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 Harvard Medical School studying breast cancer signaling and metabolism. She now works as a senior scientist at the Cambridge-based cancer biology biotech company, Kronos Bio. Emily lost her mom to breast cancer in 2003 and her cousin in 2010, and her aunt (mom’s sister/cousin’s mother)…

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, she has had so much joy in raising three amazing children and now seeing her three grandchildren grow up. Jennifer’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1979 while she was a sophomore at Colby Sawyer College. She spent many years in remission until a…

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 her experience by advocating for Runway for Recovery families and is truly honored to be a part of the Runway community. Originally from Swampscott, she currently resides in Charlestown where she enjoys time with her children and four granddaughters. Sue has been a loyal participant in…

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 at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport. Dorothy has fundraised and volunteered for Runway organization since that time. Dorothy and her husband James participated in the 2020 Runway for Recovery virtual show and she walked in the 2021 Runway show in Boston in person.  While fundraising…

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 instead of going the direct patient-care route. Rachael worked at Biogen in Cambridge, MA for 15 years, after which she began consulting for a wide range of biotech and pharmaceutical companies. She is currently a partner at Blue Matter Consulting, a strategic life sciences consulting…