Working with Selena, a previvor*, was an absolutely wonderful opportunity. Sharing her story and the heavy weight that cancer carries was so impactful for every provider I recruited to participate in our hereditary cancer education event. Her poise as she navigated telling her family’s story was empowering to witness. I look forward to bringing her back into our institution to further educate our providers on how we can do our absolute best in our practices to support patients with Lynch syndrome and other hereditary cancer conditions.

— Ashley Navarro, Genetic Counselor (Oncology)

"Selena is a scientist, an advocate, an activist, and a powerful educator. Her friends have watched her grow from a place where perhaps she did not always feel she was capable, or didn't give herself enough credit, to someone who has stepped up and stepped out to teach us that one's science can be translated into action and that can have a real impact on people's lives."

As we know, her activism around Lynch Syndrome is intensely personal. She loves her father so much. And where most of us might stay in that personal place, she has taken that caring and love and expanded the circle to include all who might need her and benefit from her advocacy.
She is deeply admired for her inner strength. She is deeply loved.