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About the Connecticut Challenge


The Connecticut Challenge has made great strides in a short time because of the many experienced and talented people who dedicate their energies to our mission.  From our board of directors to our youngest volunteers, the commitment to the organization and the well-being of cancer survivors is amazing and inspirational.

Meet Our Team

Board of Directors
Bringing passion, business and entrepreneurial acumen and extraordinary experience in starting successful non-profit organizations.

  • Jeffrey Keith,  Fairfield, CT
  • John Ragland,  Westport, CT
  • Matthew Vossler,  Darien, CT
  • Chuck Mattes, Redding, CT
  • Jane Barrett, JD, Baltimore, CT
  • Evan Vosburgh, MD, New York, NY

CT Challenge Staff

  • Bob Mazzone, Executive Director
  • Julia Pemberton, Network Coordinator
  • Sharyn Taymor, Surivor Outreach
  • Christian McEvoy, Survivorship Information

Survivor Advisory Board
Our subject experts and our inspiration.  They live cancer survivorship every day.

  • Scott Capozza, Oxford, CT
  • Michael Daly, West Simsbury, CT
  • Peter Cutler, Fairfield, CT 
  • Amy Kaplan, Westport, CT
  • Kim Kiner, Darien, CT
  • Daniel Kayne, New Haven, CT 
  • Peter Lamothe, Hamden, CT 
  • Kathleen Schif, Shelton, CT 
  • Pat Sclafani, Marlborough, CT 
  • Sharyn Taymor, Norwalk, CT 
  • Joan Weber, Fairfield, CT 
  • John Zenie, Guilford, CT

Medical & Professional Advisory Board

  • Kenneth Miller, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Nina Kadan-Lottick, MD, MSPH, Director of the HEROS Clinic at Yale University
  • Susan Mayne, Ph.D., F.A.C.E., Yale Cancer Center
  • Doug Ulman, President, Lance Armstrong Foundation
  • D. Barry Boyd, Director, Integrated Medicine, Greenwich (CT) Hospital
  • Mitch Golant, Ph.D., Vice President, The Wellness Community
  • Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health

Office Address
Connecticut Challenge
860 Canal Street,  3rd Floor
Stamford, CT  06902
(203) 353-7690
(203) 621-3279 - fax

The Connecticut Challenge is a program of Bike Across America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity.