So just who represents the Futuring and Innovation Center on this Blog?

Ed Duke, Ph.D., CFP

Ed was a volunteer for 14 years in various capacities of Fund Raising with the California Division. He is still active and was a past Chairman of the Divisions’ Investment Committee. He was a Senior Vice President of an investment company.  Ed is 73 and resides in Carmichael, California where he is involved in tennis, fishing, and computer building. His hobby is model railroading.

David J. Neff, CIW

David is the Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategies for the American Cancer Society’s High Plains Division. In this capacity he directs all Web and Interactive strategies and online properties for the Division.  His department also manages the Division’s eRevenue strategy, Social Networking strategy, Online Community strategy and more for the High Plains Division. He is also a past twice recipient of a Futuring and Innovations grant, which he used to create C-Tools and SharingHope.TV. C-Tools was the first PDA software tool for the prevention of cancer ever developed by the
American Cancer Society. He also created the Society’s first user-generated content Web Site called SharingHope.TV.

He earned his BS in Public Relations from the University of Texas in 2000. He earned his Certified Internet Webmaster certification in 2003. He currently lives in Austin, TX and enjoys spending time with his dog and friends. In that order…

style=”margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;” border=”0″ height=”160″ width=”106″> David Collin, MPH

David Collin is the Director of Organizational Learning for the California Division. David has been with the Society 34 years–which makes him a historian. He started as a health educator and has held many kinds of jobs since: NCI project liaison, trainer, grant writer, strategic planner, operations director, etc.

David’s interest in cancer took a leap forward a few years ago when he realized that cancer is a great teacher. The impulse to eliminate the impact of the disease on people has motivated modern societies to track the most intricate and profound processes of life to their very origins. The solution to cancer is also producing a depth of knowledge about precisely how life works that likely would not otherwise be at the outburst of productivity we see right now. David is interested in absorbing as much of that wealth as possible during his lifetime, which isn’t getting any longer.

He is interested in geeky things like digital devices and the internet. He spends time now musing with his wife of 22 years (also a former Society employee) about life post-ACS.

Glenn Ross

Glenn Ross is the Vice-President of Constituent Relationship Management for the American Cancer Society’s High Plains Division. On staff for 25 years, he also volunteers for the Relay For Life. In addition to his career he likes to blog on Customer Service, Relay For Life, and FI Space.

He has one wife, two kids, two cats, and two dogs and enjoys spending time with them. He also likes to read, garden, bicycle, swim, and play the Nintendo Wii.