William J. Hufnell Joins ECAN Board

BALTIMORE – ECAN (Esophageal Cancer Action Network) has appointed William J. Hufnell to a three-year term on its board of directors.

“Because I was diagnosed with and treated for Barrett’s esophagus, the precursor to esophageal cancer, I understand the importance of ECAN’s emphasis on early detection,” Hufnell said. “I know firsthand that it can save lives, so it’s my privilege to join the ECAN board.”

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP™) with 15 years of extensive wealth management planning experience, Hufnell is the founder and principal at Bay Point Wealth Management, where he serves as lead wealth manager and chief investment officer.

Hufnell previously spent 10 years working for a Fortune 100 corporation in the areas of business planning, corporate retirement plans, employee benefits and compensation, and financial reporting. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in finance from Johns Hopkins University.

In addition to supporting ECAN, Hufnell serves on the boards of the Anne Arundel Library Foundation, Annapolis Estate Planning Council and Financial Education Foundation of Anne Arundel County, as well as the northeast/mid-Atlantic board of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors.

A member of the Center Club and the Annapolitan Club, he also is active in the following industry associations: the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.

About ECAN

ECAN’s mission is to save lives by increasing awareness about the link between heartburn and cancer, promoting early detection and supporting medical innovation to prevent, detect, treat and cure esophageal cancer. The Baltimore-based national non-profit organization is led by a board of directors of top physicians, business leaders and families that have been touched by esophageal cancer.

ECAN successfully advocated with the National Cancer Institute to include esophageal cancer in its groundbreaking genome mapping project known as The Cancer Genome Atlas. Through ECAN’s efforts, April has been formally designated as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month across the United States. ECAN also published an innovative Guide for Patients with input from leading doctors across the nation. For more information, visit www.ECAN.org.