Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team
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The Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team (NCFLT) was created in 2020, merging volunteer leadership from all of the major community fundraising properties into a cohesive team in the fight against cancer. The NCFLT works to represent and support community fundraising for Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, DetermiNation, and other community fundraising initiatives for the American Cancer Society. The team is responsible for creating and driving national and regional strategy for these major funders of the Society’s life-saving work.
Are you interested in learning about the open positions on the NCFLT? Or perhaps you’d like to apply to join? Learn more here!

The 2024 NCFLT volunteers and staff, pictured in Nashville, TN at the annual NCFLT meeting in January, 2024.
NCFLT Leadership
NCFLT Leadership provides overall direction, strategy, and leadership for all community fundraising event types.

Megan Kreft

Yamile Rivera

Katie Paulson
Event Type Leads & Staff
Fundraising event leadership volunteers provide national and direction for the core fundraising events and support the implementation in collaboration with regional and strategic volunteer leaders.

Suzy Lawrence
Volunteer Lead

Bryan Sherwood
Senior Director

Lisa Beck

Vicky Green
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Senior Director

Brandi Myers
Volunteer Lead

Paul Purdy
Endurance, DetermiNation & Network Fundraising
Senior Director
Regional Leadership Volunteers
- Shelle Arnold (North Co-Lead)
- Lisa Wilfong (North Co-Lead)
- Roxie Smith (North Co-Lead)
- Sarah Liporace (Northeast Co-Lead)
- Marc Koll (South Co-Lead)
- LaVonda Bailey (South Co-Lead)
- Suz Burchak O’Neil (Southeast Co-Lead)
- Jennifer Minard (California/Guam/Hawaii Co-Lead)
- Shari Slover (California/Guam/Hawaii Co-Lead)
ACS Region Map
Project Team Leadership Volunteers
- Heather Mills (Top Performers)
- (Survivor Inclusivity)
- Melissa McClain (Awards)
- Michelle Daichman (Training)
NCYET

Sam Keimweiss
Volunteer Co-Lead

Megan Palestro
Volunteer Co-Lead

Dillon Spencer
College & Youth Engagement