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The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) cordially welcomes you to its 7th Annual Signature Event, featuring Amy Robach, an anchor for "Good Morning America," co-anchor of ABC’s “20/20,” a reporter across ABC News, and a cancer survivor. Robach has one of the most recognizable names and faces in journalism. In addition to interviewing countless newsmakers and celebrities, Robach has traveled nationally and internationally to cover major news events. In November 2013, Robach was thrust into the public consciousness for more than her journalism. After receiving a mammogram on live television, Robach revealed on “Good Morning America” that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As this year’s keynote speaker, Robach will dive into her life, her career and her breast cancer journey. Through a powerful and motivational message, Robach will share how she went from a fighter to a thriver and how she went from the fear of not surviving to achieving her dream of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro on her fifth “cancerversary.” Part of GLVR’s Strategic Plan is to increase awareness of the REALTOR® profession and the Association’s services. GLVR aims to maximize consumer education and engagement, and that is why we are pleased to welcome not only members of our Association, but also the Greater Lehigh Valley community. We’d like to extend a special “Thank you!” to our event sponsors and our banner advertisers. For more information on finding a home and finding a REALTOR®, we invite you to visit www.GreaterLehighValleyRealtors.com. Enjoy the evening, Justin Porembo Chief Executive Officer Carl Billera 2019 President
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Program Overview 5:00 PM – Doors Open
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5:00-6:30PM - Cocktail Hour 2nd Floor - Blast Furnace Room
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Main Stage – Musikfest Cafe Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors® CEO – Justin Porembo Mortgage America Recognition Award Presentation - Honoring 2 Local Oncologists
7:00 - 7:45 PM - Keynote Presentation
Amy Robach
Main Stage – Musikfest Cafe Amy Robach will dive into her life, her career and her breast cancer journey, sharing how she went from a FIGHTER TO A THRIVER.
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Tricia A Kelly, MD Surgical Oncology Dr. Tricia Kelly is a dedicated breast surgeon, who specializes in the treatment of breast cancer. She works closely with a multidisciplinary team of providers including medical oncology, radiation oncology, plastic surgery, gynecologic surgery, radiology, pathology, medical genetics, physical therapy and cancer support counselors. Dr. Kelly has been an invited speaker at national conferences. She is published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, the American Journal of Surgery and the Breast Journal, among others. She served on the executive committee and board of directors for the American Society of Breast Surgeons as well as serving as chair of the education committee, where she helped develop guidelines for the performance and practice of breast surgery. Dr. Kelly is involved with resident and medical student education and is an assistant clinical professor of surgery for the Temple University School of Medicine. She volunteers with our local Cancer Support Community and is an advocate for women's health care.
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Suresh G. Nair, MD Hematology/Medical Oncology When I was young, I didn't like seeing doctors. It created a lot of anxiety for me. Now that I'm older, I can relate to the way people feel, especially when they're coping with the emotions caused by a serious condition like cancer. My grandmother died of uterine cancer in the 1960s. During her battle, I felt helpless. That is what attracted me to cancer research. Now I see the amazing progress we are making through cancer research. Personalized care starts during my first meeting with a patient and family. That's when I get to know the patient as completely as possible. I want to know about the patient's concerns, values and support system so I can provide care that is specific to him or her. Also, I am a member of the skin and soft tissue cancer multidisciplinary consultation team. Together we review your diagnostic information and give you a written opinion reflecting the scope of your condition and recommendations for your best course of care.
