Letters of Recommendation

Barbara Kavanagh, Founder and President of the Arizona Myeloma Network, has been nominated for several awards and honors since she established her cancer charity, 501(c)(3), in 2006, in Glendale, Arizona. In 2008, Barbara was nominated and received the Phoenix Business Journal's Health Care Hero for Education. Also in 2008,Barbara received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Arizona Rural Health Care Association. And, on September 26th,2009, she was 1 of 9 recipients of the prestigeous Hon Kachina award for her outstanding volunteer services to cancer patients and families in Arizona.

The following are some of the letters sent on Barbara's behalf for these nominations.

Fred Hubbard, Executive Director, Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health care

Dr. Jodi Black, Dr. Michael Berens, Dr. John Carpten, and Dr. Michael Trujillo of Translational Genomics Research Institute

Kendra Sabol, Cancer Control Program Director, Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Nancy Jenkins, caregiver for husband Jim Jenkins, patient

Eileen and Alan Roth, caregiver and patient

Sarah Kelzenberg, patient