WHAT IS THE LEUKEMIA

AND LYMPHOMA

SOCIETY’S TEAM IN

TRAINING PROGRAM?

By Dawn Johnson USAA

Introduction

Possessing more than 20 years of experience as a financial services and insurance industry professional, former USAA marketing executive, Dawn Johnson, currently serves as chief executive officer and founder of DMJ Consulting. A longtime San Antonio resident, Dawn Johnson helped rebrand and reposition USAA within the marketplace during her years of tenure. Beyond her professional responsibilities, Ms. Johnson currently serves as a member of the board of trustees for the South Texas Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which sponsors a Team in Training program.

Question #1: What is the Leukemia

and Lymphoma Society (LLS)?

Answer #1: Established in 1949, LLS works

tirelessly to fund research that leads to

effective cures and treatments for individuals

diagnosed with blood disorders. Today,

approximately 90 percent of children

diagnosed continue to live with leukemia, while

40 years ago the survival rate was only 3

percent.

Question #2: What is the Team in

Training program?

Answer #2: Team in Training funds important

research that leads to cures for blood

disorders such as myeloma, leukemia, and

lymphoma. In return for raising funds and

awareness, Team in Training provides

individuals with valuable information and

programs to help them train for marathons,

half marathons, and triathlons.

Question #3: Who is eligible to

participate in Team in Training?

Answer #3: Team in Training attracts the

participation of individuals, families, teams,

and the business community. Over the past 25

years, Team in Training’s more than 570,000

participants helped raise in excess of $875

million in support of blood cancer research.