Our Team
Our Board of Directors
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 board of directors serve in a volunteer capacity.
Officers:
Craig Pollard
Chairman of the Board
Dan Hughes
Vice President
Scott Sproule
Treasurer
Jolene Leonard
Secretary
Greg Flores
At-Large
Rob O’Carroll
At-Large
Steve Short
At-Large
Mark Wernig
At-Large
Emil Wohl
At-Large
Kate Wojcik
At-Large
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
Ashley Kline
Kendis & Co, Friends of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Matt Kline
Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Steve Leonard
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Jolene Leonard
Jersey Mike’s Area Director
Dr. Robert Lisac
Emory/Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Will McCoy
President — LAB
Andrew McMahon
Dear Jack Foundation
Tim Old
Old Family Scholarship
Amelia Old
Old Family Scholarship
Joshua Pollard
Avery Dennison
Stacy Pollard
Co-Founder
Larry Simon
CEO Life Firms
Johnese Spisso
CEO, UCLA Hospital System
Anjuli Timmer
COO Aardvark Therapeutics
Michael Waterbury
Founder & CEO, RemedyOne & Goodroot
Caroline Wohl
Wohl PR
Jenn Zeis
Retired Toolbox Medical
The CFC Team:
Craig Pollard is a self-employed entrepreneur and philanthropist. Thirty one years ago, he launched his golf company, GT Golf Holdings Inc. with one product which he designed and brought to market. Today, GT Golf Supplies has three distribution centers across the country stocking more than 2,000 unique products. Pollard holds over 20 patents and trademarks within the consumer products industry.
Pollard is also Founder and Chairman of the Board of Cancer for College, a charity which he created in 1993 to provide college scholarships to cancer survivors. “I was inspired to start this organization as a means to give back to my fellow cancer survivors,” says Pollard. “I am a two-time survivor of Hodgkin’s Disease and a double amputee. I underwent a bone marrow transplant at the age of 19 while a sophomore at the University of Southern California. The motivation to stay in school and earn my degree helped me fight my cancer, and gave me a will to live.” Cancer for College strives to inspire kids fighting cancer to do great things. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $7 million in scholarships to approximately 1,700 cancer survivors in every state in the nation.
Pollard graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Business in 1991 with an entrepreneurial emphasis. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1991 for his senior project – a business plan for Cancer for College. In September 2013, Pollard was recognized as Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year for his work over the past two decades with Cancer for College and GT Golf Supplies.
Married for 32 years to his college sweetheart, Stacy and proud father of three active children, Joshua (27), Jared (24), and Grace (18). Pollard decided to sell his company in 2016 to pursue a career as a teacher, spend more time on personal, philanthropic and business board related activities. Pollard taught entrepreneurship and personal finance over four years at public high schools in San Diego. He now focuses his time volunteering for his charity Cancer for College where he mentors dozens of college students as well as managing his growing staff.
Greg has been with Cancer for College for 18 years. He feels fortunate to have had an interesting and exciting career that included stops with the “World Famous” KROQ radio station, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the PGA of America. Although his education and career were in communications and marketing, he has found his true passion in leading Cancer for College. While it is fun to be a part of the many major events that CFC has produced over the years, it is the relationships forged with the scholars and their families that he finds the most gratifying part of the CFC family. Greg has been married to his wife Sarina for 27 years. They have two children, Kaylin (25) and J.T. (23). They are proud owners of three rescue dogs and big advocates for animal rescue.
Kelli Vigorito
Director of Community and Corporate Partnerships
Logan Keene
Digital Marketing Manager
Melody Bartholomew
In-House Content Creator
Sana Moezzi
Director of Donor Development, West Coast
Shelby Wane
Director of Programming
Stevi Auble
Special Programs Manager
Tabithia Engle
Director of Development
Donate to the Cause.
Sure, we love big donations.
But we love small, thoughtful ones, too.
Every dollar puts deserving cancer survivors closer to realizing their dreams.
Donate
Apply for a Scholarship.
A fast and easy process.
Because you’ve been through enough challenges. Share your story, make your case and we’ll do our best to help.
Apply
Volunteer Your Time.
It takes more than money.
So we’re always looking for enthusiastic, caring volunteers to help with events, planning & behind the scenes work.
Volunteer
