The Susan G. Komen of Northeastern Pennsylvania event “More Than Pink” was held at the Radisson Hotel in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Sunday, February 26.
In attendance at the “Pink Elegance Goes Hollywood” celebration were, from left: Lauren Telep , Judge Julia Munley of Lackawanna County , Melanie Mohila, Joan Narcoonis, and Lorrie Rilley.
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is pleased to announce the “Judi H. Rock On 6” planning committee raised $16,511 from this year’s event. The Judi H planning committee is made up of a group of friends and family of Judi Hartridge from Dunmore who died from cancer in 2007. The group has raised more than $215,000 over the past six years which includes matching funds. Proceeds from the event support NRCI’s Patient Navigation Program, which helps low income, uninsured, and under-insured individuals in northeast Pennsylvania receive their recommended breast, cervical, and colon cancer screenings.
Front row, from left are: Pat Troy, Beth Troy, John Hartridge, event cochairman; Karen M. Saunders, president, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Amanda Marchegiani, community relations coordinator, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute; Paul LaBelle, Judi H Rock On Founder; Dana Morris, event cochairman; Sharon LaBelle, Peggy Ann LaBelle and Carmel D’Angelo.
Committee members absent from photo include: Jim Barrett, Judi H Rock On Co-Founder; Debra Butash; Mike Duffy, Tony Vergnetti, Rob D’Angelo,Tom Voytek, and Patty Vergnetti.
Carolyn Azzarelli of Dunmore
is among the recent staffing changes announced by The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s President, Karen Saunders. The several staffing changes across the organization have been approved by the Board of Directors.
Ms. Azzarelli has been promoted to Cancer Registry Supervisor. She is responsible for the organizational supervision and management of the cancer registry staff at the Cancer Institute.
She received a medical assistant degree from Keystone College and has been a Certified Tumor Registrar since 2004. Carolyn is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Cancer Registrars and National Cancer Registrars Association. She has been with the Cancer Institute since 1999 and was previously worked with Delta Medix and in the Medical Records Department at the former Mercy Hospital in Scranton.
Other staff changes include Ms. Laura Toole, LCSW, of Scranton, promoted to Vice President of Community and Patient Services. In addition, Marilyn White of Scranton, Vice President of Registry Services, retired on June 30 after 22 years with the Cancer Institute.
Trudy A. Coleman, Ph.D., CTR, Avoca, has been hired as the Cancer Program Manager.
The year 2016 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a nonprofit community-based agency serving seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania with offices located in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Focusing on surveillance, community and patient services, and hospital and practice support services, the Cancer Institute invests 100% of its resources locally.