Press Releases

June 27, 2022 – “You’re the only one in the country diagnosed with this disease at your age…maybe even the world.” Those were the words The Colon Club Co-Founder, Molly McMaster Morgoslepov heard from her doctor in 1999 upon her diagnosis with colorectal cancer. It was her 23rd birthday. Feeling angry and alone, she decided to raise awareness of a disease that no one wanted to talk about. An elite hockey player, she would in-line skate from her home in upstate New York to Colorado where she…

June 13, 2022 – The Colon Club welcomes Carole Motycka as our Social Media Manager. Carole was a featured survivor in our 2020 On The Rise publication. Our annual “Colon Camp” retreat inspired her to reach for more, and she made herself a household name in the colorectal cancer community as an incredible patient advocate. When Carole was diagnosed with cancer, her immediate reaction was to act. She sought the opinions of doctors that would be pioneering and progressive in their approaches rather…

June 1, 2021 – The Colon Club would like to thank Nikki Moore for her tremendous service as Executive Vice President. As she continues into the next chapter of her life, it is with utmost gratitude that we wish her the best with her personal and professional endeavors. The Colon Club welcomes Liz Harms and Lisa Johnson as our newest Executive Vice Presidents. Liz Harms was a featured survivor in the 2016 Colondar 2.0 publication. She has served on our board of directors and will be transitioning…

The Colon Club is proud to announce Nikki Moore as our next Executive Vice President. We are grateful to Kristina Smith, outgoing EVP, for her dedication to The Colon Club and wish her every success in her pursuits of her doctoral degree in Education Administration. Nikki joined The Colon Club family as a featured caregiver in the 2019 publication of our On The Rise magazine and has been an influential advocate in the colorectal cancer community. In her previous capacity as our Vice…

The Colon Club is delighted to announce Nikki Moore as our next Vice President of Operations and Communications. Nikki joined the Colon Club family as a featured caregiver in the 2019 publication of our On the Rise magazine, and has been an active advocate in the colorectal cancer community. Nikki was always the patient with ongoing medical needs in her relationship with her husband, Matt. Never did she think that she would go from being the patient in their relationship to being the caregiver,…

The Colon Club is thrilled to announce Kristina Smith as our next Executive Vice President. Kristina was one of the first caregivers to be featured in the 2018 publication of our On the Rise magazine, and has served as our Vice President of Operations and Communications for the past two years. The care that Kristina gave to her husband, Joe, through his diagnosis gave her compassion for the many needs of a cancer patient. Being seven months pregnant with their son, Porter, during diagnosis and…

The Colon Club is excited to announce Phuong Gallagher as the organization's next president. Phuong has a long history with The Colon Club, having been a featured survivor in The Colon Club's annual publication and serving the volunteer organization in various roles. Originally diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer in 2006, she transitioned to stage IV a year later with metastases to her liver. Through eight recurrences she has pushed forward the only way she knows how - with grit,…

Behind a message of “On the Rise,” a national magazine highlighting young adults under the age of 50 being diagnosed at an alarming rate with colorectal cancer. Portland resident, Meredith Willcox will be one of nine people featured in this national magazine publication. Meredith was diagnosed at a far-earlier age than the recommended screening age, and discovered quickly her disease was Stage IV. Faced with her own mortality, Meredith made life-changing decisions that she said prior to the…

Behind a message of “On the Rise,” a national magazine highlighting young adults under the age of 50 being diagnosed at an alarming rate with colorectal cancer. Birmingham resident, April Richelle will be one of nine people featured in this national magazine publication. Richelle was diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 26, with Stage II Colon Cancer. April has been in remission for 6 years and is thriving, becoming a state and national advocate for colon cancer prevention and…