Lori Stone
NCCC Pacific Northwest Chapter Regional Director

Listen to Lori's radio interview for "Good in the Neighborhood" segment on 94.1FM in Seattle.



Read the Gamma Phi Beta magazine article published on cervical health featuring Lori's survivor story. http://www.gammaphibeta.org/crescent/pdf_archive/2010_1-Winter.pdf

Lori’s personal mission is to help local women in the Pacific Northwest facing the tough questions around cervical health. From her own diagnosis with endocervical adenocarcinoma (invasive cervical cancer) at age 34, she is leading the way in education and awareness of HPV-related cancers in her local community. She has been involved with the NCCC since 2007 attending the first annual NCCC survivor's conference in Washington, D.C. and knew she needed to be a part of a group of such eager and groundbreaking partners in women’s health education.

A native of Northern California and a seven year resident of Seattle, Washington, Lori was shocked to find a lack of peer support and cervical cancer resources in her local community when first diagnosed. “I felt so alone as I was going through treatment, no matter how many loving people were actually around me,” states Lori. “I needed to know that there was someone else out there who understood what it meant to have a gynecological cancer.”

Through this journey and her belief in the power of philanthropy and personal outreach, Lori now speaks to the media, teams, local groups, and individuals to empower a change in how cervical disease is viewed in the US and beyond.

A corporate communications and project manager by trade, Lori brings her honest, charismatic, and approachable style to the often difficult subject of reproductive health. She also runs The Joy Guild, a consortium of program activities meant to help adults gain more creative freedom through arts education. In her few spare moments, Lori especially enjoys travel and photography.

NCCC Goals

• Maintain an on-going support system for women, family members and friends facing issues related to cervical cancer, HPV and other HPV cancers.
• Continue growing its existing recognition in the United States and ongoing recognition worldwide as a primary clinical and public education resource clearinghouse on cervical cancer, HPV related topics and other related cancers;
• Advocate for patient access to quality care and regular testing and vaccination to prevent cervical cancer/HPV disease;
• Reduce the stigma associated with cervical cancer and HPV disease.

NCCC Priorities

• Develop high quality professional and public education programs to inform about current trends in access, technology, research or other issues pertinent to the field;
• Develop and engage constituents to further the education process. Constituents include women with cancer and HPV disease and their families, professionals, the public, health-care institutions, public policymakers and the media;
• Identify constituent/membership needs and programmatic gaps to guide organizational development and fundraising;
• Develop organizational partnerships to further NCCC mission and goals.
• Continue the NCCC annual conference for women battling cervical cancer and HPV disease.