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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leonard Sender, M.D., Chairman of the Board Leonard S. Sender, M.D. received his medical education in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and completed his pediatrics internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA. His pediatrics hematology/oncology subspecialty training included the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Sender is board certified both in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. His professional interests are strongly centered on the diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of adolescent and young adult cancers (patients between the ages of 15 and 29). Dr. Sender is currently Medical Director of the Cancer Institute at Children's Hospital of Orange County; Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty Division Chief of Oncology; and Medical Director of Clinical Oncology Services at the UC Irvine Medical Center's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Sender has developed the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program at CHOC and is recognized as an advocacy pioneer in young adult oncology. William L. Wagner, Treasurer of the Board William L. Wagner is the Managing Officer, Operations & Business Development for the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) where he provides oversight of day-to-day operations and spearheads business development and strategic initiatives. His passion for creativity and the arts led him to a 12-year career in modern dance prior to joining NYFA. His international performing arts career was primarily with the Mark Morris Dance Group. While performing with this troupe, he developed an arts-in-education project with Yo-Yo Ma, performed with other internationally acclaimed artists, and taught modern dance throughout the United States and Europe. William received his MBA from Cornell University in 2007 and BA from The State University of New York at Purchase. He currently lives in Westchester County, New York with his wife, Anne, and 5-year old son Thomas. Aaron Spicer, Secretary of the Board Aaron C. Spicer is an Executive Account Manager for Boundary Systems in Cleveland, OH where he and his company are resellers for PTC's CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM solutions. He became involved with i[2]y in 2007 after several years battling a rare form of testicular cancer called non-godnal germ cell seminoma, through which, he and his wife did not benefit from peer support channels, friends or family. Two years since his last chemo treatment, he applied to join i[2]y's Young Adult Leadership Council (YALC) to make sure others his age never had to battle the same issues that he and his wife did. In 2008 he was promoted to Regional Chair for i[2]y Ohio and then for the entire North/Midwest region. Beginning in 2009, he was appointed Chair of the YALC Cabinet, an volunteer development oversight Board, and was subsequently elected to the i[2]y Board, bring his perspective, opinion and enthusiasm to the table. Aaron lives in Akron, Ohio with his wife, Tiffany, two children, Brooke and Alexander and one grandchild, Ayden. Kate Goldberger, Trustee Kate Goldberger is the IT Director for Dr. Miracle's Inc. where she manages the daily operations, troubleshooting and oversight of the company's technological infrastructure. She received a BS in Management/MIS from Binghamton University in 2001 and began her career in IT Audit at Ernst & Young's New York City Technology & Security Risk Services Practice shortly thereafter. Kate was diagnosed with "Philadelphia Positive" Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Ph+ALL) in September of 1995, her senior year of high school and given a 10% chance of living for one year without a Bone Marrow Transplant. She subsequently received an Allogenaic Bone Marrow Transplant from an unrelated donor found in the National Marrow Donor Registry in January 1996 and is 12+ years Cancer free. A long time outspoken advocate and volunteer, having worked with Ronald McDonald House & Harvard Medical School's "Type for Life" program, she came to i[2]y after reading about Matthew in the Binghamton University Alumni Magazine in 2008. She took the lead early in her membership with i[2]y heading the Stupid Cancer Un-Gala 2009 Committee and was named YALC Regional Co-Chair for NYC in April 2009. She was appointed to the YALC Cabinet in June 2009 as she took an active role in developing ongoing strategy for the organization as well as developing internal systems critical to i[2]y's internal infrastructure. Kate lives in New York City. Matthew Zachary, Trustee | 
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