Our Team
Our Board of Directors
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Amanda is a licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Lymphedema Therapist, and Cancer Coach, with expertise in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation. Through personal and clinical experience, Amanda has seen first-hand the negative impact that breast cancer and its associated side effects have on one’s quality of life, daily function, and well-being. As a Breast Cancer Rehabilitation therapist, she has helped hundreds of individuals overcome debilitating cancer-related side effects, such as pain, limited mobility, fatigue, and neurological impairments. She has witnessed the joy and gratitude on her patients' faces as they regain their strength, independence, and physical and mental well-being.
However, over the years, she has unfortunately also witnessed how challenging it can be for those affected by breast cancer to access essential support services, including Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphedema Therapy. Numerous people never receive the care needed to truly recover from breast cancer, because of a lack of insurance coverage or financial means. But why should one’s ability to pay or socioeconomic status dictate whether they should be able to live well beyond breast cancer? It shouldn’t! Everyone should have the opportunity to improve their quality of life during, after, and beyond cancer.
Disheartened by this reality and driven by the belief that everyone deserves equal access to cancer care, Amanda founded Well Beyond Breast Cancer.
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Sheri is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in December 2020, shortly after learning she has the BRCA1 gene mutation. She has undergone two rounds of fertility preservation, eight rounds of chemotherapy, then a total double mastectomy with lymph node dissection followed by twenty-five rounds of radiation.
Prior to diagnosis, she was extremely active, even teaching a virtual boot camp during the pandemic — post-surgery, with a slew of mobility issues, she felt helpless and defeated until she found a specialized Physical Therapist. She understands first-hand how challenging post-surgery and beyond is to navigate with little to no resources or broader awareness around the challenges that come with survivorship. Self advocacy and community is everything to Sheri and she is honored to be on the board of Well Beyond Breast Cancer.
Sheri pours her heart into her day job planning weddings and events, along with cherishing time spent with friends and family and her littlest loves; her niece and nephew. She is often traveling the globe and if not, she is sure to be riding her Peloton at dawn. She feels blessed to be able to share her story and give back to the community with hopes to give light and comfort to those when they need it most and at any point in their journey.
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Shira was diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene mutation when she was 25 years old and spent a long time keeping her diagnosis to herself, all while dealing with the stressors of preventive care. In 2022, she made the brave decision of undergoing a prophylactic nipple-sparing double mastectomy with an immediate DIEP reconstruction. Following her surgeries, she was left with significant side effects and felt completely hopeless regarding her recovery. That was until she started breast cancer rehabilitation with a specialized physical therapist. With breast cancer rehabilitation, she was able to get control back and become a stronger 2.0 version of herself.
Today, as the leader of community engagement at WBBC, she amplifies the diverse voices and experiences of those impacted by breast cancer, transforming personal stories into powerful tools for education, awareness, and collective support.
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Hadley is Director of Strategy & Business Operations for eBay's International Markets. Prior to eBay, Hadley served as Director of Corporate Strategy and M&A at Zalando, and held similar roles while at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in New York. She started her career at Barclays in Equity Research, and now lives in Geneva, Switzerland with her family.
On a personal note, Hadley has witnessed the financial burden that comes with cancer treatment first-hand, and is personally committed to making the path to recovery more affordable for women.
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Dr. Jersey Harte is a queer, sober, soup-maker, swimmer, feral-cat-carer, certified in oral history, and co-founder of The Dear Rosa Project, a community storytelling project that seeks to document women’s journeys from silence, to safety, to self-expression. She is also the co-founder of The Salon, the first transitional home in the world for women living with HIV/AIDS who have experienced domestic violence.
Dr. Harte is also the Director of Harte Grants, a grant writing firm that champions the work of female-identifying leaders. To date, Harte Grants has helped raise over $25 million in grant funding.
As someone who had a prophylactic mastectomy at 30 because of a BRCA1 gene mutation, Jersey is honored to be a part of Well Beyond Breast Cancer and is dedicated to improving the quality of women's lives after breast surgery through information, community, and healing.
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Jenna is an attorney who has worked in patent litigation for nearly ten years and has a passion for training the next generation of lawyers through mock trial and mentorship programs, especially for women in STEM fields and the law. She first realized her interest in law while majoring in Genetics at Rutgers University--during one of her classes, she learned about a lawsuit surrounding the patenting of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and the effect it has on testing and research. She made the pivot from genetics into law by focusing her senior thesis on the lawsuit and gene patenting, but retains her love of learning about scientific advancements and technology as part of her legal work.
Jenna is honored to be part of the Well Beyond Breast Cancer team and supporting women. She's committed to helping make the recovery journey for women accessible and stress-free.
Our Advisors
Rori Zura
Breast Cancer Survivor & Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist
Olivia Ripa
Oncology Physical Therapist & Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Berfin Mahmut
Oncology Physical Therapist & Certified Lymphedema Therapist
