Courtney Corallo, CPA
Courtney is a Business Assurance and Advisory Services Senior Manager at Keiter. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from George Mason University in 2011 and obtained a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Virginia in 2012. She joined Keiter in 2012 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 2013. Courtney has more than ten years’ experience managing financial statement audit and review services for clients in the Richmond area and throughout the United States. She specializes in providing assurance services to private foundation and financial services clients. She is a leader of the firm’s Scheduling, Recruiting, and DE&I Committees and is a performance coach and mentor to several of her colleagues. The high incidence rate has not spared her family. Both of her maternal aunts are breast cancer survivors as was her maternal grandmother. Three of her maternal great aunts were breast cancer survivors. Her mother-in-law is a breast cancer survivor. Courtney was sent for high-risk screening when she was only twenty-five years old. In addition, Courtney has two young daughters and is committed to supporting the progress of eradicating this disease.
Jeniffer Cox, Esq
Jeniffer is an Administrative/Contract & Fiscal Law Attorney at Fort Eustis. She and her family moved to Virginia in Summer 2021. She was diagnosed with Stage 0, DCIS in early 2021 and has had several surgeries and is on a preventive medication. As an active duty service member, she was blessed to have fantastic doctors and no worries about paying the medical bills or taking time off. Recognizing the privilege of being able to heal without those additional worries, she uses her voice to advocate for those who are not so lucky. Prior deployments included Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, Southeast, Afghanistan, and Fort Carson, Colorado. Jeniffer received her bachelor’s from Wheaton College, her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver and LLM from The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. She looks forward to stabilizing and exploring the Williamsburg area and enjoys playing games with her family, knitting, and baking.
Mary Hamner
Mary is a Principal of Enterprise Partnerships with Vizient, Inc. She works with c-suite executives from large academic medical centers and children’s hospitals across the U.S., helping them drive improvement in cost, quality, and market performance.Mary has over 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Vizient, Mary was the Director of Marketing for the Virginia Hospital Shared Services Corporation. In this role, she was responsible for oversight of all sales and marketing of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s shared services to hospitals across the state of Virginia. Mary has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Elon University. In her free time, she enjoys reading, entertaining, college football (GO ARMY!), and spending time with her family. In addition, Mary is a breast cancer survivor and shares, “I was extremely fortunate that I am comfortable navigating the healthcare system, and I had connections that allowed me to get multiple opinions quickly. There was so much information that it was overwhelming. I cannot imagine how difficult it would have been for someone without my experience. I passionately believe everyone should have access to the resources I did. The positive aspect for me would be to have the ability to use my experience to help other women with breast cancer in Virginia.”
Kirsten L. Huber, MD, PhD, FACS
Kirsten is a distinguished surgeon with experience in both clinical practice and academic settings. She earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed her surgical residency at Georgetown University. She has held prominent positions such as Lead Surgeon at CMG Centra Southside Surgical Associates and Director of the Centra Southside Wound Healing Center. In 2004, recognizing the need for surgical services in rural areas like where she grew up, she transitioned to Southside Community Hospital in Farmville. She has served as President of the Centra Southside Medical Staff and has been actively involved in the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Additionally, she served on the Centra Southside Board of Trustees, the Centra Health Board, the Lynchburg Academy of Medicine Board, and the Farmville Downtown Partnership Board.
Kirsten enjoyed a vibrant and varied practice for nearly 20 years before retiring to care for her elderly parents. In retirement, she has a newfound availability to contribute to the health of her community in new ways, remaining active in the community, providing educational talks on breast disease and other health issues both in person and on local radio. She is enthusiastic about educating individuals about breast cancer and advocating for access to high-quality breast care and coverage for breast services.
Leanne Keen
Leanne is a BRCA2+ Previvor. Her personal connection to breast cancer is that her paternal grandmother passed away from both breast and ovarian cancer when she was six months old. When she went to work as a mammogram tech for a breast surgeon’s office, she was blessed with an account executive for hereditary cancer testing who helped her realize that she met the criteria for testing. Long-story short, she found that she carries a pathogenic BRCA-2 mutation that places her at a very high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Her oldest daughter shares this mutation. This connection fuels her passion for supporting research, education, and patient advocacy. Professionally, Leanne is a Hereditary Cancer Coordinator with Clinch Valley Health in Richlands. She assists their local oncologist with screening, counseling, and testing patients for hereditary cancer syndromes. With more than fifteen years of experience in hereditary cancer testing and over twenty-five years working in breast health, Leanne has demonstrated a strong commitment to community service and advancing causes that promote health and well-being.
Delilah Ohrstrom
Delilah is a musician, writer, and advocate diagnosed with stage 2B triple-positive breast cancer in 2024 at age 32. She’s been in treatment for over a year now, with great success and feels she’s had a fantastic team of doctors at Virginia Cancer Institute and at The Maryland Proton Treatment Center. While undergoing treatment, she and her bandmate launched musical project ‘Sweet Touch’: an electro bass-pop duo that celebrates beauty and power even through hard times. You can catch them playing regularly around Richmond in venues such as The Camel, Shockoe Sessions Live, and The Broadberry. She is also working on a fictional novel based on her experience going through cancer treatment as a young survivor navigating the dating scene. Delilah will soon be a graduate of National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD advocacy training.
Grace Rush
Grace went to VCU Arts for sculpture and is currently the office manager for Pink Ribbon Boutique, a mastectomy boutique in Henrico and a Certified Mastectomy Fitter. Her daily work consists mostly of insurance coordination, which means prior authorizations, checking patient benefits, appeals, and fighting denials. Grace is deeply grateful to be able to work somewhere where she feels she can and does make a difference. Through work, she has had amazing opportunities to learn more of the medical side of breast cancer from the incredible providers in our area. She has also gotten to connect with organizations like VBCF to learn more about how she can make a difference in my community and for our patients. “My interest in becoming a VBCF board member is rooted in my desire to find solutions and help people. There are many flaws in our healthcare system and insurance worlds. I want to learn more about advocating for the rights of patients. Additionally, I feel very strongly that inspiration and progress stem from a wide array of perspectives. I would like to add to the conversation by offering my experience as someone who deals with non-surgical post mastectomy care. I want to know ways to better serve the women I see, because they truly deserve it.”
