David Dornsife
Chairman and CEO, Herrick Corporation
Dave
Dornsife is Chairman of the Board of the Herrick Corporation (and
its subsidiaries), a Pleasanton, California based steel fabrication
and installation company. He is a 1965 graduate of the USC Marshall
School of Business, where he is now a trustee and serves on the
Board of Directors for the Brain and Creativity Institute through
the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Dave also serves on the
Board of Directors for Epeius Biotechnologies Inc., a
biopharmaceutical company developing genetic medicine for the
treatment of cancer.
Dave is Vice President of the Hedco Foundation, whose mission is health and educational improvement. Hedco has sponsored many programs worldwide. Dave and his wife, Dana, support World Vision, an international humanitarian agency. Through World Vision in West Africa, they maintain micro-enterprise, agriculture and literacy programs in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and water-well drilling in Mali, Niger, Ghana and Ethiopia, in partnership with The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. They support a medical clinic in Roatan, Honduras through Global Healing, an organization dedicated to providing modern healthcare in developing countries. Dave serves as a council member for the Yosemite Fund and was recently inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at USC for meritorious service.
Erin Mishel Miller
CEO, Compass Rose Images and Co-Owner, Mae & Me Designs
Erin VanGorder is a graduate of Florida State University School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. After graduating, she worked for five years selling computer hardware and software. In 1993, she married Michael Miller. The following year they had the first of three children.
In May 2003, Mike was diagnosed with stage IV, non-resectable pancreatic cancer. It was the difficult and painful journey to save Mike's life that led them to try both conventional and alternative cancer therapies. Mike outlived his prognosis of five months, surviving for 19 months. Erin is now a small business owner and an incredibly busy mother. As an active board member of the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, Erin is fulfilling her desire to help people whose lives have been ravaged by cancer through patient advocacy, education and financial assistance for alternative therapies.
Holly Webster
Holly Webster is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in technical communications. She worked as a technical writer for 10 years before becoming a full-time, stay-at-home mom.
Holly lives with her husband and three children in Minnesota. Her oldest child, a daughter, has been fighting brain cancer for the past 13 years, since the age of three. It is through her daughter's courageous and continual battle with cancer that she became passionate about helping cancer patients find and receive the least invasive treatments needed to win their battle.
Holly has previously served on the board of directors for the General Federation of Women's Clubs, several parent-teacher organizations and the United States Junior Chamber (Jaycees). She was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Recognition from Rotary International for her outstanding volunteer work after Hurricane Floyd devastated North Carolina. Holly continues to volunteer for Junior Achievement, her children's schools and Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Holly's hope is that one day, cancer will be eradicated.
Shelley Yim
Managing Director, Aon Risk Insurance Services West
Shelley Yim started working with Lazarex Cancer Foundation in
2007. By day, she is the Managing Director of Aon Risk Insurance
Services West, and handles risk management for several Fortune 500
clients. Shelley is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and has
over 25 years of experience in the insurance and risk management
industry. She is a member of Aon’s diversity council and is also a
board member for Womens Initiative.
Shelley joined Lazarex after meeting Dana and Dave Dornsife through a mutual friend and learning about their passion to change the face of cancer. She was inspired by their selflessness in helping others and wanted to help. Like many people, Shelley has family and friends that have been affected by cancer and saw Lazarex as a chance to make a difference. Shelley started working with Lazarex at the Gala in July of 2007 and has been spreading the gospel ever since.
