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Kenny Kane

EVP Mission, Stupid Cancer

Kenneth J. Kane has been coding since the age of 13 and began a career as a pharmacy technician at the age of 15. In addition to is pharmacology skill sets, he also has extensive experience in social media integration, digital platforms, graphic design, CRM design/implementation and corporate operations.

During his undergraduate at Farmingdale State College in the Fall of 2009, Kenneth was brought on as an intern through the organization's Long Island chapter to help with local community organizing, event development and CRM integration. Over time, he became evermore increasingly involved assisting in local, regional and national events, fundraising, program development, grant writing, operations and human resources. In the Summer of 2010, he was hired full-time as VP, Operations and, in 2012, was promoted to EVP, Mission.

He currently oversees the organization's information technology, content curation and social media strategy as well as e-commerce, mobile, volunteer management, fiscal oversight, internships and CRM/CMS management

A young adult personally affected by cancer through the diagnosis of family members and friends, Kenneth has spoken on behalf of the organization at numerous local and national events, such as the 2010 OMG! Cancer Summit, 140 Character Conference Long Island, Health2.0 NYC, The Center For Nonprofit Success Social Media Summit and the National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators.

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