Recent honors, appointments, and arrivals for people who live or work in Newton…
- Dana Bernson was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Bernson is an epidemiologist and the Director of Special Analytic Projects within the Office of Population Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In 2015, her first husband, Jon, died from a rare form of cancer leaving her widowed at age 29. she has dedicated many years as an ACS CAN volunteer, on the Global Young Professionals Council Leadership board, as a volunteer driver for the Road to Recovery Program, as a ResearcHERS campaign ambassador, and as a speaker.