Casey MacDonald

The founder and Executive Director of The Cancer Resource Center of the Hudson Valley has been a committed, impassioned advocate for cancer patients and their families for the past 15 years. She is a 16 year survivor of young adult Hodgkin’s lymphoma and belongs to several national patient advocacy organizations. Casey holds a BA from Purchase College and an MA in Health Advocacy from Sarah Lawrence College.

MJ Acosta
A founding member, MJ Acosta is an experienced event planner responsible for the Cancer Resource Center’s fundraising events and volunteer program.  A cancer survivor, MJ is the owner of MJ Associates, a full service event management entity for corporations and organizations. Previously, she held the post of Assistant Vice President at Citibank, NA. MJ graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BA in political science.

Vasiliki Daskaloudi 
As development director, Vasiliki is spearheading program initiatives. A founding member of the board of directors of the Cancer Resource Center, Vicky is a two time breast cancer survivor and participates in several breast cancer organizations in the Hudson Valley. Vicky brings extensive financial experience to the Cancer Resource Center as a builder of luxury homes.  Originally from Greece, she won a lottery in her home country to attend college in the United States.She graduated cum laude from Pace University with a Bachelor in Business Administration.