Cancer and Careers empowers and educates 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 250,000 visitors per year, providing essential tools and information for employees with cancer.

Press Inquiries:

Please contact Sarah Goodell at sgoodell@cew.org or 646.929.8023

To Request a Speaker: 

Please email cancerandcareers@cew.org. Someone will get back to you within two business days.

CEW Foundation/Cancer and Careers Staff Listing:

Kate Sweeney, Executive Director
Rebecca V. Nellis, Vice President, Programs and Strategy
Elissa Burnstein, Director of Development
Eva LaManna, Esq., Manager of Programs
Amy Coleman, LMSW, Manager of Programs
Andrew Jacob, Development Manager
Sarah Goodell, Program Coordinator

For bios or to contact a member of our staff, please click here.

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 5,000+ 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/cac_impact_sheet_2013.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

CEW Foundation/Cancer and Careers Board of Governors

Chairwoman

Gina Drosos

President

Carlotta Jacobson, CEW Inc.

Treasurer

Sabine Feldmann, More Magazine

Board Members

Leslie Blodgett, Bare Escentuals
Cristina Carlino, philosophy
Agnes Chapski, Allure
Anastasia Economos, Ernst & Young
Laura Geller, Laura Geller Beauty, LLC
Francine Gingras, Elizabeth Arden
Jill Granoff, Kellwood Company
Minda Gralnek, Minda Gralnek and Company
Susan Heaney
Jean Hoehn-Zimmerman, JHZ Creative Management, Inc.
Sonia Kashuk, Sonia Kashuk Beauty
Kimberly Kelleher, Say Media
Mary Morgan, Redbook
Kathy O'Brien, Unilever, NA
Rebecca Sanhueza, Time Inc
Jadzia Tirsch, Shiseido Cosmetics America
Conny Wittke, Tweezerman