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Renée Gaines is the Director of
Public Relations of the Women's Information Network Against
Breast Cancer Organization (WIN ABC) -- a national nonprofit
organization.
Prior to
joining WIN ABC in 1997, Ms. Gaines was a Region Sales Manager
with a strong background in marketing and sales, public
relations, staff training, motivational speaking and customer
service. Renée was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and decided
to focus her new life in the areas of women's health issues.
Ms. Gaines was
born and raised in Fullerton, California. She is now a
resident of Covina and lives with her husband, Larry, their
daughter, Desirée and her two dogs. She enjoys volunteering,
reading and camping.
Her expertise
also includes working with the media in developing new ways to
get the message out. She has worked collaboratively with
several reporters including Jennifer York of KTLA 5 Morning
News. That project resulted in a special four part series
highlighting six different individuals and their breast cancer
experience. Most recently she assisted in producing a live
television show, KIDSTALK that focused on how children
reacted when their mother was diagnosed with cancer.
In addition to
her function as Director of Public Relations, Ms. Gaines
assists Betsy Mullen and Shelly Blechman at Breast Buddy
training courses with her humorous and energetic style in
teaching volunteers on the benefits of psychosocial support
and taking care of yourself. Ms. Gaines also ventures into the
community speaking to businesses and their employees,
promoting early detection, education and treatment for breast
cancer at brown bag lunch hours.
Ms. Gaines can
be reached by contacting WIN Against Breast Cancer at
Phone: (626)
332-2255. E-mail: mail@winabc.org |