Family Reach’s Imagine Session 2024
November 13, 2024 | 9:00am to 5:00pm
Loft on Two | Boston, MA
1 in 3 people can’t afford their basic needs during cancer treatment.
If you view that statistic as a call to action, you belong at the Imagine Session.
Change requires all of us, which is why the Imagine Session welcomes all industries — past attendees included representatives from Pfizer, Dana-Farber, Lyft, Airbnb, Wells Fargo, CancerCare, and more.
Join us in challenging the status quo and collaborating on ways to meet the nationwide demand for financial interventions in cancer care.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15am | Food for Thought: Grab-and-Go Breakfast
9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks
- Carla Tardif Chief Executive Officer, Family Reach
9:30 - 9:40am | Nicole’s Story
Hear from Nicole, a local single mom who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, about how finances impacted her cancer experience.
Nicole Perkins Patient Voice and Family Reach Advocate
9:40 - 10:30am | Power in Partnerships: Reaching Patients Through Collaboration
Hear from nonprofit organizations that embrace the power of working together. They all leaned into collaborative partnerships to normalize asking for financial support and make financial resources readily available for their patient communities.
Christi Shaw Co-Founder, More Moments More Memories and Former CEO, Kite Pharma Inc.
Nicole de Lara Puente CEO, Live Like Bella
Tatiana Tate Founder and CEO, Chemo Divas Foundation
Moderated by Erica Campbell Executive Director, Pinky Swear Foundation
10:30 – 10:40am | Nourish Your Imagination: Coffee Break
10:40 - 12:00pm | Let’s Imagine! Breakout Session #1
Innovate alongside fellow attendees on solutions to wipe away the shame people experience when asking for financial support during cancer treatment and make resources more readily available to those who need them most.
12:00 – 12:50pm | Fuel for the Future: Lunch + Networking Break
12:55 - 1:25pm | In Conversation: Gaps in Available Financial Solutions
Hear about the realities of resource access and availability from those working directly with people and families during times of crisis.
Bernadette Giandomenico Resource Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Eucharia Borden VP of Programs and Health Equity, Family Reach
1:30 - 2:30pm | Inspiration to Scale: Examples of Sustainable Growth To Reach More People in Need
Sometimes it’s helpful to glean inspiration from industries outside of our own. This panel features a diverse group of speakers who have experience scaling and growing a program or business to reach more individuals.
Deirdre McGinley-Gieser Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Meals on Wheels America
Caitlin Donovan Partner, General Catalyst and Former Global Head, Uber Health
Kelly Cobb Vice President, Giving at Bombas
Catherine D’Amato President and CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank
Dwight Schultheis Director, Instacart Health
Moderated by Andy Janning Founder and Chief Storytelling Officer, Life Over Debt
2:30 – 2:45pm | Nourish Your Imagination: Snack Break
2:45 - 3:45pm | Let’s Imagine! Breakout Session #2
Each year, there are over 800,000 people facing cancer who can’t afford their basic needs. Brainstorm with your fellow attendees about sustainable partnerships and scalable approaches that will get financial resources to everyone who needs them.
3:50 - 4:00pm | Closing Remarks
Carla Tardif Chief Executive Officer, Family Reach
4:00 – 5:00pm | Cheers! Cocktail + Networking Hour
9:00 – 9:15am | Food for Thought: Grab-and-Go Breakfast
9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks
- Carla Tardif Chief Executive Officer, Family Reach
9:30 - 9:40am | Nicole’s Story
Hear from Nicole, a local single mom who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, about how finances impacted her cancer experience.
Nicole Perkins Patient Voice and Family Reach Advocate
9:40 - 10:30am | Power in Partnerships: Reaching Patients Through Collaboration
Hear from nonprofit organizations that embrace the power of working together. They all leaned into collaborative partnerships to normalize asking for financial support and make financial resources readily available for their patient communities.
Christi Shaw Co-Founder, More Moments More Memories and Former CEO, Kite Pharma Inc.
Nicole de Lara Puente CEO, Live Like Bella
Tatiana Tate Founder and CEO, Chemo Divas Foundation
Moderated by Erica Campbell Executive Director, Pinky Swear Foundation
10:30 – 10:40am | Nourish Your Imagination: Coffee Break
10:40 - 12:00pm | Let’s Imagine! Breakout Session #1
Innovate alongside fellow attendees on solutions to wipe away the shame people experience when asking for financial support during cancer treatment and make resources more readily available to those who need them most.
12:00 – 12:50pm | Fuel for the Future: Lunch + Networking Break
12:55 - 1:25pm | In Conversation: Gaps in Available Financial Solutions
Hear about the realities of resource access and availability from those working directly with people and families during times of crisis.
