When Nancy Brinker’s sister, Suzy, died of breast cancer at the age of 36 in 1980, Nancy promised herself she would fulfill her sister’s plea to help others battling the disease. In 1982, she established the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, today recognized as the nation’s leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer. Currently, the Komen Foundation boasts more than 75,000 volunteers working through a network of 118 U.S. and a growing number of international Affiliates. Brinker also founded the Komen Foundation’s signature program - the Komen Race for the Cure®. In 2001, President Bush appointed Ms. Brinker to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. In 1986, President Reagan appointed Nancy to the 18-member National Cancer Advisory Board as one of six laypeople. In 1992, she was appointed by President Bush to the three-member President's Cancer Panel to monitor the progress of the National Cancer Program and was selected by Vice President Quayle to serve as the chairman of a subcommittee to study the progress of breast cancer research and education in the United States and around the world. Prior to assuming her position as Ambassador, she served on the boards of Manpower, Inc., United Rentals, Inc., and U.S. Oncology. In addition, Brinker served on the national advisory boards of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Women’s Health Resource Center, Women’s Health Initiative, the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship and the National Cancer Institute. She is a former board member of such not-for-profit organizations as the National Jewish Coalition Board of Governors, New York University’s Medical School Foundation, and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project. Brinker has testified before the United States Democratic Policy Committee’s Congressional Breast Cancer Forum and participated in the International Women’s Forum. Nancy Brinker is the recipient of numerous national awards including: The American Society of Breast Disease 2006 Global Pathfinder Award, the 2005 Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award in Support of Medical Research and the Health Sciences, Sword of Ignatius Loyola Award from Saint Louis University, The Champions of Excellence Award presented by the Centers for Disease Control, the Susan F. Smith Inspiration Award from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Healthcare Humanitarian Award presented by the Global Conference Institute, the ASCO Special Recognition Award, Toastmasters International Top Five Speakers for 2001 Award, the Sisters Network 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award, Ladies’ Home Journal’s 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century, Biography Magazine’s The 25 Most Powerful Women in America, the 1999 Caring Award, the 2000 Cino del Duca Award, the first Salomon Smith Barney Extraordinary Achievement Award, the James Ewing Layman Award from the Society of Surgical Oncology, Albert Einstein’s Sarnoff Volunteer Award, Ladies’ Home Journal’s Top 10 Champions of Women’s Health, among many others. In addition, she was inducted into the Cancer Research and Treatment Fund, Inc. Cancer Survivors Hall of Fame. Titles The Race Is Run One Step At A Time Building A Non-Profit Entity That Serves Both The Private And Public Sectors Creating Alliances That Endure In Communities, Cities, States, And Federal Government How To Shape Public Policy Through Private Initiatives The Development Of Fund Raising Skills And Programs Topics Attitude, Medical, Health, Celebrity, Politics/patriotism, Women, Business Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State FL Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.