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Kristina Burke, Twist Out Cancer Director of Business Development

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Kristina BurkeTwist Out Cancer Director of Business Development Kristina Burke is a dynamic hospitality and business development professional based in Philadelphia with over 30 years of experience creating meaningful, purpose-driven experiences. As the Director of Business Development at Twist Out Cancer, Kristina brings her signature energy, attention to detail, and deep-rooted belief in the power […]

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Jenna Koch LMSW, Twist Out Cancer Program Associate

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Jenna Koch, LMSWTwist Out Cancer Program Associate Jenna Koch is a Licensed Master Social Worker dedicated to fostering healing through creativity, connection, and community. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, with a concentration in Employee Wellbeing in the Workplace. Jenna began her journey with Twist Out Cancer in

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A Note from Naomi

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Ms. Manilow taught math at BZ with such passion. If you had her as a teacher, she made you feel like learning anything was possible. When Ms. Manilow passed away from breast cancer in 2022, it devastated our community. She touched the lives of so many, and I want to honor her memory with all

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Select Art Pieces from Wayne State University’s Brushes with Cancer Program Will Be on Display at Henry Ford Cancer in Detroit

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June 28, 2023, Detroit –Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, announced that select art pieces from its recent licensed Brushes With Cancer program at Wayne State University (WSU) are now on display in the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion at Henry

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On Mother’s Day: A Toast to Life

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By: Jenny Buntman Indig Photo Credit: Robin O’Neill For every person touched by cancer, there is a before and after cancer moment – when those three words, “you have cancer” change life forever. For my family, a doctor delivered a diagnosis of stage four kidney cancer to my otherwise healthy, vibrant 59-year-old mother, Shelley, in

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SaulPaul Bio

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About SaulPaul SaulPaul is a GRAMMY Nominated Musician with a Message. He has also presented 3 TEDx Talks, performed at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and been featured on America’s Got Talent. His life story of transitioning from tragedy to triumph has been told on screen via the documentary Tower to Tower as well

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Ana Gordon Bio

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Ana Gordon, AM, LCSW, OSW-C is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Oncology Social Worker. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and continues to live and work in Chicago at the University of IL Hospital as Supervisor of Psychosocial Oncology Programs. In her clinical work Ana provides biopsychosocial

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Jenna Benn Shersher Bio

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Jenna Benn Shersher is a 44-year-old cancer survivor, civil rights advocate, world traveler, and tiny twister who dreams big. In December 2010, Jenna was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called Grey Zone Lymphoma, which at the time, affected fewer than 200 people. Instead of surrendering to cancer, she was determined to find meaning in

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