Current MOCA Volunteer Opportunities:

• Medical Education Programs’ Volunteer Opportunities at MOCA in 2010

  If you would like to volunteer as a public speaker or help with the administration of the medical education programs contact Kathy Mc Govern at kmcgovern@mnovarian.org.

  Ovarian cancer survivors play a vital role in MOCA’s medical education programs which are dedicated to raising awareness of the disease and promoting the importance of early detection and referrals to gynecologic oncologists.

  The medical residents’ program pairs a gynecologic oncologist with a survivor to deliver prepared talks to primary care residents. Survivors Training Medical Students literally puts a face on a disease by having survivors speak to third- and fourth-year medical students about their diagnosis and treatment. The hereditary cancers’ program pairs a woman who has had genetic counseling and testing with a panel of others who present information to the public about reducing elevated risks for ovarian cancer for people who inherit BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 gene mutations.

  • A New Volunteer Opportunity - Administration: The medical education programs can use administration assistance. Responsibilities will include tasks associated with planning and hosting educational events: communicating with presenters and meeting hosts, scheduling educational events, and helping host some events. Volunteers who can provide 3 hours each week, most weeks, for a minimum of four months are needed.
    
    
• Maintenance Person: MOCA is in need of a maintenance person to volunteer their time with minor maintenance and upkeep projects around the MOCA office in Minneapolis once or twice a month. Items include clean up outside (debris & leaves only, NO snow shoveling required), changing light bulbs, fixing & repairing broken items, etc. Please contact Constance at cwhite@mnovarian.org or call 612-822-0500 if you or someone you know may be interested in helping.
  
  
• Internship Opportunities: (none at this time)
  
  

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

Office Volunteers - 2010
Nancy Libbey
Susan Kushner
June Miller
Joan Melrose
John Zimmerman
Rachel Schweiker

Medical Education Volunteers - 2010
Peggy Jennings
Linda Linder
Resa Gilats
Sue Young
LaVonne Schaefer
Brenda Hartman
Kris Greer
Chris Hoffman
Carmen Williams

Public Education Volunteers - 2010
Julie Henricksen
Susan Lowenberg
Joan Melrose
Theresa Pietenpol
Joy Wetzel
Cassie Carney
Teresa Faust
Team Teal of the North
Sarah Noonan
Carol Luukkonen
Chris Wick
Lisa McLaughlin
Peggy Jennings
Ruth Gaylord
Susan Kushner
Kim Walker
Kristin Larsen
Laurie Hanson
Heather Koering
Anne Quincy
Lindy Yokanovich
Dona Maki
Judy Prokosch
Marge Higgins
Niloufer Merchant
Jenna VanSlyke
Leslie Young



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