Jessica Vogt took her close friend to all of her appointments while she was undergoing breast cancer treatment. Working in healthcare, Jessica understood what questions to ask and documented everything. Along with care for her physical health, Jessica knew her friend also needed the mental health and social support that Cancer Support Community North Texas provides.
“A cancer journey is overwhelming and scary, so having support from CSCNT for the cancer patient and their family and friends is invaluable,” says Jessica, the Chief Financial Officer at BasePoint Academy and a member of CSCNT’s Board.
Along with helping her friend through cancer treatments, the late spouse of Jessica’s husband and her stepchildren’s mother had ovarian cancer, so cancer has hit close to home. These experiences motivated Jessica to join the CSCNT Board this year.
Before joining our Board, Jessica was a member of the CSCNT Young Leadership Board. We are launching a similar young professionals Associate Board, which represents a new generation of leaders that raise awareness by organizing philanthropic initiatives to benefit our mission. For information on joining, contact Courtney Lyons at Clyons@cancersupporttexas.org.
Jessica brings the power of influence to acquire donations for the Red Tie Gala silent auction and other avenues as part of our Development committee. She’s collected several exciting items for the gala, so attendees can look forward to learning more as we get closer to the November 15 event.
She is buying a table for the gala and signing up for Changemakers, our monthly giving community. One reason Jessica donates to CSCNT is because she likes the way our organization “supports not just the person going through cancer, but the family members as well. A lot of times that gets forgotten. It’s hard on the entire family unit.”