Rebecca Esparza
Amplify speaker profile
Areas of expertise: Cancer advocacy, legislative advocacy, consumer advocacy, patient advocacy, access to care, caregivers, cancer survivorship, clinical trials, support groups
Bio: Rebecca Esparza, MBA, is a two-time cancer survivor (ovarian and thyroid). She has travelled all over the world to represent cancer survivors at various cancer advocacy activities, speaking engagements, committees and forums. Her long term survivorship of ovarian cancer (20 years) has motivated her to speak up for the underserved and marginalized; especially those without access to healthcare and/or health insurance. As a cancer patient who has experienced a cancer diagnosis with no health insurance, she has assisted countless patients and caregivers access services and programs to assist in their personal journeys. Her passion is making life better for children, whether it’s lovingly spoiling her two nephews or helping dreams come true for critically ill children through her volunteer work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Experience:
- Return to Functional Status Committee Member for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship; 2018-2020
- Plenary session panelist at our Putting Care at the Center conference, 2021
- Advocate Leader Program for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) 2009-present
- National Cancer Institute Patient Advocate Steering Committee-Ovarian Cancer Task Force; 2020-2022 (appointed)
- Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program-Consumer Reviewer; 2017-2019
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network-Advocate Lead for Congressional District 27
- Esparza Profile in July 2020 issue of Cancer Today magazine
- Article about involvement in Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
- Speaking engagement to 500 members of the Global Clinical Supplies Group; April 2018
- Survivorship Today with Sterling Brown