- Bernadette Giandomenico Resource Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Moderated by Eucharia Borden VP of Programs and Health Equity, Family Reach
1:30 - 2:30pm | Inspiration to Scale: Examples of Sustainable Growth To Reach More People in Need
Sometimes it’s helpful to glean inspiration from industries outside of our own. This panel features a diverse group of speakers who have experience scaling and growing a program or business to reach more individuals.
Deirdre McGinley-Gieser Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Meals on Wheels America
Caitlin Donovan Partner, General Catalyst and Former Global Head, Uber Health
Kelly Cobb Vice President, Giving at Bombas
Catherine D’Amato President and CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank
Dwight Schultheis Director, Instacart Health
Moderated by Andy Janning Founder and Chief Storytelling Officer, Life Over Debt
2:30 – 2:45pm | Nourish Your Imagination: Snack Break
2:45 - 3:45pm | Let’s Imagine! Breakout Session #2
Each year, there are over 800,000 people facing cancer who can’t afford their basic needs. Brainstorm with your fellow attendees about sustainable partnerships and scalable approaches that will get financial resources to everyone who needs them.
3:50 - 4:00pm | Closing Remarks
Carla Tardif Chief Executive Officer, Family Reach
4:00 – 5:00pm | Cheers! Cocktail + Networking Hour
Speakers
Nicole Perkins
Patient Voice
Christi Shaw
Co-Founder, More Moments More Memories + Former CEO, Kite Pharma, Inc.
Tatiana Tate
Founder, Chemo Divas Foundation
Nicole de Lara Puente
CEO, Live Like Bella
Deirdre McGinley-Gieser
Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Meals on Wheels America
Carla Tardif
CEO, Family Reach
Erica Campbell
Executive Director, Pinky Swear Foundation
Caitlin Donovan
Partner, General Catalyst
Andy Janning
Founder and Chief Storytelling Officer, Life Over Debt
Catherine D’Amato
President and CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank
Dwight Schultheis Director, Instacart Health
Kelly Cobb
VP of Impact, Bombas
Eucharia Borden
VP of Programs and Health Equity, Family Reach
Bernadette Giandomenico
Resource Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Tickets
Registration for Family Reach’s Imagine Session 2024 is currently unavailable for general admission. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Morgan O’Brien at [email protected]
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Meet previous speakers
These thought leaders shared their expertise alongside patient and caregiver voices at previous Imagine Sessions.
Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS
Senior VP, Optum
Duke Cancer Center
Citseko Staples Miller
Managing Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences, FTI Consulting
(Formerly) Director State and Local Campaigns, ACS CAN
Lisa Simms Booth
Executive Director, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Tamika Felder
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, Cervivor, Inc.
Melissa Walsh
VP, U.S. State & Local Government Relations and Community & Public Affairs, McDonald’s
(Formerly) VP State Government Affairs, AbbVie
Joanna Doran, Esq.
CEO, Triage Cancer
Kari McHugh
Chief Communications Officer, Break Through Cancer
(Formerly) Senior Director, Customer and Community Relations, Dunkin’ Brands
Laura Anderson
Director, Social Impact, Instacart
(Formerly) Global Medical Stays Manager, Airbnb
Kira Bona, MD, MPH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lorraine T. Dean, ScH
Johns Hopkins
Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS
Penn Medicine
Duke Cancer Institute
Tracy Ott Foster
Family Reach Board Chair
(Formerly) President, Lash Group
Peter Merrigan
CEO & Co-Founder, Taurus Investment Holdings
Ellen Miller-Sonet
Chief Strategy & Policy Officer, CancerCare
Joe Chabot, M.S.
Pediatric Resource Program Manager, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mario Muredda
President, Marketing, Avalere Health
(Formerly) CEO, Harrison and Star
Paul Krasinski
CEO & Co-Founder, Epicenter Experience
Tyler George
Co-Founder & COO, UpCare
(Formerly) Regional Director NE, Lyft
Kate Roberts
Advisor, Mass Mobility Hub
Core Member, Underscore VC
(Formerly) Senior Director and General Manager, Zipcar
Kate Healy
CEO & Founder, AdvoKate IQ, LLC
Chair, Foundation for Financial Planning
Russell Norris
Global Sports Industry Lead, Slalom
Stephen Porter
Lead Business Execution Consultant, Wells Fargo
(Formerly) VP Community Outreach Manager, Wells Fargo
Art Taylor
President & CEO, BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Toni Moss
Founder & CEO, Americatalyst
Mark Lightowler, PhD, GFMD
Director, People Consulting, EY
(Formerly) Founder and CEO, Phorix
Susan Gorky, MBA
Principal, SMG Consulting
(Formerly) Director of Advocacy, Celgene
Dan Sherman
Founder & President, The Navectis Group
John Dauphine
CEO, Foundation for Financial Planning
Ashish Cowlagi
(Formerly) Program Director, Watson Health, IBM
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Morgan O’Brien | [email protected]
Sponsorship
Shehzin Tietjen | [email protected]
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