VOH Bios

Missouri
Jerry Boyd

My name is Jerry Boyd and I’m from Patton, Missouri. I have been an ACS volunteer for about 25 years, including team member, ACSCAN member, and Logistics chair. I lost

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New York
Zach Dane, Ed.D

I started volunteering with the American Cancer Society in 2009 by attending Relay For Life in memory of my mom, who lost her battle to cancer when I was young.

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Wisconsin
Steve Clay

I’m Steve Clay and I live in Spooner, Wisconsin with my wife. We have one son and three grandchildren. I taught 7th graders for 35 years. I like to think

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Wisconsin
Mariah Forster Olson

I was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 1980 at the age of one, and now I celebrate over 40 years of survivorship! Hello, my name is Mariah Forster Olson and I

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Illinois
Branwyn Lee

Cancer saved me from a nervous breakdown Hello! I am Branwyn, a wife to my supportive husband since 2007, mother of three who at the time of my diagnosis were

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Alabama
Hannah Adams

Hi, my name is Hannah Adams, and I am from Birmingham, AL. I am a summa cum laude graduate of The University of Alabama with degrees in Political Science and

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California
Ramona V Ramos

My family and personal experience with breast cancer began with my mother in 1989. She is no longer with us, and this is why I chose to support the American

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California
Claudia Perez-Favela

My name is Claudia Perez-Favela. I was born and raised in Sinaloa, Mexico, and now live in Imperial, California, a small border town near Baja California. I have three children.

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Florida
Jeffrey Schultz

My name is Jeffrey Schultz and I was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1950. I graduated in 1972 with B.A. Degree from Wayne State University. Relocated to South Florida in

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Texas
Patty Vela

Hi my name is Patty Vela. I’m a caregiver for my husband Ruben Vela who was diagnosed in June of 2019 with Pancreatic Cancer stage III. Our lives were great. Our

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Florida
Jonathan JDOGG Lederman

My journey with the American Cancer Society Relay For Life started in  1998. I had lost my grandfather to prostate cancer and I was very, very angry at cancer. My

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Oklahoma
Debbie Abbott

Hi, my name is Debbie Abbott and I am a Survivor! I live in Geronimo, Oklahoma with my husband, Danny. We have 3 grown children, Danny W., Bryan and Christopher

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