The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is a non-profit charitable institution that focuses on providing support to families of children diagnosed with cancer. The organization is also involved in funding research projects that target the prevention of the disease.

The ACCO was established in 1970 by parents of children who had survived cancer. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization’s initial focus was to create awareness in the government and to lobby for more resources to...

Maintaining an impressive resume of professional accomplishments in pharmacy management and administration, Ellen Scharaga currently acts as Senior Vice President of Operations at OncoMed Pharmaceutical Services, a position she has held since 2009. Awarded a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology from the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions at St. John’s University in 1982, Ms. Scharaga moved on to serve in high-level posts at Health Infusion, Homedco Infusion, Advanced C...

A seasoned attorney with nearly two decades of applied professional experience, Steven Bangerter currently heads the Oakland, California-based firm Bangerter Sheppard, PC in the capacity of Managing Partner, a role he has maintained since co-founding the company in 2005. Also overseeing Bangerter Sheppard’s offices in Los Angeles and St. George, Utah, he holds an A.V. Preeminent 5.0 rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction only extended to an elite group of lawyers ...

In 1993, Reginald F. Lewis donated $3 million to Harvard Law School, the largest contribution the school had ever received from an individual. The section of the school devoted to international law was renamed the Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center in his honor. Lewis intended the grant to provide fellowships for minority lawyers who aspired to become law professors.

18 years after the creation of the program, the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, now run by his wife, Lioda, continues to s...