We believe in the power of combined forces. Our Board consists of individuals who have watched cancer ravage our loved ones. And we have watched people be revitalized with Rexin-G treatments, so we will continue to support Rexin-G and other promising treatments. We believe in the power of our path. We believe it is our duty to change the face of cancer using the gifts with which we have been blessed.

President

Dana L. Dornsife
CEO, Adorn-Design for Living

Dana Dornsife received her undergraduate degree in business from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She received her Interior Design Certification from John F. Kennedy University, San Francisco and her Lighting Design Certification through the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. In 1991, she co-founded Axiom Design, Inc., a lighting design and architectural electronics consulting firm. Her design work has been published, and she has had the honor of teaching for the Custom Electronic Design & Instillation Association, in both the United States and England. In 2002 Dana founded Adorn, a lighting and interior design company, and is currently involved in building custom spec homes in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dana serves on the Board of Directors of Save Mt. Diablo, a land preservation organization, and Epeius Biotechnologies, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing genetic medicine for the treatment of cancer. She is active with her husband Dave Dornsife in support of World Vision, an international humanitarian agency. Through World Vision in West Africa the Dornsifes support micro-economic enterprise, agriculture and literacy programs in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and, in partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, well-water drilling in Mali, Ghana, Niger and Ethiopia. Dana serves on the Board of Directors of Global Healing, an organization dedicated to providing modern healthcare in developing countries, through which she and David provide support for the Roatan, Honduras Pediatric Clinic. She is a council member and trustee for the Yosemite Fund and was recently inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at the University of Southern California for meritorious service. At USC, Dana serves on the Board of Directors for the Brain and Creativity Institute and the Board of History and Culture through the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Chairman of the Board

Susan Sappington
Personal Style Consultant,
Carlisle Collection

A native Californian, Susan Sappington brings over twenty-five years of sales and marketing experience to Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Using this expertise, as well as the lessons learned through studying business administration at the University of Phoenix, Susan now owns a successful women's couture clothing company.

In 2001, Susan was a founding member of the Northeast Bay chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association, which has now grown to more than 150 members. Susan has extensive volunteer management experience. While working for Kaiser Permanente, she ran three nonprofit hospital gift shops with a staff of over fifty volunteers. During her tenure, the revenue from the shops grew from $350,000 to over $1,000,000.

Susan feels strongly that her success should be shared and she wants to give back to the community that has given her so much. She believes it is her time to make a difference in people's lives and that Lazarex provides her a platform to support new technologies, change the face of cancer and find a cure. She was elected to the Lazarex Board of Directors in May 2007.

Directors

Hallie Hart
Financial Advisor

Hallie Hart has been on the Lazarex Cancer Foundation Board of Directors since May 2006. Hallie is a financial advisor in Oakland and she holds designations as both a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. Hallie is very involved in community service; she founded Diablo Valley Women in Business in 2001 and is a board advisor to eBIG, a technology resources forum, located in Pleasanton.

When Hallie's father was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer, Hallie became his personal advocate. She also became involved in supporting cancer research and cutting edge treatments. Through her work with Lazarex, she is able to bring her experiences and background to the table to help patients gain access to new resources.

Erin Mishel Miller
CEO, Compass Rose Images

Erin Miller is a graduate of Florida State University School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. After graduating, she worked for five years selling computer hardware and software. In 1993, she married Michael Miller. The following year they had the first of three children.

In May 2003, Mike was diagnosed with stage IV, non-resectable pancreatic cancer. It was the difficult and painful journey to save Mike's life that led them to try both conventional and alternative cancer therapies. Mike outlived his prognosis of five months, surviving for 19 months. Erin is now a small business owner and an incredibly busy mother. As an active board member of the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, Erin is fulfilling her desire to help people whose lives have been ravaged by cancer through patient advocacy, education and financial assistance for alternative therapies.

Jerry Sappington
Chief Engineer, Alta Bates Hospital

Jerry Sappington is the Chief Engineer at Alta Bates Hospital where he oversees all repairs, preventive maintenance, construction, renovation and emergency operations. He also teaches vocational curriculum at San Francisco City College.

Although raised in Anderson, Alaska, Jerry has made California his home and now lives with his wife Susan and two spoiled dogs in Vallejo. Jerry and Susan also have two children and three grandchildren.

Jerry is a marathon captain with the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Team in Training. Jerry's role is to help participants complete endurance events safely and raise funds for a worthy cause. Jerry loves to run and has completed two marathons, multiple half marathons and is training for his first ultra marathon. Lazarex Cancer Foundation is leading the race for the ultimate endurance event, a cure for cancer and Jerry is proud to a part of this effort.

Dr. Frank Crnkovich
Board Certified Radiologist

Dr. Frank Crnkovich is a graduate of University of Nebraska School of Medicine, with his residency completed at the University of Texas, Medical Branch-Galveston. He served in the U.S. Navy at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, Calif., and his tour of duty included service on the hospital ship Mercy TAH-19, during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Dr. Crnkovich then accepted a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Crnkovich has practiced general radiology in the Denver Metro area for the past twelve years and is currently the Medical Director of Health Images at SouthPark, an outpatient imaging center in Colorado.

Dr. Crnkovich's involvement with Lazarex stems from his volunteer reviews of cross-sectional imaging studies for the initial patients treated with Rexin-G. He has seen the ravages of the disease process on thousands of patients by way of their imaging studies, and he has experienced first-hand the sense of despair when a loved one receives the initial cancer diagnosis: Dr. Crnkovich diagnosed his own father with stage IV lung cancer in 1992. His father succumbed to the cancer three weeks later.

Holly Webster

Holly Webster is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in technical communications. She worked as a technical writer for 10 years before becoming a full-time, stay-at-home mom.

Holly lives with her husband and three children in North Carolina. Her oldest child, a daughter, has been fighting brain cancer for the past 11 years, since the age of three. It is through her daughter's courageous and continual battle with cancer that she became passionate about helping cancer patients find and receive the least invasive treatments needed to win their battle.

Holly has previously served on the board of directors for the General Federation of Women's Clubs, several parent-teacher organizations and the United States Junior Chamber (Jaycees). She was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Recognition from Rotary International for her outstanding volunteer work after Hurricane Floyd devastated North Carolina. Holly continues to volunteer for Junior Achievement, her children's schools and Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Holly's hope is that one day, cancer will be eradicated.

Cindy Basso Eaton

Cindy Basso Eaton joins the Lazerex Cancer Foundation board as Chief Financial Officer. She comes with extensive nonprofit experience, having spent the past 12 years on the board of Global Healing as President and Chief Financial Officer.

Before volunteering in the nonprofit sector, Cindy was a tax accountant for KPMG Peat Marwick in San Diego, Calif., and in Paris, France. Cindy left her career in public accounting after spending two years as a tax manager for Ernst & Young in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Cindy recently moved back to Danville, Calif., with her three children after spending five and half years in London, England. She continues to volunteer her time with Global Healing, as well serve on the advisory board for Americans for Philanthropy, another nonprofit organization in Northern California. She looks forward to working with Lazarex Cancer Foundation.