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“When Zero Breast Cancer (ZBC) was searching for a new executive director,” Rose Barlow recalls, “a recruiter sent me the posting with the words ‘This is perfect for you – and you would be perfect.’
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You could describe Dr. Leah Kelley by her credentials: Yale graduate; board certified in obstetrics and gynecology; medical director of the Breast Oncology Program at Marin General Hospital (MGH).
Or, you could describe Dr. Leah Kelley by her personal attributes: Six-feet tall and athletic.
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What used to be the county with the nation’s highest rate of breast cancer, Marin County is now reveling in some new statistics.
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Scientists will continue research on groundbreaking discoveries by the pioneering Marin Women’s Study following a fundraising campaign that won a $77,000 Avon Foundation grant.
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J.: Zero Breast Cancer was launched in Marin in 1995. What sets it apart?
Rose Barlow: It’s a little different from other breast cancer organizations. From the get-go we focused on the environmental causes and risk factors. We’ve been more committed to the idea of prevention than screening and treatment.
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Janice Barlow has retired after 15 successful years as Executive Director of Zero Breast Cancer. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from being grassroots to having a regional and national influence and is a respected model for other communities interested in prevention and the elimination of breast cancer.
