The Simon Cancer Foundation


Board of Directors

Farrell Simon	Farrell Simon is a graduate of the University of Florida with his Doctor of Pharmacy and a Masters of Business Administration. Farrell is currently working in marketing for Procter & Gamble located in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to his schooling, he has coached and refereed youth soccer in Coral Springs and Gainesville, Florida for a number of years as well as volunteered in many organizations. He has completed Ironman Arizona in April 2007 and will be competing in Ironman Florida in November 2008.


Joseph Vargas	Joseph Vargas, Pharm.D.,MBA, is the president of Vargas Healthcare Management Group, Inc., a firm specializing in hospital pharmacy management and consulting. He is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and is a charter member of the Palm Beach Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr. Vargas has also served as a delegate to the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists, has served on the Communications Council of the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FSHP) for two years and is currently serving on the FSHP Organizational Affairs Council. He currently serves on the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board as well.


Joseph Marzouca	Joseph Marzouca is a Director of Floridian Community Holdings, Inc., a bank holding company which owns Floridian Community Bank in Davie, FL. Joe spends a portion of his time exploring growth strategies for Floridian while also investing in real estate and small business ventures. His previous banking experience includes serving as Executive Vice President, South Florida Operations at Peninsula Bank from 1997 to 2002. Prior to that, he worked for the Kislak Organization from 1983 to 1997, a mortgage banking enterprise where he last served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Kislak National Bank. Joe received his bachelors degree from Boston College in Economics with Honors in 1981 and completed the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Senior Banking Officers Program in 1990. He also supports various charitable organizations locally and in the Boston area.


Jason Levy	Jason Levy is currently the co-founder and President of Trueview Services, an innovative technology company that allows you to monitor your home or business from anywhere in the world. His past entrepreneurial experiences include involvements in several internet companies and consultancies. Jason currently lives in New York and is a Rutgers Graduate.


Joshua Walker	Joshua Walker, Growing up in a military family, I truly can’t claim a home town, but I have been able to enjoy a lot of the US and much of Europe. It was an interesting coincidence that placed us near to Johns Hopkins when I was diagnosed with cancer at 12 and we were able to get care at their pediatric facilities. The treatment was great, my recovery was quick, and one thing has impacted me more than anything was the love of the medical staff. They encouraged my quick recovery and supported my parents with an unwavering resolve. I truly have one desire, to be able to give even a little inspiration to those who have endured what I did and give them a chance to excel in their lives. Presently, I work in Washington, DC and recently began pursuing a graduate degree in healthcare at Johns Hopkins.


Shannon Welch	Shannon Welch graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and an outside concentration in business. Shannon currently resides in Delray Beach, Florida where she works an account representative for BellSouth/AT&T.


Cathy Simon	Cathy Simon has been working at the Social Security Administration for 36 years. She currently is a technical expert in charge of training and mentoring in the Sunrise, Florida office. In addition to her work, Cathy has sat as an officer in the P.T.A. and sat on the Advisory board for 13 years at different schools.