I help patients with their need for transportation assistance. Our foundation offers gas vouchers for qualified patients who travel long distances to come to their appointments. For those patients who may not have a vehicle or anyone to transport them, I schedule actual transportation for them. I also assist patients with filing to Medicaid for their transportation reimbursement.

2 ½ years (January 2020)

My favorite thing about working for CWF is the rewarding feeling of knowing that what we do truly makes a difference in someone’s life. Some of our patients do not know how they will afford to travel to their multiple, sometimes daily, appointments. It is very rewarding to help them with that burden and allow them to focus on their cancer care without worrying about the transportation expense.

People are often surprised by how far many of our patients in rural areas travel to receive their cancer treatments. Some patients travel two hours one way! We are thankful to have over 50 gas stations who partner with us in the River Region to support our gas voucher program.

I had lunch with Mark Zuckerberg and showed him how to eat a fried crab claw!

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – The Lorax

My role is to manage the overall operations of the Foundation, which includes fiscal oversight, community relationships and corporate partnerships, fundraising efforts, supervision of staff and all marketing and public relations campaigns

January 2020

I love that we get to play a small role in assisting patients on their journey to recovery. We are able to step in and eliminate the fear of having to choose between putting fuel in their vehicle to get to the cancer center for treatment and paying their water bill or having to decide between buying chemo meds and paying the mortgage. We are giving direct patient support and services to cancer patients throughout central Alabama.

We serve patients from 32 counties in Central Alabama, not just the river region. Some patients travel more than two hours one-way, several times a week for treatment.

I love to travel. So far, I have vacationed in 13 different countries and visited 24 different states. I hope to add new countries and states to my list soon!

Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. – Dolly Parton

Work closely with executive director to ensure the smooth day to day operation of the CWF. My responsibilities include payroll, accounts receivable/payable, as well as other financial account management. I assist patients needing financial assistance for lymphedema garments, conduct free wig fittings for patients in need wigs through the CWF’s Wig Gig program and coordinate the Comfort Chemo Bag program for MCC’s newly diagnosed chemo patients. Also assist ED by collecting and preparing financial data and reports for board meetings, grant applications and other necessary reports.

I have worked for the CWF since February of 2020.

I love working with the patients and getting them the assistance they need. While the majority of my position involves the day to day paperwork and account management of the foundation and not necessarily daily patient contact – I know my part in the keeping the foundation on financial track and organized record wise would negatively impact the number of patients we could serve or provide assistance to.

That we are a SMALL office team of 5 “go getters.” Each of us brings many unique talents to the table. It’s almost as if we are individual puzzle pieces that when put together make a strong team that gets the job done so we can take care of the patients we serve.

My husband and I are in the process of gaining our Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitator’s license through the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. We would like to open a small wildlife rehabilitation center with our main focus being opossums, deer, and raccoons.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

Obtaining co-pay grants for patients that face high co-pays for their medications as well as applying for no cost oral medications for patients who are uninsured. 

June 2024

My favorite thing about working for CWF is making a difference in our patients’ lives. Oral chemotherapy is extremely costly and knowing I’m able to reduce the financial burden and allow our patients to focus more on their health.

I feel most people don’t know how hands-on we are with our patients from obtaining medications, working with the Apothecary/clinical staff, and pharmaceutical companies.

I like to bake.

Leave something good in every day. – Dolly Parton

My job is to help assist patients that are unable to afford their chemo  and supportive medications find relatively cheap or free options so there is no lapse in therapeutic treatment . I also assist patients that are not able to afford the burden of gas and/or transportation get to and from their appointments.

Since March 2023

My favorite part of working with CWF is being able to be an advocate for patients ensuring there are no delays in receiving the care that they need.

CWF provides services to patients in over 30 counties in Central Alabama.

I am in love with 70’s/ 80’s music.

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins