People with Purpose – Honorees | HERS Breast Cancer Foundation

2021

Hope Award – Tri-City Voice
Empowerment Award – Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty (Ret.)
Renewal Award – Tammy Ballantyne, BS, RN, OCN of the Sandy Amos, RN, Infusion Center at Washington Hospital
The Harriet Despeaux Award (formerly Support Award) – Dutra Enterprises, Inc.

Hope Award – Evelyn Paradis, Pacific West Gymnastics/Barb’s Pink Party
Empowerment Award – Funda Dervisoglu, Annual Walk/Run fundraiser
Renewal Award – Ming Kuan, M.D., Kaiser Permanente Hematology/Oncology Specialist
The Harriet Despeaux Award (formerly Support Award) – Stephanie Sullivan, Giving Hope Coordinator for Premier Nissan of Fremont and Premier Subaru of Fremont

Hope Award – Joseph Alalay, Team District 10, Fundraiser
Empowerment Award – Freska, KOIT Radio Host
Renewal Award – Castlewood Women’s Golf Club
The Harriet Despeaux Award (formerly Support Award) – Elizabeth Barron, Volunteer and Former HERS Board Member

Hope Award – Friends of Faith, Nonprofit Organization in Oakland
Empowerment Award – Denise Estrada, Manager, Women’s Imaging and Cancer Services, Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare
Renewal Award – Paul Wotowic, M.D., Plastic Surgeon at San Ramon Regional Medical Center
The Harriet Despeaux Award (formerly Support Award) – Janice Florence, Volunteer of HERS Breast Cancer Foundation

Hope Award – Stanley Rockson, M.D.
Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine at Stanford University
Empowerment Award – Adiba Barney
CEO of Silicon Valley Forum & Breast Cancer Lifer/ Client
Renewal Award – Rishi Sawhney, M.D.
Oncologist at Valley Medical Oncology Consultants
Support Award – Tri-Valley SOCKs
Non-profit organization in Pleasanton, CA

Hope Award – Kim Hammer, Co-Founder of Have a Ball Foundation
Empowerment Award – Tricia J. McMahon, D.Min, Co-Founder, HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, President, Soaring Spirits, Inc., Transformation Coach, Consultant, and Author
Renewal Award – Laura Constantine, Certified Breast Health Navigator, RN, Clinical Coordinator of the Women’s Health Center at Washington Hospital
Support Award – Susi Folks and Vicki Goss, ChemoCare Bag Ministry

Hope Award – Mark D. Pegram, M.D., Susy Yuan-Huey Hung Professor of Medical Oncology; Director, Stanford Breast Oncology Program; Co-Director, Molecular Therapeutics Program; Associate Director, Clinical Research ; Stanford Cancer Institute
Empowerment Award – Ysabel Duron, Founder, CEO, Latinas Contra Cancer
Renewal Award – To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation
Support Award – Gene Mello, CEO, Mello Insurance Services, Inc.; Myers-Stevens-Mello & Company Insurance Services

Hope Award – Sandra Wing, Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation, Chairperson and Founder
Empowerment Award – Jolly Rechenberg, CEO, American Breast Care (ABC)
Renewal Award – Peggy McGuire, Women’s Cancer Resource Center (WCRC), Executive Director
Support Award – Steve Dukleth, Oakland Audio Visual Services, Inc. (OAVS), Co-President and General Manager

Hope Award – Pamela Priest Naeve, Cancer Prevention Institute of California ( CPIC) – Director, Community Education
Empowerment Award – Ilene Scharlach, PhD, Cancer Support Community (CSC), Therapist Facilitator – East Bay
Renewal Award – Kathryn Hesser, RN, CBPN-IC, Retired Washington Women’s Center Coordinator
Support Award – Dutra Enterprises, Inc.

Hope Award – Susan Buseck, MSW, Breast Care Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente
Empowerment Award – Vandana B. Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Oncologist, Valley Medical Oncology Consultants, Medical Director for the Washington Hospital Cancer Genetics Clinic
Renewal Award – Rina Olea, Manager of Programs and Outreach, Breast Cancer Connections
Support Award – Lisa Stambaugh, Information Architect, Collective Discovery, Inc.

Hope Award – William E. Dugoni, Jr., M.D., Director, Washington Hospital Healthcare System Women’s Center
Empowerment Award – Bernie Dutra, Founder and President, OneChild Foundation
Renewal Award – Harriet Despeaux, Community Volunteer Activist
Support Award – Hattie Hyman Hughes, President, Fremont Bank Foundation