About Us
Cancer and Careers is dedicated to empowering and educating people with cancer to thrive in their workplace by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events. Through a comprehensive website, free publications, career coaching, and a series of support groups and educational seminars for employees with cancer and their healthcare providers and coworkers, Cancer and Careers strives to eliminate fear and uncertainty for working people with cancer. Cancerandcareers.org informs more than 180,000 visitors per year, providing essential tools and information for employees with cancer.
History
In 2001, The Cosmetic Executive Women Board of Directors' came upon a startling realization: Five out of some 40 board members had been diagnosed with cancer. Some told their colleagues at work. Others did not. But all continued to work during or following treatment and came upon similar dilemmas.
How do I tell my boss? What will my coworkers think? How do I balance work and treatment? What can I expect from my employer? What are my legal rights? What do other people do?
The truth is, work doesn't stop once you've been diagnosed with cancer. Over 80% of cancer survivors return to work after treatment. And once diagnosed, work becomes even more important.
Cancer and Careers is a program of the CEW Foundation, the charitable arm of Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc., a New York-based non-profit trade organization of 4,000 executives in the beauty, cosmetics, fragrance and related industries. CEW Inc. and Foundation currently work together on providing charitable services and fundraising events.
What kind of impact has Cancer and Careers had since being founded in 2001? Check it out here: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/grid/assets/cacimpactsheet_final.pdf
Want to tell someone you know about Cancer and Careers? Download and print or email this one sheet: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/grid/assets/cac8x11infosheet_june2011.pdf
For More Information:
If you would like materials or a speaker for an event, please email cancerandcareers@cew.org. Someone will get back to you within two business days.
Kate Sweeney, Executive Director
Rebecca V. Nellis, Director of Programs
Trevel Balser, Director of Development
Alice McKenney, Manager of Programs
Andrew Jacob, Development Coordinator
Eva LaManna, Program Coordinator
To contact a member of our staff, please click here.
CEW Foundation/Cancer and Careers Board of Governors
Chairwoman
Gina Drosos, Procter & Gamble
President
Carlotta Jacobson, CEW Inc.
Treasurer
Sabine Feldmann, More Magazine
Board Members
Leslie Blodgett, Bare Escentuals
Robin Burns-McNeill, Batallure Beauty, LLC
Cristina Carlino, philosophy
Agnes Chapski, Allure
Anastasia Economos, Ernst & Young
Laura Geller, Laura Geller Make-Up, Inc
Jill Granoff
Minda Gralnek, Minda Gralnek and Company
Susan Heaney, Avon Products, Inc.
Jean Hoehn-Zimmerman, JHZ Creative Management, Inc.
Sonia Kashuk, Sonia Kashuk Beauty
Kimberly Kelleher, TIME
Mary Morgan, Redbook
Kathy O'Brien, Unilever, NA
Rebecca Sanhueza, Time Inc
Jadzia Tirsch, Shiseido Cosmetics America
Conny Wittke, Tweezerman
