Below are the 2026 Midwest Conference on Work & Cancer speakers.

Rachel Becker, LMSW

Rachel has spent the last decade with Cancer and Careers. As Deputy Director, her responsibilities include oversight of Cancer and Careers’ 12 accredited webinars. She also provides direct support and referrals to CAC’s diverse audiences; oversees CAC's program team; and works to ensure all programs meet the continuing education accreditation standards of various state and national accrediting bodies. Additionally, Rachel regularly presents on topics related to cancer and work at community-based events and cancer conferences around the country.

Before joining Cancer and Careers, Rachel was Head of Client Services at CarePlanners (cofounded by Dr. Nancy Snyderman), where she designed and implemented a technology-based infrastructure for delivering and monitoring support services. Prior to that, she completed a fellowship in psycho oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and worked in a clinical capacity at the Jewish Child Care Association and New York Methodist Hospital.

Rachel holds a BA from Rutgers University and graduated summa cum laude with an MSW from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. She is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Workers and a proud recipient of the Zelda Foster Fellowship in Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

Adam Goldberg

Adam is a Human Resources professional with close to 20 years of experience and has had the honor of working in large multinational companies in the beauty, retail, eCommerce, manufacturing, digital media, advertising, and publishing industries.

Adam grew up as an HR Business Partner and moved into Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Strategy, and Learning and Development based roles as his career grew. Adam has been coaching leaders, managers, and employees throughout his career in an HR capacity but last year he started his path toward full International Coaching Federation certification and completed the ACSTH path. In addition to pursuing his ICF coaching certification, he is a Certified Change Practitioner through Prosci, Inc. and has been certified/had exposure to numerous leadership, personality, and strength-based assessments.

Much of Adam’s life has been surrounded by cancer starting at a young age with his grandmother who survived breast, skin, and lung cancer, and then in more recent years with his sister who is a breast and thyroid cancer survivor. In addition, Adam recently lost his mother to pancreatic cancer in late 2022 and has decided to dedicate some of his time to his amazing community.

Adam attended Rutgers University for his undergraduate studies and stayed on to receive his Master’s in Labor and Employment Relations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife who is a cancer surgeon and his daughter, who he calls the “mayor” of her elementary school.

Julie Jansen

Julie Jansen — author, executive and career coach, motivational speaker, and resume and LinkedIn profile writer — has helped senior executives, managers and professionals reach their fullest potential in today’s chaotic business world since 1999.

Julie works with clients in advertising, consumer products, entertainment, fashion, financial services, logistics, magazine publishing, manufacturing, new media, non-profit, public relations and professional services. In the past month, she was the keynote speaker for Yale University, CFA Institute of New Mexico and PVH, among others.

A fully revised, third edition of her book I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work was released by Penguin in March 2016. The book has also been published in the U.K., Germany, Austria, Romania and the Czech Republic. You Want Me to Work With Who? Eleven Keys to a Stress-Free, Satisfying and Successful Work Life…No Matter Who You Work With was published by Penguin Books in 2006. Julie is also the author of a Workplace Coach e-Booklet series on Networking, Enhancing Your Image, Delegation, Managing Your Career, Time Management and Getting Organized.

Scott Sinclair

Scott is a Senior Manager of Programs for Cancer and Careers. In his position, Scott oversees communications, including PR, social media and paid awareness efforts. He also manages CAC’s English website as well as the Balancing Work & Cancer Webinars — a 12-part series offering information and resources on targeted topics each month. Scott has been a member of CAC’s Young Professionals Committee since 2019.

In a previous life, Scott worked on Broadway for five years on productions such as Kinky Boots and Evita. He earned his BA from Emerson College.

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