What We Do
A Long Time Ago,
Owen Craig Pollard, Founder
2020 CFC Annual Report
Read all about the events and activities of Cancer for College as we cancer survivors thrive through college and beyond!
mission & vision
Cancer for College provides need-based college scholarships and educational experiences to cancer survivors.
volunteering
Cancer for College can always use help with events. Please email info@cancerforcollege.org for details on an upcoming event in your area.
scholarships
Our application process runs from November 1 through January 31 of each year. If you need help with your application please call 760.599.5096.
Our Board
Cancer for College is proud to have an amazing group of individuals from all walks of life that give their time to help the charity thrive and grow. We are honored that these individuals have made our mission a priority in their busy lives. The Founders of the charity and the entire advisory committee serve in a volunteer capacity.
Executive Board
Craig Pollard
President/CEO
Dan Hughes
Vice President
Rob O’Carroll
Treasurer
Jolene Leonard
Secretary
Greg Flores
At-Large
Mark Wernig
At-Large
Emil Wohl
At-Large
Advisory Board
Will Ferrell
Celebrity Spokesman
Heather Alexander
Amazon Web Services
Kevin Dee
Senior Managing Director, Charles Dunn Company
Dr. Stephen Forman
Director of Hematology and Oncology: City Hope Medical Center
Taylor Haden
Partner, Tippett Moorhead & Haden
Dan Hughes
CEO Coast Environmental
Sara Hyzer
WD-40
Ashley Kline
Kendis & Co, Friends of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Matt Kline
Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Steve Leonard
Jersey Mike’s Area Director
Jolene Leonard
Jersey Mike’s Area Director
Dr. Robert Lisac
Emory/Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Andrew McMahon
Dear Jack Foundation
Robert O’Carroll
O’Carroll Investment Management
Tim Old
Old Family Scholarship
Amelia Old
Old Family Scholarship
Joshua Pollard
Avery Dennison
Stacy Pollard
Co-Founder
Steve Short
Retired – Enterprise Holdings
Larry Simon
CEO Life Firms
Ken Simpson
Retired
Johnese Spisso
CEO, UCLA Hospital System
Scott Sproule
SPX
Michael Waterbury
Founder & CEO, RemedyOne & Goodroot
Mark Wernig
Principal, Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Management
Kate Wojcik
Mira Costa College
Jenn Zeis
Toolbox Medical
Cancer for College Staff
Greg Flores
Executive Director
Sarah Lindner
Director of Events
Melody Bartholomew
Director of Programs
Lisa Dale
National Director of Donor Impact
Foundation History
2020
Cancer for College surpasses $4 million in scholarships to more than 1,500 cancer survivors from around the country.
2013
Cancer for College celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a star studded comedy show in San Diego hosted by Will Ferrell.
2008
Cancer for College grants over $225K in scholarships in one year.
1994
Craig Pollard founds Cancer for College and grants first scholarship of $500.
ENDOWMENT GOAL
OUR VISION
Cancer for College had set a goal of reaching $10M in our scholarship endowment and we proud to say we hit the goal in 2021. This allows us to give $500K in scholarships each year in perpetuity for as long as support was needed. We have set a new goal to reach $20M so that we may provide more extensive scholarships, educational opportunities, learning experiences and the ability to help cancer survivors in other ways so that they may thrive through college and beyond.