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Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, was named a Woman of Distinction.
Penny Frondelli/Herald.
Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition was one of several women honored as a Women of Distinction.
Barish is a three-time cancer survivor and activist, whose oldest son, Michael, died from complications of Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1986. A leader in the battle against the high rate of cancer on Long Island for the past 23 years, she has spearheaded changes to local, state and federal laws that resulted in new policies and helped clean up toxins in our environment.
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