Cancer

Connection's

Board

of

Directors

Bonnie Allen is an attorney with her own practice as well as serving as supervisor of the court-appointed attorney program in Hampden County.

Christine Carpenter-Gleason of Florence serves as Wellness Coordinator for Rays of Hope organization and Baystate Health Systems. 

Deborah Denhart of Northampton works as a Senior Program Associate at the Philanthropic Initiative in Boston. 

The Rev. Irven Gammon is pastor of the Florence Congregational Church.

Becky Jones of Northampton (Secretary) has been a chaplain at Cooley Dickinson Hospital for 12 years, has a small private counseling practice and is also a writer who leads bereavement writing groups.  She is a breast cancer survivor and has been both participant in and leader of Cancer Connection activities and groups over the years.

Douglas Loux of Florence (Treasurer) worked in the Social Security Administration for many years and has served on the boards of River Valley Counseling Center, Friends of Lilly Library, Florence Congregational Church and the Connecticut Fellowship Group.

Margaret Kierstein of Easthampton is a psychologist in Northamtpon and a member of the breast cancer support group since 2005.  She also works at the Village Florist and Gift Shop in Florence, smelling the roses, work inspired by her bout with cancer.

Shelley Parker of Northampton, MA (President) is an attorney who worked for several corporations, most recently Merrill Lynch Insurance Group.  She is now a Certified Trager Practitioner, represents the Northeast region on the United States Trager Association Board of Directors and is on the Ethics Committee and Law and Legislation Committee of that association. 

Donna Reed of Holyoke, is a certified orthotist and mastectomy fitter, working in the orthotic and prosthetic field for over 19 years.  She owns and operates The Pink Petal Boutique, a mastectomy boutique serving women's needs while undergoing treatment for cancer.

Lindsay Rockwell, D. O., Medical Oncologist and Hematologist, lives in Northampton and practices at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.  She completed her fellowship and residency at Tufts University and Baystate Medical Center

Mary Stanton of Florence is executive director of the Foundation for Excellence in Healthcare, Inc.

Pamela J. Szmyt Hastings of Ludlow practices family law with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Springfield.

Pierre Zimmerman of Montague is an organizational health care consultant.

The volunteer Board of Directors of Cancer Connection is composed of men and women who embody the diverse skills and creative energy of the Pioneer Valley.

No compensation is given to any member of the Cancer Connection Board of Directors for his or her services.