Lombardi Women 2024 Program

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

CAPITAL ONE HALL

7750 CAPITAL ONE TOWER ROAD TYSONS, VIRGINIA 22102

AN EVENING TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS AT

EVENT PROGRAM

6–7 P.M. COCKTAIL RECEPTION, MARKETPLACE, AND SILENT AUCTION

7:15–8 P.M. PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATED BY LESLI FOSTER, FEATURING CLAUDINE ISAACS, M.D., LUCY DE LA CRUZ, M.D., AND CANCER SURVIVORS TARA ABRAHAM, M.D., MPH, AND ALIMA DRAUGHON

8–9 P.M. DINNER SERVICE

9 P.M. SILENT AUCTION CLOSING AND AFTER PARTY

THANK YOU TO OUR PROGRAM UNDERWRITER:

The Georgetown Lombardi Difference…

A team of breast cancer physicians and scientists dedicated to the cure

Breast cancer is one of the two highest causes of cancer mortality in women nationwide. The Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research promotes advanced breast cancer research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The research done at the center makes Georgetown one of the world’s leading institutions for breast cancer research.

Founded by fashion designer Ralph Lauren and the late Washington Post Company president Katharine Graham, the center was established in 1989 as a tribute to Nina Hyde, former fashion editor of The Washington Post.

The Nina Hyde Center represents a long-standing, multidisciplinary strategy between Lombardi’s basic scientists, population researchers, and clinicians. Dedicated Lombardi scientists and physicians study breast cancer, striving to uncover the biological basis of the many faces of breast cancer, and to work toward its prevention and cure. As the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)designated comprehensive cancer center in the DC metro area, Georgetown Lombardi works to address these problems locally and nationally through the Nina Hyde Center.

LOMBARDI WOMEN AND THE NINA HYDE CENTER FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH CONNECTING FOR A CURE

The Davis-McDuffie Innovation in Breast Cancer Award

Inspired by Janet Davis Brooks and Barbara McDuffie, this Innovation in Breast Cancer Award has one goal: to identify and support future research leaders who will keep the field of breast cancer research vibrant with new ideas.

Innovative pilot projects led by young investigators are essential to securing financial and scientific support for long-term breast cancer research efforts and are critical to uncovering new insights about the disease. This annual award will support early stage ideas with the potential to transform scientists’ understanding of breast cancer.

Congratulations Candace Mainor, M.D., 2024 recipient of the Davis-McDuffie Innovation in Breast Cancer Award!

“I am honored to provide evidence based care to women with breast cancer. My patients’ strength, resilience, and perseverance inspire me to develop clinical trials to help improve therapies for this disease. Furthermore, my family, including my two children, propels me to contribute to a better tomorrow for all.”

2024 EVENT SPEAKERS

“I have dear friends who have battled breast cancer, and some who have succumbed to it. My heart has been aligned with this awful disease and its impacts for a while.”

Lesli Foster is an award-winning journalist and mainstay of Washington news as a weeknight anchor for WUSA9.

Foster has spent more than two decades working as a journalist, advocate, and first informer to earn the trust and respect of viewers in the greater Washington, DC area. She works to inspire and make an impact through her work as a weeknight anchor at 5, 6, and 11 p.m.

Known for her warmth, and ability to share reaching stories, Foster thrives on work that touches everyday living. She has interviewed many local, national, and international luminaries, but she most enjoys talking with ordinary people using their lives to do extraordinary things. Journalism, she says, is her life’s work, and feeds her drive to make a difference in the lives of people.

CLAUDINE ISAACS, M.D., PANELIST

Professor of Medicine and Oncology at Georgetown University, Associate Director of Clinical Research and Leader of the Clinical Breast Cancer Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical Director of the Jess and Mildred Fisher Center for Hereditary Cancer and Clinical Genomics Research

Dr. Claudine Isaacs specializes in the care of women with all stages of breast cancer and has been practicing for over 20 years. She has served as the principal investigator of a variety

of clinical trials in the treatment of early-stage and metastatic breast cancer, and currently serves as the principal investigator of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC), the I-SPY 2 trial at Georgetown University.

Through her extensive expertise and unmatched care, Dr. Isaacs has been named one of America’s Top Cancer Doctors by Castle Connolly/Newsweek for many years running, and has also received designations from Washingtonian Magazine and Women’s Health Magazine.

Chief of the Breast Surgery Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Director of the Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center, Director of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Lucy Maria De La Cruz, M.D., is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who specializes in a number of advanced procedures, including wireless lumpectomies, hidden scar technique, and nipple-sparing mastectomies. She has been published in over two dozen scientific papers and her pivotal paper on nipple sparing mastectomy oncologic outcomes has been cited worldwide.

Dr. De La Cruz has a strong and long-standing commitment to promoting the equity and efficacy with which breast cancer patients are treated, a principle that has guided her clinical practice and research endeavors. She is passionate about the disparities and improving the quality and efficiency of breast cancer care delivery.

Spirit of Life Honorees

The Spirit of Life Award is presented to exceptional individuals who have navigated the challenges of breast cancer, raise awareness in their communities, and provide hope and support to those touched by this disease. Their bravery to share their story makes a difference for breast cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi.

TARA ABRAHAM, M.D., MPH, SURVIVOR

Dr. Tara Abraham had no family history of breast cancer until her mother was diagnosed at the age of 68 with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Though her mother’s cancer was treated at the time, it came back in full force three years later, and in March 2024 at the age of 73, Abraham’s mother passed away.

Abraham’s experience with her mother was eye opening in many aspects, and she learned more about cancer from a patient, caregiver, and physician standpoint.

