The Meso Foundation announced today the addition of its new communications manager. Tobias Rodriguez has joined the organization and in this role he will work to engage the community on all aspects of the organization’s operations online and offline. These will include writing for the website about all-things mesothelioma with a heavy focus on stories about patients and their families affected by mesothelioma. He will also interact with our community through social media platforms and, eventually, in person at our conferences. Tobias will further keep our community informed through mass emails, press releases, newsletters and will work to raise awareness of mesothelioma by facilitating news coverage of this cancer and the people it affects. Read more about Tobias on our website.
Recently, the organization also hired Ivana Mihajlovic, a long-term mesothelioma survivor. Ivana has attended every single Symposium since she has been diagnosed in 2009. She has also organized her own fundraising events and looks forward to helping the Foundation and our community in her new position. Read more about Ivana on our website.
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to eradicate mesothelioma and end this national tragedy. Its programs include the funding of promising and peer-reviewed research, education, support and advocacy. The organization strives to bring together thought leaders in the field to identify the most direct path to a cure.
