About LBBC

National Board of Directors

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is honored to have this extraordinary group of individuals who contribute their time, effort and expertise to further Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s mission of providing breast cancer information and furthering breast cancer awareness. The board guides long-term planning strategies and provides organizational oversight and development.

LBBC chair Lisa Bayard has been involved with LBBC since 1995. She has helped raised funds for LBBC through several events and has served as gala co-chair. She was elected to the board in 2006. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, Ms. Bayard found LBBC's semi-annual conferences extremely helpful. She has brought many friends and colleagues to conferences, the gala and other regional events. Ms. Bayard was a 2004 gala honoree.

A graduate of Penn State University, Ms. Bayard has spent 15 years in educational publishing in sales and marketing. She was the past-president of the college publishing division of CBS. In 1987, Ms. Bayard bought and opened six Sylvan Learning Centers in the Philadelphia suburbs, Delaware and south Jersey and within eight years was running all of Sylvan's corporate-owned centers. She has won various awards in publishing and at Sylvan. Ms. Bayard enjoys travel, biking and skiing.

Robin Bender Stevens joined the LBBC board in 2004, was elected board secretary in 2007 and vice chair in 2010. A friend of several women affected by breast cancer, she joined LBBC in part because she appreciated the focus on underserved women, and she saw potential in LBBC's ability to grow nationally and internationally.

Ms. Stevens received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's in public policy analysis from the university's Wharton School. She is executive director of medical strategies and physician education at Merck, where she has worked for nearly 20 years. Her department oversees relationships with clinical, scientific and policy thought-leaders who serve as advisors or speakers for Merck's portfolio of vaccines. Prior to her position at Merck, she worked as a health policy analyst and in health planning. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two teenage sons, music, outdoor activities, reading and crossword puzzles.

Wanda Flowers joined the LBBC board in 2010. She is very active in numerous professional and community activities and has been recognized for her commitment to her profession and dedication to the community.

Ms. Flowers is assistant general counsel at Sunoco, Inc., where she is responsible for the company’s compliance with federal, state and local labor and employment laws. Prior to joining Sunoco, Ms. Flowers served 17 years with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Philadelphia. Ms. Flowers regularly speaks on employment topics. In addition to LBBC, she serves on the Boards of Directors of the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) and the Center for Literacy (CFL). In 2003, Ms. Flowers was featured in the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s The Diversity & the Bar Magazine in an article titled “15 Leaders to Watch”. She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Bethune-Cookman University, a master’s degree in English from Florida State University and a law degree from UCLA.

Named treasurer of the board in 2008, Sandy Lipstein has worked with LBBC since 2001. The following year, he and his wife, Gail, a long-time volunteer and 2006 gala honoree, were co-chairs of LBBC's eighth annual gala. Mr. Lipstein became a board member in 2007.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Mr. Lipstein was CFO for Comcast-Spectacor until his retirement in June 2008. He now serves as a senior consultant to the company and an ex-officio member of the office of the chair. Previously, he worked for 15 years in public accounting and for four years as a partner with Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Lipstein serves on the board of Universal Synergetics, Inc., Freedom Valley YMCA, Turning Points for Children and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He enjoys biking, gardening, martial arts and travel.

Complete Board List

Medical Advisory Board

The mission of LBBC’s Medical Advisory Board is to serve as an expert resource on issues of concern to women affected by breast cancer and their families (including women at high risk for developing breast cancer and caregivers) and to assist with outreach to other health professionals and consumers about the breadth of LBBC programs for women and families affected by breast cancer.

Complete Medical Advisory Board List

The LBBC Team

Meet our talented staff dedicated to helping women and families live well beyond breast cancer.

The LBBC Team

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