization | American Childhood Cancer Organization |
Address | 10920 Connecticut Ave. Suite A Kensington, MD 20895 UNITED STATES |
Tel./Fax | +1-301-962-3520 / + |
ruthihoffman@gmail.com |
Vice-Chair
![]() Carmen AusteCarmen is mother of James, a teen brain cancer survivor who founded Cancer Warriors Fnd. She is the Managing Director of CWFI and an international development consultant for the United Nations system and major development partners (i.e., AUSAID, USAID, GIZ, JICA, Millenium Challenge). |
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Organization | Cancer Warriors Foundation Inc |
Address | 1317 Lopez Jaena Street Paco, Manila PHILIPPINES |
Tel./Fax | +63-2-562 2954/ + |
menchauste@gmail.com |
Treasurer
![]() JOAO MARIA DE LENCASTRE João lost his 7 year old daughter |
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Secretary
![]() Luisa Basset Luisa is mother of Victor, a survivor of a mature B-cell ALL diagnosed in 1990. She is involved at local, national and international levels, representing “Federación Española de Padres de Niños con Cáncer” and is a Professor at the School of Architecture in Valencia. |
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Organization | Federación Española de Padres del Niños con Cáncer (F.E.P.N.C.) |
Address | C/ Monte Olivetti, 18, Local 1 (c.v. a c/ Bustos 3), 28038 Madrid SPAIN |
Tel./Fax | +34 606 100 693 (mobile phone) |
LBASSET@mes.upv.es |
Members
![]() Nicole Scobie Nicole is the mother of three boys, one of whom is a survivor of childhood cancer. She is the president of Zoe4life, a non-profit organization based in Switzerland which supports kids with cancer and their families, funds and advocates for research. She is also on the Accelerate platform steering committee. . |
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Organization | Zoé4life |
Address | 1036 Sullens SWITZERLAND |
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nicole@zoe4life.org |
![]() Marcela Zubieta Acuna Marcela is a pediatrician who lost her 3 year old daughter to a brain tumor (Choroid Plexus Carcinoma). The tragic experience made her refocus her professional and social life to serve underprivileged children with cancer living in Chile.
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Organization | Fundación Nuestros Hijos |
Address | Barros Luco No. 3103, San Miguel Santiago de Chile CHILE |
Tel./Fax | +56-2-480 5960/ +56-2-556 8840 |
mzubieta@fnh.cl |
![]() Mary McGowan Mary is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in pediatric oncology. She is the Community Liaison Manager of the Children’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia, and facilitator of the Parent Advisory Group of the Cancer Centre. |
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Organization | Children’s Cancer Centre Parent Advisory Committee (PAG) |
Address | Children’s Cancer Centre Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, ParkvilleVIC, 3053 Viktoria AUSTRALIA |
Tel./Fax | +61 3 93454855 / +61 |
Mary.mcgowan@rch.org.au |
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