The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region

We’re proud to share with you The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region Board of Trustee member, Sophie Hayes! 🙌 🥰 Both Sophie and her son, Eliot, have faced blood cancer in the last five years. “No one chooses cancer,” she says. “Your only freedom is what you do with it.” In LLS, Sophie found “a source of knowledge, community, meaning, and friendship” that she sorely needed. Connecting with people who can understand what her family is going through, and can support them through it, has gone a long way. Sophie and her husband Mike are determined to make life better for other patients and survivors like her and her son. In addition to being a trustee, she’s a member of the Dare To Dream Team—advocating for The Dare To Dream Project, LLS’s initiative to transform treatment and care for kids with blood cancer. “I’m proud to be involved in eradicating painful treatments for children facing blood cancers,” she shares. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Sophie today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to share with you The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region Board of Trustees member, Rebecca Nazario-Straffi, MBA, SSGB 🙌 🥰 Rebecca currently serves as a Senior Health Care Operations Executive for Cooper University Health Care. Her priority is to establish practice standards, clinical services & multi-site programs that increase equitable access to care, improve patient outcomes and optimize care delivery cost and efficiency. Rebecca believes in educating the next generation of health care leaders and has been involved with our Visionaries and Student Visionaries of the Year campaigns. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Rebecca today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to have Derek Miller as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region's Board of Trustees!🙌 🥰 Derek has been in the biotech industry for over 25 years. He is the CEO of a stealth cell and gene startup spun out from the University of Pennsylvania and is also an advisor and board member for biotech companies focused in oncology and rare diseases. During his career in biotech, Derek's passion for helping to bring new therapies to market was always his central driver in his various roles in corporate and commercial strategy, marketing, product development and patient access. Across these various roles, he has had the privilege of helping to bring numerous breakthrough therapies to patients and physicians in their shared fight to end blood cancers. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Derek today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to welcome The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region Board of Trustees member, Bob Rullo! 🙌 🥰 Bob is currently a Managing Director at Ernst & Young, LLP. In this role, Bob leads complex digital transformations, focusing on strategic direction and ensuring operational excellence. Bob's commitment to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is deeply personal. Following the unexpected passing of his wife, Karen, from Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2021, Bob has been motivated to support LLS's mission. He honors Karen’s memory by advocating for research and funding to advance treatment options and find cures, reflecting the support he has received from family and friends during this challenging time. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Bob today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to welcome our newest member to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Board of Trustees, Dr. Renee Gresh! 🙌 🥰 Dr. Gresh is currently a pediatric oncologist at Nemours Children’s Health System where she serves patients and their families and is passionate about continuing to improve the care and outcomes of children with cancer and blood disorders through clinical trials and research. She has always loved science and medicine and knew from an early age that she wanted to be in medicine. Dr. Gresh believes it is one of the greatest privileges to care for patients and help their families during cancer treatment. Dr. Gresh has been involved with LLS through her job via research and the LLS PedAl initiative, and through the many resources and services that are available for patients and families, as well as having co-workers and patients involved with regional campaigns. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Dr. Gresh today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to have Cary Metz join us on the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region's Board of Trustees! 🙌 🥰 Cary is an experienced general counsel and senior executive that has led all legal, corporate secretary, risk management and government relations activities. Cary became involved with LLS over 20 years ago after a close friend was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Around the same time, Cary received a postcard noting that he could raise funds for LLS by completing a 100 mile bike ride. From there, Cary and his wife bought bikes, learned to use clip-in pedals and began biking with Team In Training. Cary now does one century ride (100 miles) every year to support LLS! Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Cary today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to have @The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Board of Trustees member, Emily Lewis, J.D.! 🙌 🥰 Emily is the Director of Education Planning and Development for The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). Emily is passionate about helping others and volunteers for numerous charity organizations, including LLS, where she has served on an executive leadership team as well as participated with our Visionaries of the Year campaign and recently joined our Leadership Development Committee. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Emily today in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to welcome The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Region Board of Trustees member, Donna Hunt Hodge! 🙌 🥰 Donna is currently the Vice President, Sales, Marketing, and Operations, US CAR-T with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. In this role, Donna oversees all commercial functions of the J&J Cell Therapy organization, ensuring that those who are eligible for their best-in-class treatments are able to access and benefit from these life-enhancing therapies. Committed to improving the health and quality of life for patients around the world, Donna has spearheaded 10 product launches in 6 therapeutic areas, covering a wide-ranging list of innovative medicines. In her current role, she continues to dedicate herself to the relentless pursuit of putting patients first – providing potentially curative therapies and developing high-potential talent to deliver them. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Donna today in the comments! ❤️👇

Please give a warm welcome to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware Region’s Board of Trustees member and Leadership Development Committee Chair, Chris Guido! 🙌 🥰 Chris became involved with LLS after his diagnosis with Diffuse Large-Cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2019 where during his treatment he found a pamphlet for Big Climb Philly. He knew it was going to be the thing he wanted to accomplish coming out of treatment. Chris has now been involved with Light The Night, Big Climb Philly, and now our Board of Trustees and Leadership Development Committee. Chris is currently Director of Business Development at RSM, and lives in Philadelphia with his wife and 2 children where they love to travel, play games, and support their local Philly sports teams together. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Chris in the comments! ❤️👇

We’re proud to welcome @The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Board of Trustee member, Timothy Peacock 🙌 🥰 Tim is currently a partner at PwC and leads the Mid-Atlantic insurance tax practice. He was introduced to LLS by other partners at PwC and the shared stories of hope and community of togetherness are what drive Tim’s passion for LLS. Tim has been involved with our Light The Night and Big Climb campaigns, and we are excited to welcome him to the Board of Trustees. Please join us in dropping a note of thanks and congratulations to Tim today in the comments! ❤️👇