A Champion inspires, encourages, stands up, and empowers every single person engaged in the fight against cancer. The Champions of Hope Gala brings together so many Champions from across all fields, providers, supporters, researchers, family, and most importantly, survivors.
Irma is a business leader and executive with 20 plus years of experience in senior level roles with predominantly fortune 100 and 500 organizations. She has a unique skillset of business acumen in multiple industries, strong financial acumen, human resource discipline, strategic planning, transformation and corporate communications. She has worked with both public and private sectors and currently serves on the board of directors for two separate publicly traded companies and a non-profit. Irma is currently at CoorsTek as the Chief People and Systems Officer and has held various executive level roles at Newell Brands, Western Union, TeleTech and Accenture. She holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and has attended several leadership and finance academies at the Harvard Business School.
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The American Cancer Society is committed to funding lifesaving research for rare and underfunded cancers—those that receive little attention but have a devastating impact on patients and families. Many of these cancers have limited treatment options, yet they account for nearly 20% of all diagnoses.
With your support, we’ve invested over $5 billion in cancer research since 1946, funding Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and breakthroughs that have improved survival rates. Right here in Colorado, the Denver Champions of Hope Gala has raised $4.2 million to support cutting-edge cancer research, helping to develop new treatments for aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers.
By focusing on where funding is needed most, we bring hope to those facing the rarest and most challenging diagnoses. Together, we are changing the future of cancer treatment.
Learn MoreFor more than 10 decades, the American Cancer Society has been dedicated to pursuing better outcomes for every cancer, every life. Today, more people are surviving cancer than ever before, but there is still work to be done. Join us, support us, and help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
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increase in five-year survival rate for all cancers combined
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