Directors

The World Conference on Breast Cancer Foundation is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of breast cancer survivors, health researchers, breast care advocates, and community representatives from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nova Scotia who are knowledgeable in breast cancer issues. The Foundation Board directs conference planning activities through international networking, sponsor relationships, and event planning contractors.

Leila Springer, President Leila led a very busy and secured life prior to her diagnoses of breast cancer in February 1999. Family, church and her work as a controller in a manufacturing firm occupied her time with very little left for anything else so when she first discovered... Read More »

Denise Stern, Treasurer Denise Stern’s professional career has spanned 17 years of working with some of the top corporate companies functioning in various accounting and financial roles. In 1993 she graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelors of Business Management... Read More »

Sandra Ahenakew Sandra Ahenakew was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 at the age of 35. One year after diagnosis Sandra was tested and found to have the BRCA1 gene mutation. Read More »

Nina Burford Nina Burford was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. Her experience has inspired her to share her personal insights and knowledge in helping others with the disease. She is highly involved in advocacy not only in Labrador City, where she lives... Read More »

Andrée Godbout After growing up in Grand Falls, New Brunswick and studying at the Université de Moncton, Andrée embarked on her legal career in 2006 as a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick. Following a period in private practice, she obtained her Master of... Read More »

Stella Mazza Stella Mazza is a 46 year old wife, mother of three, and successful business owner, diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer in fall of 2003. She is a native of Winnipeg; marrying her sweetheart within 2 years after graduating from St. Mary’s Academy... Read More »

Melissa McDermott Melissa McDermott graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto before completing a post-graduate certificate in Public Relations at Humber College. Melissa started her career at the public relations agency Cohn & Wolfe in... Read More »

Dr. Susan Keller-Olaman Dr. Sue Keller-Olaman is a research consultant based in Hamilton Ontario. Sue also holds an adjunct position at McMaster University (Health Aging and Society). Sue is from New Zealand and completed her doctoral research in Psychology and Preventive and... Read More »

Louise Schoenherr Louise Schoenherr is an educator by profession, having worked in the Winnipeg School Division as a teacher and teacher-librarian for more than 25 years. She has extensive experience in planning conferences, having served on the planning committees for... Read More »

Kim Tempest Kim Tempest’s mantra is “Passion in Everything” which is exactly the approach she took while fighting her breast cancer diagnosis at 41. Kim has used her experience to educate and support other young women through volunteer efforts with a number of... Read More »

Lucia Yiu Lucia Yiu, is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor, and an Educational and Training Consultant in community nursing. She has published on family and public health nursing. Read More »