Founders & Directors
Carol Lundin
Carol Lundin, M.Ed MSW is an
educator, facilitator and social
worker who spent the last 25 years
using adventure and activity as a
way to help people heal from all
types of life challenges. In 1991
her sister Cathy died at the age
of 44 from breast cancer. It was
this tragedy and a bike ride in the
Tetons in 1999 that inspired Carol
to co-found the Cancer Community
Renewal Project as a way to provide
free healing and wellness programs
to cancer survivors.
In 2004 Carol was diagnosed with
breast cancer – at the age of 46- as
she was completing her Masters in
Social Work program at Portland
State University. Her personal
diagnosis, treatment and everlasting
status as cancer survivor- in
addition to her work through with
the Cancer Community Renewal
Project- has intensified her
commitment to the use of adventure,
exercise and other activity
based
wellness programs to create healing
opportunities for cancer survivors.
Carol also is the founder of REACH Beyond Programs, providing
services to cancer survivors and
others.
Carol featured in Oregon Cycling Article (pdf
file).
Carol featured in Novartis ad (pdf file).
Carol featured in Oregonian Article (pdf file).
Rebecca
A. Hawkins
Rebecca A. Hawkins, MSN, ANP AOCN
lives in Pendleton, Oregon. Rebecca
has worked as an oncology nurse
practitioner for over 25 years. She
is currently the Palliative Care and
Oncology Nurse Practitioner at St.
Mary's Medical Center in Walla
Walla, WA. Rebecca is a well
respected national speaker and
author on a variety of oncology and
nursing issues. She is also a breast
cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2002.
Herb Bitting
Pendleton, Oregon
Herb
is an active and inspiring prostate
cancer survivor first diagnosed in
September 1995, then again in July
2000. Herb has received a variety of
treatments for his cancer diagnosis
and participates in many outdoor and
social activities, maintaining a
positive outlook and quality of
life.
Herb
has had a variety of experiences
leading him to the Cancer Community
Renewal Project. He was born in
Indiana and returns as often as he
can to visit family and friends
(especially his three
grandchildren!). Herb spent many
years working in a variety of
financial and human resource
positions. In Pendleton, he
volunteers for a variety of
organizations and fundraising
events, inspiring others with his
organization, energy and commitment
to helping others. Herb creates and
maintains an active presence in the
Pendleton community for the CCRP and
is an invaluable resource for local
cancer survivors.
Gabrielle Hoffman, LMT, MSW
Portland, Oregon
Gabrielle was born in Michigan in
1964 and have been living in Oregon
for 6 years. She is licensed in
massage in Oregon and has had
special training in massage for
people with cancer, In addition to
practicing bodywork for over 12
years. Gabrielle also has a
master's in social work from
Portland State University, and ISA
certified Hypnotherapist. An avid
hiker and reader, she loves being
outdoors in quiet and majestic
natural surroundings whenever she
can. Her two “sweetie- pie pugs”
keep her busy going for walks in all
kinds of weather. Gabrielle’s
original research for her master's
degree was on the social effects of
having breast cancer. She believes
everyone with a serious illness and
their supporters should have access
to community resources of all kinds,
since "it takes a village" to
maintain a sense of wellbeing while
living with cancer. “I have deep
respect for massage and the power of
touch to bring joy, contentment, and
renewal at a basic physical level.
That is my goal in helping to
organize the massage and bodywork
resources of the Cancer Community
Renewal Project”.
