We envision a world where every survivor & thriver has access to essential health and wellness resources that are adequately provided, funded, and readily available
Because women shouldn’t have to worry about funding to thrive after diagnosis.
WHAT WE DO
Provide funding to support the survivor & thriver in their health and wellness journey. Our free online Breast Cancer educational courses are for coaches, trainers, and athletes.
It’s a cycle of healing that will touch many lives.
HOW WE DO IT
By providing funding for essential resources and educational support to survivors, health & wellness coaches, gym owners, event planners, and other like-minded individuals. We strive to foster a community where everyone can thrive together.
OUR MISSION
Fund breast cancer survivors' & thrivers’ wellness within local communities and provide breast health education for coaches, trainers, and athletes.
OUR VISION
Create a community where survivors, gym owners, event planners, and other like-minded individuals can thrive together through essential resources and educational support. By providing funding and guidance, we aim to empower these groups to support each other and promote a culture of inclusivity and growth
Our Events
Sweat for Something More Than Yourself.
“It really can take 1 person to start a ripple of positivity”
Meet the Board
Lindsey Marcelli
I am an individual who is driven by a personal mission to make a positive impact in the world. Years ago, while I was deployed in Iraq, my mom Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer. This experience deeply affected me and instilled in me a sense of purpose to do something meaningful.
As someone who has owned and operated a CrossFit gym and founded Girls Gone Rx, I have learned the importance of community, giving back, and making a difference. I am passionate about using my skills and resources to create positive change in the world and continue to be dedicated to this mission. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to something bigger than myself and to be a part of a community that shares the same values and aspirations.
Founder & Executive Director
Matthew E. Becker, Esq.
Matt has been practicing the law since 2009 when he graduated law school and started his own practice with a partnership in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. In 2013, he opened his CrossFit gyn, Industrial Athletics. For the better part of a 10 years, Matt gained legal experience while growing his gym. He used the knowledge he gained in the law to make sure his gym was secured legally from the worst case scenario. In 2021, he opened Gym Lawyers, PLLC, as virtual firm dedicated to helping gym owners secure their businesses legally. Today, Matt still trains clients at this gym on a daily basis. When he’s not at the gym, he’s helping gym owners learn about the laws that impact their business.
Legal
Michael Huynh
Director
Michael Huynh is the founder of Competition Corner. In 2013 Michael was an independent software developer and active CrossFit athlete experiencing first-hand the frustrations of participating in disorganized competitions. He knew there had to be a way to leverage technology to make competitions better, smarter and more efficient, so he created a small-scale application for a competition at his home gym.
Competition Corner officially launched in 2014 and today the company is the most comprehensive and trusted competition management platform in the industry.
Brooke Prodoehl
Brooke became a Registered Nurse in 2013, a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Throughout college she was a competitive swimmer for the University and Team Captain her senior year. She continued her athletic journey after swimming by joining CrossFit gyms first in Chicago, then in Denver Colorado where she moved in 2016. Brooke has performed various jobs in adult in-patient nursing throughout her career. She now focuses on functional health and wellness by practicing at an IV hydration/nutrition supplementation wellness center in Louisville Colorado. She is mother to two young daughters and continues to pursue health and wellness in her own life.
Secretary
Melissa Lovell
Melissa graduated from the University of Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2013 with a degree in Finance. She developed a passion in the fitness industry that lead to 20 years of personal training and individual coaching. Her fitness journey led her to earn several CrossFit certifications, USAW Weightlifting Certification, NASM Certification, to compete in CrossFit and Jiu-jitsu, and to an overall focus on health, strength, and conditioning throughout her life. While pursuing her passions in the health, fitness, and martial arts communities, she further advanced in the world of Finance. Since 2014, she has worked in Finance for a few multi-national Aerospace Companies and has managed books of business in excess of $300M per annum. Melissa loves to spend her down time with her husband, daughter, and two-steps sons.
Treasurer
Meet the Medical Advisory Team
Ciaran Fairman, PhD
Ciaran is an Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at UofSC. Ciaran’s primary research focus is examining the impact of exercise, nutrition and supplementation interventions during and after cancer treatments. The purpose of this research is to see if we can prevent or reduce the side effects experienced with cancer and its treatments. Specific research areas include the manipulation of resistance exercise variables to optimize clinically relevant outcomes in cancer patients; resistance training across the cancer continuum and nutrition/supplementation to augment training adaptations. Prior to this, Ciaran received his PhD in Kinesiology from Ohio State University and recently completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Exercise Oncology within the School of Medical and Health Science (SMHS) at Edith Cowan University in Australia.
Ciaran is also a strong advocate of the dissemination of scientific research to a variety of audiences. He is the founder, CEO, and chief exercise physiologist at REACH (Research in Exercise and Cancer Health), a company designed to provide evidence-based guidelines of physical activity to health/medical professionals and individuals with cancer.
Dr. Allison Betof Warner
Dr. Allison Betof Warner is Director of Melanoma Medical Oncology, Leader of the Melanoma Clinical Research Group, and Director of Solid Tumor Cellular Therapy at Stanford Cancer Institute. Dr. Betof completed her MD and PhD at Duke University, and her dissertation research focused on the effects of exercise on cancer growth and efficacy of cancer therapy. She then went on to Internal Medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University) and Medical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Betof’s clinical and laboratory research explore how modulations in tumor microenvironment affect immunotherapy. She has been the principal investigator of several trials focusing on immunotherapy-refractory melanoma and is internationally recognized for her expertise in brain/CNS metastasis and the use of novel cellular therapies. A main focus of her research investigates how exercise influences the efficacy of cancer therapy.
Dr. Betof is also a lifelong athlete and coach. She was a Division I gymnast, marathon runner, triathlete, and CrossFit competitor. She has coached gymnastics, endurance athletics, and CrossFit since the age of 14 and continues to coach at a local gym. She has volunteered her time with numerous organizations to help educate both the medical and fitness communities about the benefits of exercise for patients surviving with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.