LBBC board of directors welcomes 7 new members

“Every story and situation is unique and deserves support and compassion,” says Nancy Lyskawa, an executive vice president at the software support provider Rimini Street.

“As a black woman,” says Keya Williams, CFO of Spring Point Partners, “I deeply value LBBC's commitment to sharing the stories of Black women diagnosed with breast cancer, while also increasing diversity efforts within the organization.”

Atiba Page, diversity and inclusion manager at Bristol Myers Squibb, can attest to every story being unique. She has had over “a hundred doctor visits, six rounds of aggressive chemotherapy, over thirty rounds of radiation treatments, a single right mastectomy, and gamma knife, and MRI thermal ablation brain surgery, all within the last two years.”

In joining the board, Dr. Sameer Gupta, a medical oncologist at Bryn Mawr Hospital, notes, “LBBC has helped my patients not only through treatment but has also been instrumental in providing resources to get adjusted to the new normal during long-term survivorship.”

“As a breast cancer survivor who has benefited from LBBC’s programs and services,” Amy Reichbach explains, “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve on the board.”

Another new board member, Amy Burkholder, a veteran network news medical producer, explains, “​​I want to do better for every person who hears, ‘You have breast cancer,’ and to ensure they are treated well.”

Board chair Megan Rutt explains, “I find that it is my responsibility to the breast cancer community to give back.” She was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2013 at age 37, when she was working full-time, a marathon runner, and her three children were under the age of three.

“LBBC has empowered me,” says Linda Brassington, “and giving that gift to others is a privilege.”