AN INTERVIEW WITH
AMY ROBACH By Mallory Siegfried | E-Communications Specialist
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hile reflecting on a conversation with Captain Chesley Sullenberger and the passengers who were aboard U.S. Airways Flight 1549 – the Airbus A320 they were flying in struck a flock of geese and Sullenberger was forced to ditch the plane in the Hudson River; all 155 people aboard survived – Amy Robach was best able to summarize her keynote speech for the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® 7th Annual Signature Event: “One of the passengers said to me, ‘At one point in everyone's life, everyone experiences their plane crash,’” Robach remembered. “It doesn't have to be cancer. it doesn't have to be an actual plane crash. At one point in everyone's life, you reach a point where you realize that life is not guaranteed. That tomorrow is not guaranteed. That today is all we have.” Inspirational, motivational and transformative, Robach’s keynote will take the audience on a journey of how to live life, not how to live a long life, and how to live with an attitude of gratitude. As a breaking-news anchor for "Good Morning America," co-anchor of ABC’s “20/20,” and a reporter across ABC News, Robach has one of the most recognizable names and faces in journalism. In addition to interviewing countless newsmakers and celebrities, Robach has traveled nationally and internationally to cover major news events. She reported on the terrorist attacks in Manchester, UK and in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the mass shootings at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX, Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Sandy Hook elementary school in Newton, Connecticut, and the targeting of police officers in Dallas, TX. In November 2013, Robach was thrust into the public consciousness for more than her journalism. After receiving a mammogram on live television, Robach
revealed on “Good Morning America” that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. What follows below is a snippet of lessons and change that Robach learned and implemented during and after what she calls a devastating, transformative and inspirational cancer journey. For the full interview with Robach, visit www. GLVRMag.com and check out the Summer 2019 edition of the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® eMagazine. As we are a Realtor® association, the room will be filled with a mix of real estate professionals and the public. For the real estate professional, how can your story and your journey not only help them in their personal lives, but also in the workplace and within the team and office setting? It was my work and my job that got me through treatment, because you never realize how much it’s important in your life to have that structure, something to look forward to, something to accomplish. Having my job while I was going through cancer treatment actually ended up being this huge, amazing safe haven and oasis, which is not what I would have imagined. When other people had gotten cancer and you’ve heard stories, you think, “Why don’t you just go home and take care of yourself and relax?” What I realized was that, when you’re going through something that’s scary and frightening, when your security has been taken from you and you don’t know what is going to happen around the bend, you realize how important it is to have that incredible team around you and to have a place to go to each morning and to find joy in your coworkers and support. It was really a beautiful thing. Going forward in terms of my career, everything did get put into perspective. When you enjoy your job, it’s such a completion of your life and why you want to get up each morning. But the other part of it too, and I joke about this, but it’s really true, is one of the biggest
changes that I made when I came on the other side of this was that I take all of my vacation days. I used to brag that I left vacation days on the table, that I’m such a hard worker. I realized at a certain point that it’s great to be a hard worker and I still am, and I love my job, but I also make sure that I have that work-life balance that I really, truly didn’t have before. So, I started by taking all of my vacation days. That made me a much more effective and productive person at work because I feel fulfilled in a way that I wasn’t allowing myself to feel. I’m more rested. I’m more energetic. I’m more excited about rolling up my sleeves and coming up with the next project. It really does spark creativity. When you also take the time for yourself, to take care of yourself, to take care of your family, and to really carve out that time not only for vacation but also for exercise and diet. All of it equates into this great balance. I do think that when you take care of yourself in your me time, in your personal time, it 100 percent translates into your work, productivity and your ability to think outside the box. It’s a game changer when you start taking care of yourself in your personal life and in your work life. I was working myself into the ground. That was not an effective strategy in becoming a better journalist or in rising up through the ranks. It was actually counterproductive. It might be a counter intuitive thing to take all of your vacation days and to make sure you’re exercising every day, but those are things that actually make you a better employee. 67 percent of Realtors® are female… your career after college has followed quite the trajectory. In today’s climate with women really rising above and striving and thriving and making waves, what advice do you have for these women?
The number one thing is we have to start supporting each other, we have to start being able to count on each other and to trust each other… When you can work with other women and truly root each other on and truly be excited for other women’s success, we all have a much better landing pad when things go wrong. I think together we’re strong. What I’ve done at work is I created what I call a “Girl Gang.” When we finish work, we lunch together, we work out together, we shop together. We really have forged these incredible friendships that have made me feel that when I walk into work, I walk into a family. My other family. We’ve really created a healthy environment… We schedule our days around healthy activities that we do with each other so that it becomes a social and a healthy experience. Not only has it been a physical change, but an emotional and a spiritual change in me, too, because I just feel so supported. I have so much more love in my life than I did before. Everything from head to toe has changed for me in terms of how I feel. What’s next after Mount Kilimanjaro? Do you have something major planned? I do. That’s something that I’ve really put into practice, because I think when you walk this cancer journey there are a lot of valleys, and so you have to have those summits that you can reach – both literal and figurative. For my vacation with friends and my husband, we’re going to do a 100-mile trek through the Swiss Alps… and then I’m running the New York City marathon in November. That’s a huge personal challenge that I’m actually more nervous about than Kilimanjaro… I actually start feeling massive butterflies when I think about doing it, but I’m excited. I think we should always be a little bit uncomfortable and push ourselves to see what we can accomplish and what our bodies are capable of. I’ve found out the hard way what can happen to our bodies and I lost trust and faith in my body at a certain point. I’m kind of obsessed at proving how strong I can be and how strong my body actually is.
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