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Brooklyn's MBCCOP - Community Advisory Board

Khaleelah Shabazz

Khaleelah Shabazz, Chairperson of Women Conquering Cancer was established in August 2005 when she was diagnosed with Uterine Cancer. Women Conquering Cancer became a Not-for-Profit Organization on January 17, 2007. Khaleelah is married with three adult children and seven grandchildren. Khaleelah retired in 2005 from the New York City Department of Education as an Early Childhood Teacher. She holds a license in Early Childhood, Common Branches and a Certificate in School Administration and Supervision.


Garry Brathwaite

Retired CitiBank, Solomon, Smith Barney division strategist. Parishioner of St Francis-
St Blaise Parish and a member of the school board. Board Member of Brooklyn Congregations United.


Pamilla DeLeon-Lewis

Motivational Speaker Pamilla DeLeon-Lewis is CEO/Founder of the Caribbean American Breast Cancer Organization (CABCOUSA.ORG). An award winning performance poet, author of Book of the Year 2005, she was voted 'Woman of the Year 2006. Ms. deLeon- Lewis is a Certified Life Coach, a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher affiliated with Dr. Madan Kataria's School of Laughter Yoga, and is host of DeLeon Dialogue~ Cancer Health & Wellness Talk Show, a very popular online radio show featured weekly on Blogtalkradio.






Ms. Nicole Clouden was the keynote speaker at our 2010 Cancer Awareness Day Community Conference



Khaleelah Shabaaz and Natalie Baptiste pose after successful community outreach even coordinated by the organization Women Conquering Cancer



Community Advisory Board bi annual meeting




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