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Monday, January 9, 2012

We Welcome Our New Board Members

Leonard T. Greenlee and Pam Kehaly were recently elected to The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura Board of Directors. The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura (TWCVV) is an independently governed and funded affiliate of the international Cancer Support Community, serving more than 3,000 community members affected by cancer each year with programs in the San Fernando Valley and throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

Elected to the Board in November, Leonard T. Greenlee is Facility Management Director at Baxter Healthcare Corporation in Westlake Village. He has held this leadership role for over ten years, and has been with Baxter for nearly 30 years. Greenlee holds a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a master of science degree in telecommunications management from Golden Gate University. He served as Staff Sargeant in the United States Marine Corps for eight years. Originally from Milwaukee, Greenlee resides in Moorpark with his wife, Karla. He and Karla have three sons, three daughters-in-law and five grandchildren.

Greenlee says he has always found it rewarding to “serve a higher purpose than myself” through his work on the Boards of the Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, Greater Conejo Valley Community Foundation, and United Way of Ventura County. When cancer affected his own family, Greenlee saw the importance of an organization like The Wellness Community. “I lost both an aunt and uncle to cancer and I can now see how they and my cousin, their only child, would have benefitted from having access to the types of resources provided by The Wellness Community,” says Greenlee.

Pam Kehaly was elected to the Board in December. Kehaly is President of Anthem Blue Cross, the largest health benefits company in California. Previously, she was president of national accounts for Aetna. Kehaly received a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from California State University, Stanislaus. She is on the board of the California Association of Health Plans, the California Chamber of Commerce, and LA Adaptive Business Leaders. Additionally, she is joining the newly formed Advisory Board for the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at USC, and is an active member of the Los Angeles Division of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Kehaly lives in Westlake Village with her husband and two sons.

Kehaly’s close friend battled breast cancer and passed away at age 30, and her mother fought the same disease and has had no evidence of cancer for the past ten years. Both experiences, along with meeting cancer patients and their families in her role at Anthem Blue Cross, have given Kehaly the desire to help make a difference. “As part of my job, I see the devastation cancer wreaks on people and their families,” she says. “Involvement with The Wellness Community gives me a way to help in a meaningful and constructive way.”