Meet Our 2022 Team
Upcoming Presentations
About the S2S Network
Past Presenter Video Reflections
2022 Presentations
Monday May 30, 2022 – DiscoverU @ AdvocacyU: Making yourself count! From 5:00-6:30PM EST
Monday June 13, 2022 – Media, Culture and Cancer from 5:00-6:30PM EST
Monday June 27, 2022 – Hold the Vision, Trust the Process from 5:00-6:30PM EST
Monday July 11, 2022 – Volunteerism: Empowering Yourself and Others from 5:00-6:30PM EST
network, and build connections in your volunteer role.
Meet Our 2022 Team
Media, Cancer and Culture
Alyssa W. – S2S Presenter
Topic Expert: Aaliyah Ilupeju
About Alyssa
Age of Diagnosis: 16
Type of Cancer: Germinoma
What do you want to bring to the S2S community? An open and truthful opinion on the cancer experience and an incredibly ironic last name.
DiscoverU @ AdvocacyU: Making yourself count!
Dirk N. – S2S Presenter
Topic Expert: Chris Graham
About Dirk
Age of Diagnosis: 17
Type of Cancer: Medulloblastoma (Brain Cancer)
What do you want to bring to the S2S community? I want to share my knowledge and life experiences after cancer treatments so it can help others who are in a similar situation.
Hold the Vision, Trust the Process
Olivia B. – S2S Presenter
Topic Expert: Dr. Chana Korenblum
About Olivia
Age of Diagnosis: 17
Type of Cancer: Osteosarcoma
What do you want to bring to the S2S community? I want to support other cancer survivors as well as share my experience through cancer. I hope to bring enthusiasm and passion to the S2S community.
Volunteerism: Empowering Yourself and Others
Payton T. – S2S Presenter
Topic Expert: Dani Taylor
About Payton
Age of Diagnosis: Infant
Type of Cancer: Neurofibromatosis
What do you want to bring to the S2S community? I would like to bring my passion for volunteerism along with a knack for resourcefulness. I am eager to give back to POGO after all the support I have received from them!
Michelle N. – S2S Mentor
Age of Diagnosis: 11
Type of Cancer: Medulloblastoma (Brain Cancer)
What do you want to bring to the S2S community? Taking on the mentor position, I am excited about my responsibility of building a team and having the presenters develop connections from their experiences. My goal is to incorporate life learning and help the presenters gain something meaningful.
Meet Our 2022 Topic Experts
Aaliyah Ilupeju
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Lead
The Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County & Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society
Dr. Chana Korenblum, B.Sc (Hons), MD, FRCP(C)
Staff Physician, Department of Supportive Care
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children
Chris Graham
Principal
TellPeople Inc.
Dani Taylor
Manager of Programs and Partnerships
Young Adult Cancer Canada
About the S2S Network
POGO is committed to supporting childhood cancer survivors and brain tumour survivors beyond diagnosis and treatment. We also recognize survivors as the experts in their journey. Designed for survivors aged 16 and over, our Survivor to Survivor (S2S) Network is a special series of interactive presentations where survivor facilitators present helpful information, lead discussions and share personal experiences about a variety of survivorship topics.
- Learn: Discover resources and tools to help you achieve your personal, educational and career goals
- Connect: Meet fellow childhood cancer survivors and brain tumour survivors
- Empower: Educate each other as the experts in your personal survivorship journeys!
We encourage you to register for one of the presentations in your area or contact us for more information. You may also wish to check out these inspiring video testimonials in which some of our former facilitators talk about their personal experiences and discuss the value of the S2S Network for survivors. Please sign up for The POGO School and Work Transitions Program eNews and follow POGO on our social media @POGO4Kids for announcements about new, upcoming presentations!