Two long-time, local American Cancer Society staff members to retire

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
John Weisgerber, Regional Communications Manager
American Cancer Society
Phone: (505) 559-9430
Email: john.weisgerber@cancer.org

The American Cancer Society has announced the retirements at the end of August of two long-time staff members. They are:

Barbara Morgan, regional vice president for the Society’s Southern Region. The Southern Region is made up of New Mexico, most of Arizona and the Las Vegas, Nev. area. Morgan will retire after 22 years of service. Morgan achieved many accomplishments during her 22-year tenure with the Society including bringing the community-based Relay For Life event to communities across New Mexico. Morgan also helped introduce the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to the Southern Region a decade ago. The first Albuquerque walk, 10 years ago, still holds the national record for the Society as the most successful first-year launch. This past spring, a record of over 20,000 New Mexicans participated in the 10th annual Strides walk, to show their support in the fight against breast cancer. Making Strides is the largest walk in New Mexico.

Christie Anderson, Income Development Director for the Society’s Southern Region will retire after 25 years of service. Anderson started here career with the Society in Guam as the Unit Executive Director, where she basically did ‘everything’—programs and services, fundraising, and advocacy. After 16 years on Guam she moved to New Mexico and became the New Mexico Relay For Life Manager. Her job was to help start new Relays in New Mexico communities and in her first year she helped five new communities organize and start a Relay For Life event. This year 34 New Mexico communities hosted Relays to fight back against cancer. Anderson took over the duties of Regional Income Development Director in 2003. Anderson recently joined the board of Opera Southwest and plans to help this local non-profit following her retirement from the Society.

The American Cancer Society saves lives and creates more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back. To learn more about us to volunteer, or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
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