Maggie DeMont stepped into the role of Chair of the Board on July 1, 2023. She is currently the General Manager at Heinemann Publishing. She was previously the SVP of Corporate Strategy at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, where she has held a variety of different roles over 10+ years. Prior to HMH, Maggie was in Strategy…

Emily Cohen grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and attended Nashoba Brooks where she was classmates with Olivia’s sisters, Nell and Kristin. After attending Dana Hall for high school, she graduated from Connecticut College in 2006 majoring in biochemistry. She received her PhD in Genetics from Yale University in 2014 and completed her postdoctoral research at…

Jennifer Lubrano Clayton was born and raised in Hingham, MA. After a few years living away, she returned to Hingham with her husband Mark and bought the home next door to her parents where she was a stay-at-home mom to her three children, Zach, Ellie, and Matt. Though she wishes she had had a career,…

Susan Burke, RN, MSN, is returning to advocacy work following her forty year career as both a pediatric nurse and case manager at Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts. While at Shriner’s, Sue nurtured and developed her passion around assisting children and their families in finding ways forward following trauma. She is thrilled to capitalize on…

Dorothy Kelly Burnham is a lifelong Massachusetts resident, and currently lives in Newburyport with her husband and two children. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 after finding a lump while nursing her infant son. After undergoing breast cancer treatment, Dorothy was introduced to Runway for Recovery by attending a Rally for Runway spin class…

Rachael Asselin has been interested in the intersection between science and helping people since she was little. This interest grew stronger after her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis and unsuccessful treatment attempts when Rachael was 12 (she passed away when she was 14). Initially pre-med in college, Rachael ended up getting a degree in public health…

Lillian Beck’s mother, Noreen Beck, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer in 1998 and quickly became immersed in the breast cancer charity community for 10 years until her passing. From young ages, Lilly and her brother watched her mom walk and take on major fundraising efforts for Relay for Life, Avon 3-Day 60-Mile…