WILMINGTON — The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition announces its new board members Mary Delgado, Lyn Henshaw, and Nicolle Surratte.

Ms. Delgado, a Certified Public Accountant and Dover resident brings professional and volunteer experiences to the table as she enters her new role as a Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition board member.

Ms. Henshaw is an executive with over 25 years of experience in fundraising, community engagement, and non-profit leadership. She has a proven track record of securing funding for important causes, such as the Newark Area Welfare Committee and the Las Americas ASPIRA Academy.

Ms. Surratte, an inspirational speaker, author and health advocate, is founder of A Health Coach for Me. As a holistic health and stress coach for women, she focuses on transformational health changes – one step at a time. In June 2024, Ms. Surratte will celebrate her 13th “cancer-versary.” Her “Pink Sea Journey” is chronicled in “The Voice of Victory in the Valley: Diary of a Breast Cancer Thriver.”

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Board of Directors is under the leadership of Board President Dr. Avani Virani.

“At DBCC, we are committed to improve and expand breast care access for all Delawareans. We realize that our community is constantly growing and changing. And with that, we need to change, adapt, and reinvent how we carry out our mission and vision,” said Dr. Virani.

“As the chair of the board of trustees, my goal is for us to be dynamic, strategic, visionary and agile. We are proud to be the most trusted breast cancer resource in Delaware, and we take that responsibility very seriously.”

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition board includes Vice President Linda Marquess, Treasurer Brad Slaney, CPA, Secretary Judi Pflaumer, and Trustees Don Bowlby, Peter Flanagan, Mike Gast, Cathy Hopkins Grieco, Elizabeth Gula, Marilyn Hyte, Allison Keevil, Mir Sadiq “Ali” Khan, Tony Lee, MD, Karen Louie, MD, and Susan O’Donnell in addition to Trustees Emeriti Marsha Barnett, John E. B. du Pont, Rena Howard, Patti Key, CPA, Linda Powell, Donna Stinson, FACHE, and Wilma Yu, MS.