Dr. Vera Packard is originally from Brazil, where she earned her Medical Degree, and specialized in breast disease, particularly in breast cancer at Guys Hospital in London. In her home country, she worked in private practice in addition to the University Hospital for 20 years. ...Vera has a deep commitment to women’s health issues which inspired her to found a non-profit organization devoted to breast cancer awareness in 1997 in Brazil. Dr. Packard has over 20 years’ experience in nonprofit leadership. She is the former Executive Director for the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation where she led a talented, dedicated staff on a mission to improve the lives of breast cancer survivors in the Bay Area. She joined Lazarex Cancer Foundation in October of 2017 and is committed to its mission and success. Vera believes in communities coming together helping each other. She has served as president of her former Rotary club in Brazil and was a leader in the medical community in Natal, Brazil. She is currently a board member of Wardrobe for Opportunity and The Latino Cancer Institute. Vera has been awarded one of the 100 Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Outstanding Business Woman by American Business Women’s Association, Bay Area Council and the Ruby Award by the Soroptimist 24-680 Club from Walnut Creek. How do you start and manage a non-profit? How do you help support Lazarex? How do you become a success like Vera? Connect with her live and gain a wealth of guidance and valuable information. Show more