Keynote Speaker

Dr. V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc Scientific Director and Vice Chairman of the Department of Oncology Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Georgetown University Medical Center

Featured Speakers

Christopher W. Hansen, President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.

Dick Cass, President, Baltimore Ravens

The Honorable Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor, State of Maryland

Host Committee
Robert K. Brookland, Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, Greater Baltimore Medical Center;
Claudia R. Baquet, MD, MPH, Associate Dean forPolicy and Planning, University of Maryland, School of
Medicine, Office of Policy and Planning; Arnold “Skip” Amass, PharmD (retired); Anna Johnson-Winegar,
PhD (retired); Kevin J. Cullen, MD, Director, University of Maryland, Greenebaum Cancer Center; Raymond
E. Lenhard Jr., MD Professor Emeritus, The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center; Samuel L. Ross, MD, MS, CEO, Bon Secours Baltimore Health System

Event Details

Who: ACS CAN is a unique organization working with partners to energize thousands of advocates committed to making the fight against cancer a higher priority among our elected leaders at all levels of government. ACS CAN is building a volunteer movement in every community in America, empowering ordinary people to wield extraordinary power in this fight.What: Breakfast to recognize breast cancer survivors and honor those who fought against breast cancer and lost their battle, while raising funds to carryout the lifesaving work of ACS CAN.  The breakfast will feature Dr. Craig Jordan,Scientific Director and Vice Chairman of the Department of Oncology Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Georgetown University Medical Center, as the keynote speaker.  He will be joined by Dick Cass, President of the Baltimore Ravens.  We will also hear from the newly appointed ACS CAN President, Chris Hansen who will discuss the lifesaving work ACS CAN performs in ensuring and increasing federal dollars for cancer research and advocating for policies, laws, and regulations that further the overall mission of both the Society and ACS CAN. Why: The funds raised through this breakfast will provide the lifesaving resources ACS CAN needs to advocate for policies, laws, and regulations that further the overall mission of both the Society and ACS CAN.  ACS CAN trains and mobilizes cancer survivors, much like the women we will be honoring, to speak out and urge our national and state lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research, increase funding for cancer screening programs for low-income individuals living in our state, and improve the delivery of healthcare for all cancer patients medically underserved. 

Thank you to our 2010 Sponsors!State House Sponsor- MylanCity Hall Sponsors: GlaxoSmithKline, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, sanofi-aventis, St. Joseph Medical CenterTown Hall Sponsors: Baltimore Ravens, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MileOne, PfizerTable Sponsors: Anna Johnson-Winegar, PhD, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Carroll Hospital, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Johns Hopkins Medicine, St Agnes Hospital
For questions and for information about sponsorship opportunities contact
Bonita.pennino@cancer.org