Abraham’s mother inspired her to be vigilant with annual breast screenings and staying informed on the

ALIMA DRAUGHON, SURVIVOR

Alima Draughon is married with four young children. She has been an elementary school teacher since 2010. In summer 2023, after being on maternity leave for her youngest child, she found a lump while breastfeeding, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in August.

When Draughon met with Dr. Claudine Isaacs, she offered her expertise, a proposed timeline, and the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial that would include more testing but more surveillance of the malignancy as well. Dr. Isaacs demonstrated a warmth that

latest research innovations. In March 2023, Abraham’s mammogram showed new calcifications, leading her to undergo multiple biopsies that showed an early form of DCIS. Abraham consulted the care of several physician colleagues, including Dr. Lucy Maria De La Cruz at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

Abraham is married, and has two young sons. Choosing the appropriate surgery and surgical team, who was supportive of her personal health goals and would advise her on options for prevention of recurrence, was her highest priority.

Abraham decided to undergo a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction. She made full recovery and shares her story to raise awareness and promote preventative care.

Read more about Abraham’s story on lombardiwomen. georgetown.edu.

was attractive to Draughon and her husband, as they were committed to approaching this journey with positivity and optimism. Draughon’s treatment plan included chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation.

Her husband was her biggest supporter, accompanying her to every appointment and staying by her side through it all. Draughon was committed to maintaining a sense of normalcy for her kids. They were going to fight cancer with joy. Fortunately, after surgery, Draughon learned that the original cancer was gone. Draughon continues to be thankful for the care she received from Dr. Isaacs, Dr. Ian Greenwalt, Dr. David Song, and the other doctors and nurses during her treatment. She hopes that sharing her story will help others focus on the joys in life even in the face of hardship.

Read more about Draughon’s story on lombardiwomen. georgetown.edu.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, UNDERWRITERS, AND GENEROUS SUPPORTERS!

DIAMOND SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

Rob and Linda Faktorow

PROGRAM UNDERWRITER

Sponsor list as of September 17, 2024

SILVER SPONSORS

Beacon Capital Partners, LLC

BXP

CBRE Comstock

Cushman & Wakefield

DAVIS Construction

Gensler

Henricksen

HOK

Reema Bakarania

Capital One Center

Capital One Hall

Jennifer Drake

Samantha Dunsten

Holland & Knight LLP

JBG SMITH

Lincoln Property Company

MillerKnoll

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

ODNB

OTJ Architects

Price Modern

rand* construction corporation

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Occasions Caterers

Mara Olguin

Anna Riegel

Eleanor Sakhri

Schone’s Scones

ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC

Meredith LaPier

Mary Beth Martin

McLean Living

National Technology Integrators

Scott Staffi and EvensonBest

Julie Statland

The Georgetowner

TMG

Washington Fine Properties

Lombardi Women would also like to thank our Wine Dudes!

Jonathan Butler-Knutson

Sean Byars

John DiCamillo

Dan Dooley

Zachary Fayne

Slate Fluker

Ari Goldberg

John Infield

Paul Kiernan

Scott Killian

Mason Kirby

John Klicka

Patrick McEvoy

Russell Sanders

Brett Schweitzer

Lucas Shuler

Carlo Stalteri

Jake Stroman

Dylan Talbot

Nick Todorov

Nick Tubolinon

Tim Whitebread

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEES

Thank you to our dedicated volunteer leadership and committees! Lombardi Women would not be possible without your support.

CO-CHAIRS

Jennifer Bognet

Jennifer Drake

Meredith LaPier

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

January Adkins

Reema Bakarania

Sherrie Beckstead

Mara Olguin

EVENT COMMITTEE

Bella Alvarez

Vanessa Chapoy

Sabret Flocos

Jill Goubeaux

Catherine Heath

Tiffani Norris

Kennedy Patlan

Alexis Peters

Ashley Reiser

Roseanne Richards

Killeen Rivers

Tess Rowley

Tomi Sargent

Karen Terry

Anisha Thanki

Susan Thomas

Katie Yanushonis

SILENT AUCTION

Get ready to shop! One of the most exciting and rewarding parts of Lombardi Women is our silent auction, and new this year, the Lombardi Women Marketplace! In addition to the traditional silent auction, the Marketplace allows guests to shop their favorite brands at our pop-up shops with a portion of all Marketplace proceeds going back to Lombardi Women.

Thank you to our Marketplace Vendors!

We are so grateful to our auction donors!

Avison Young

January Adkins

BXP

Clyde’s Restaurant Group

Dimensional Marble & Tile

Domain Rental Furnishings

Jennifer Drake

Bari Harbordt

In Memory of Gloria Catherine Maree

Ernie Jarvis

JBG SMITH

Journeyman Mechanical Contractors, Inc

Susan J. Lee

lekkalaLab

Liljenquist & Beckstead Jewelers

Madden Plumbing and HVAC Inc

Mike Gillman with CBRE

Marsh McLennan Agency

MultiFlor

Nordstrom

Playful Pack Dog Daycare and Boarding

Regency Commercial Construction

Ristorante i Ricchi

RPM Italian

Tomi Sargent

SCOUT Bags

Sézane

Tamielle Taylor, MA, LPC, LCPC

The Lilley Line

The RealReal

Total Wine & More

Washington Nationals Baseball Club

The silent auction is one of our most important fundraising efforts, and every bid you make helps support the life-saving research happening at Georgetown Lombardi.

To see all of our auction items and participate in the auction, scan the QR code here:

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