Volunteer Profiles

Edwin Burnett and Ryan Lund

“I’ve Got Your Back” backpacks offer help and fun for UNC pediatric cancer patients. Read more.

Jean Kitchin

If you want to get something done, involve Jean Kitchin UNC Class of 1970. People who know the Scotland Neck resident will say she has one setting — full speed ahead. Her contributions to UNC Lineberger are across the spectrum! Read more.

Brian and Tricia White

"So many people in the running community have a connection to cancer either through their experience, that of a family member, or through fundraising for a cause. We are proud to partner with UNC Lineberger because we recognize how lucky we are to live in an area where the absolute best cancer care is available to everyone." Read more.

Julie Amos

Julie Amos, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker HPW, is a longtime UNC Lineberger volunteer.

When her friend Missy Julian was diagnosed with breast cancer, Missy came up with the idea to hold the Beach Ball – which became an annual UNC Lineberger fundraiser – and Julie was on board to help from the get go. That was over 15 years ago! Read more.

Elizabeth Rubio

When Elizabeth Rubio, Catering Manager at The Carolina Inn, was asked to volunteer for UNC Lineberger's Tickled Pink Luncheon a few years ago, she was happy to dedicate her time to a cause so close to her heart - her mother and 17-year-old nephew have both been affected by cancer. Read more.

Gary Crunkleton

“Our involvement with UNC Lineberger comes from knowing people who have survived and not survived cancer. UNC Lineberger is a local institution fighting cancer and we want to focus our fundraising attempts at the local level," says Gary Crunkleton. Read more.

Edwina Woodbury

Edwina Woodbury has served on most committees and in almost every office for the UNC Lineberger Board of Visitors, receiving the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from UNC Lineberger.

She explains, “Like most of us, I’ve been touched by cancer. I’m from a small family, and my oldest cousin — there were only five of us — passed away from a glioblastoma when he was 40. Now his mother, my aunt, has lung cancer. I’ve lost many friends to cancer and I know so many people who either are survivors or are living with cancer. I’m very passionate about finding ways to prevent it, cure it, or enable people to live meaningful lives with it.” Read more.