Meet the FaCT Staff

Meet Janice Haines

Janice Haines is Co-Coordinator of the Facing Cancer Together (FaCT) program. She is a licensed elementary education teacher and has taught in the  Minneapolis Public School District for many years.  Her personal experience with cancer is two-fold.  Janice was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma nine years ago and has been in remission for five years.  When Janice was a teenager her father passed away from the same disease.

Janice brings not only a professional background, but life experiences and personal passion to help children who have a parent with cancer.

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Meet Missy Lundquist

Missy Lundquist who along with Janice Haines, is a Co-Coordinator of the Facing Cancer Together (FaCT) program.  Missy is a licensed social worker and received her Master of Social Work from Fordham University in New York City where her career mainly focused on work with families and children.  Her background includes development and coordination of support programs for women with breast cancer and cultural orientation programs for expatriates.

Missy has been a volunteer with the Families Facing Cancer program for several years and is glad to be able to create a unique opportunity for helping children learn and cope with their stressful situation.

FaCT Coordinator Missy Lundquist makes the News!

We are excited to have Suzie McKenzie join our staff as one of the Education Program Coordinators of our Facing Cancer Together (FaCT) program.  Suzie is a licensed Spanish teacher and is currently teaching at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights.  Her family’s cancer experience is what brought her to Facing Cancer Together as a volunteer almost seven years ago.  Since losing her mom to breast cancer, Suzie has been dedicated to this program using her personal experience and research in the area of cancer to help children and adolescents cope with their family’s cancer journey. Suzie recently received her Masters in Teaching and was able to focus her Capstone paper on researching beneficial resources for adolescents who have a parent with cancer.  Suzie will be helping us with our FaCT program for teens and will also be facilitate programs for our Hispanic community initiative.