Suncoast Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Names Shelly Glenn As Board Chair
- August 15, 2017
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Florida Cancer Specialists Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Advocates for Cancer Patients
Tampa, FL – August 7, 2017…The Suncoast chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently announced the appointment of Shelly Glenn, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer for Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS), as Chair of the Board of Trustees. With a mission to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients, the chapter serves patients in Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Desota, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
Suncoast LLS Executive Director Sherri Stitt said, “Shelly has been a constant source of encouragement and leadership for the Suncoast Chapter. In 2014, she was named Woman of the Year and that same year she joined the Board of Trustees. Every year since, Shelly has recruited candidates for Man/Woman of the Year and helped us raise critically-needed funds for blood cancer patients. In 2015 – 2017, she was appointed Chair of the Suncoast Chapter Leadership Team of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year initiatives. She is a dynamic and inspirational leader and we are grateful for her support.”
FCS CEO Brad Prechtl, who also serves on several non-profit boards and chairs the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation board and the Florida chapter of CEOs Against Cancer, said, “Shelly is a great example of how many of our FCS leaders and employees go the extra mile to support not only our patients, but all cancer patients in Florida. LLS is also a tremendous partner to Florida Cancer Specialists, both in patient services and in advancing research to find cures for blood cancers.”
Shelly joined Florida Cancer Specialists in 2012 and was named Chief Marketing & Sales Officer for the practice in October 2013. Dedicated to increasing awareness and education, because of friends and family who have battled cancer, Shelly devotes much of her time to organizations that provide various types of support for cancer patients and their families. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation, Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation, and as the Chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee for the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO). In 2013, she was Co-Chair of American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Sarasota/Manatee counties.
On her new role as Board Chair, Shelly commented, “LLS is the leading source of support for blood cancer patients and I feel privileged to be a part of this organization. I want to help ensure that patients continue to have a fighting chance, because of the monies we raise and programs provide help to fund clinical trials, patient services and education, as well as increasing awareness throughout the community.”
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Mondaythrough Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
For additional information visit lls.org/lls-newsnetwork.
About Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute: (FLCancer.com)
Founded in 1984, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is the largest independent medical oncology/hematology practice in the United States. With over 200 physicians, 160 nurse practitioners and physician assistants and nearly 100 locations in our network, we are committed to providing world-class cancer care in community-based settings close to home.
Recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, FCS offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida. 84% of new cancer drugs approved in 2016 for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials conducted with FCS participation*. Our physicians are consistently ranked nationally as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report.Trained in such prestigious medical schools and research institutes as Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Emory, M.D. Anderson, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the physicians of Florida Cancer Specialists provide leadership and consultation in the state’s leading hospitals.
FCS serves patients on the Gulf Coast from Naples to the greater Tampa Bay area, north as far as Tallahassee, in Orlando and surrounding Central Florida communities, and on the East Coast from Jacksonville/Fleming Island to Palm Beach County.
Florida Cancer Specialists has built a national reputation for excellence that is reflected in exceptional and compassionate patient care, driven by innovative clinical research and cutting-edge technologies that help advance targeted treatments and genetically-based immunotherapies, and embodied by our outstanding team of highly-trained and dedicated physicians, clinicians and staff.
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