Our Executive Director
Janice Workcuff | Survivor
As a 33-year survivor, she advocates for needs of her fellow sisters through
making phone calls, joining them at their appointments and spreading the word for improved healthcare and more clinical trials. She collaborates with the medical community and other individuals to raise awareness about breast health. She offers comfort, compassion, empathy and sympathy, with words of encouragement.
She also prays with her sisters and ministers to their families. It is her mission to raise awareness for this silent killer through speaking engagements educational resources, counseling, and hospice guidance.
Her Passion
Janice spends tireless moments attending continuing education to be able to keep the Angel’s membership updated on the latest advances with breast cancer.
She truly stands in the gap by going to survivor’s homes, explaining their
pathology reports and all the information the physician has given them for their journey through treatments. She continuously and tirelessly offers support and hope at the bedside of women who are experiencing breast cancer giving them direction to leading to a better quality of life and productive living. She is also a Peer Counselor.
Her Strength
She is involved with many major organizations, including the American Cancer Society, MD Anderson Cancer Center Network program, Celebrating Life 2 Foundation and the Susan Komen Foundation whose goal is to raise funds and wage war against this disease.
She served as Sisters Network Inc. Houston Chapter President for several years, Janice participates in the “Race for the Cure walk” each year. She has been featured in the Houston Chronicle, various television and radio shows, and has received numerous awards for her work in
making a difference in the healthcare community.
Her latest award in 2013 Transformation and Triumph Community outreach Annie Lewis from Celebrating Life Foundation. In 2014 special contribution Award from Caribbean, 2014 Breast Cancer group and Proclamation from Missouri City, Texas City Council for Breast
Cancer Awareness month, 2014 Health Education Leadership Programs Help Magazine Outstanding Community Service Award, In 2015 Celebration of Life Foundation Community Partnership Award, Honored-2017 National Minority Initiative in recognition of your commitment and contribution to reducing cancer health disparities in the African American Community, 2018 Honored by Health Award Houston Woman of Professional Business Women, Beauty Beyond Breast Cancer and She’s happy hair.
