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Carolina Breast Friends Welcomes Lynn Erdman

Carolina Breast Friends has announced Lynn Erdman as its Executive Director. With more than 25 years in the hospital setting and 10 years in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors, Erdman is a highly skilled national healthcare leader and nurse who has held key senior, national leadership positions with four global health organizations: the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen, the American College of Surgeons, and the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses where she served as CEO.

Erdman has also served in top leadership positions with healthcare systems including Carolinas HealthCare System and Novant Health where she served as the founding Director of Presbyterian Cancer Center.

"We are very excited about the depth and breadth of experience Lynn Erdman brings to our organization," says Beth Harrelson, Carolina Breast Friends' Board Chair. "With her background as an oncology nurse and her wealth of nonprofit experience, she is uniquely qualified to continue to grow and expand our work for the Charlotte community and beyond."

Erdman joins Carolina Breast Friends team on the heels of the organization's successful fundraising event Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte to Benefit the Pink House, which raised more than $680,000 on April 6 at Knight Theater.

About Carolina Breast Friends

Carolina Breast Friends is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that operates the Pink House, at 1607 E. Morehead Street, where they offer an uplifting environment and more than 25 ongoing programs and services specifically tailored to the needs of people who are experiencing or have experienced breast cancer.

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