Matthew Zachary was a 21-year old college senior and aspiring concert pianist and composer en route to film school to become a Hollywood film composer when he slowly lost use of his left hand, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer (medulloblastona) and told he'd likely never perform again. Twelve years, four albums and scores of concerts later, Matthew's struggle to get busy living has inspired countless thousands. Today, Matthew is an award-winning musician and composer, accredited thought-leader in public health, a leading authority on the youth cancer culture, a highly credentialed and coveted motivational speaker, and a burgeoning social entrepreneur with the founding of the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation in 2007, a pioneering nonprofit organization in the Web2.0/Health2.0 space that was recently ranked a TIME Magazine Best 50 Website for 2007. A member of the prestigious Google Health Advisory Council, Matthew has 15 years of experience in advertising, youth culture marketing, information technology and visual communications for print and web in addition to strategic expertise public relations, consumer healthcare, nonprofit management and social media. Matthew has won several industry awards and has been recognized internationally for his innovations as a visionary trend influencer and change agent who has always been ahead of his time. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Matthew holds an interdisciplinary BA from the State University of New York at Binghamton that combined the music, theater, computer science, and sociology disciplines. For more information about Matthew, please visit his official website at http://MatthewZachary.com

Alan is a young veteran of the corporatocracy who spent too many a day pining for something beyond the status quo that could take him away—calgon-style—from his cube farm. He attributes his perspective on life and the universe to the grounding reality that, according to his metaphysical dogma, everything is an illusion and we can't see past the choices we do not understand. He is passionate about giving back to an underserved community that reflects his "me-generation" persona. A native of Punxsutawney, PA who now lives in New York City, Alan has a BA in English from the University of the United States. (it is a very small university.)

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Jack Bouffard was a 32 year old Licensed Massage Therapist when he was diagnosed out of the blue with Stage IV Hodgkin Lymphoma. Giving up his practice to focus on his treatment, he began to experience peripheral neuropathy (a numbing pain and tingling sensation in his fingers and toes) as a result of his chemotherapy and was told it would take a long time to be well enough to practice massage therapy again. While looking into support options near his treatment center, he found a prostate and breast cancer group, both populated solely by patients in their 50s and 60s. Seeking the support of his peers, Jack was referred to the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation (i[2]y) per a friend and attended the 1st Annual OMG! Cancer Summit For Young Adults in NYC during the Spring of 2008. It was there he found himself surrounded by hundreds of other young adult survivors in their 20s and 30s and realized he had found his calling, regardless of whether the long-term side effects of his chemo meant the end of his career in massage. Since joining i[2]y, he has contributed as an executive volunteer donating his time and talent to the organization's many advocacy projects. His commitment to the cause led him to accept a leadership position as "Chief Cancer Anarchist" which affords him the opportunity to speak on behalf of the foundation at numerous engagements around the country, including cancer conferences, college campuses, high school classrooms and via his permanent spot as Senior Contributor to The Stupid Cancer Show, i[2]y's syndicated talk radio broadcast. Jack is also a regular on SIRIUS/XM Doctor Radio's Oncology Show and has emerged as a national spokesperson for the young adult cancer movement. He currently lives and practices massage in Danbury, CT and received his certification from the Connecticut Center For Massage Therapy.