Jean Sachs, MSS, MLSP

Jean Sachs, MSS, MLSP

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Chief Executive Officer

Expertise: Breast Cancerbreast cancer patient experiencebreast cancer advocacyWomen

Jean Sachs has devoted much of her professional career to educating and supporting all people impacted by breast cancer. A social worker by training and at heart, she values making time to connect one-on-one with women when they are struggling with their breast cancer diagnosis. Jean's compassion is matched by her strong business and fundraising skills. Since taking the reins as Executive Director in 1996 (she was named CEO in 2008), Jean has grown LBBC’s annual budget from $100,000 to $6,000,000; earned a 4-Star Charity Navigator rating for the past 17 years, has trained more than 500 leadership volunteers, diversified the organization’s revenue sources, expanded staff capacity and diversity, and strengthened and expanded LBBC programming and partnerships.

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04-Oct-2023 07:00:51 PM EDT

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30-Nov-2022 10:55:33 AM EST

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's Jean Sachs: It's Time to Change the Conversation


03-Oct-2022 10:05:13 AM EDT

While these callers share a fear of the unknown, their needs are very individualized—each person faces a web of complex medical decisions based on the type of breast cancer and availability of treatments, and because of varied access due to insurance status or finances or the color of their skin. Many lack crucial social and emotional support, or face barriers to accessing the information they need.

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