Jill Calabrese Bain Appointed to Susan G. Komen New England Board of Directors

Susan G. Komen New England is pleased to welcome Jill Calabrese Bain, Managing Director and Head of Small Business Sales for Bank of America Merchant Services, to their Board of Directors.

“We are excited to have Jill join our Board,” said Lori van Dam, Susan G. Komen New England CEO. “She is a respected national executive in the financial services industry and a strong advocate for women in business. Jill’s commitment to local communities, knowledge of the small business environment and passion for our mission will be a real asset as we work to support even more residents of New England in their fight against breast cancer.”

As Managing Director and Head of Small Business Sales for Bank of America Merchant Services, Calabrese Bain is responsible for managing Small Business from an end-to-end perspective, leading sales and providing the oversight, development and delivery of critical business priorities. She has held a wide variety of leadership positions during her 25 year tenure at Bank of America. Calabrese Bain is the co-chair of Bank of America’s Domestic Violence (DV) taskforce, serves on the national advisory board for the National Association of Women Business Owners and participates in several Bank of America partnership programs including the Global Ambassadors Program and Peace through Business.

About Susan G. Komen New England

Susan G. Komen® is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen has set a Bold Goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026. Komen New England is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Susan G. Komen® New England began with Races for the Cure® in Boston and Manchester, VT in 1993 and Hartford in 1994. The Affiliate has invested nearly $12 million in Connecticut organizations, $9 million in Massachusetts organizations, and $8 million in Vermont and New Hampshire organizations providing breast health services to uninsured and underinsured residents. The Affiliate has also contributed more than $8 million to support breast cancer research.

Susan G. Komen® has awarded more than more than $81 million for breast cancer research in Massachusetts, $9 million for breast cancer research in Connecticut, and nearly $4 million for breast cancer research in Vermont and New Hampshire.