Norman Scherzer

LRG Executive Director Retires, New Executive Director Appointed

Executive Director & Founder Norman J. Scherzer announced his retirement today after 20+ years of leading the Life Raft Group; former VP of Program Services Sara Rothschild has been appointed to Executive Director position supported by Deputy Executive Director Laura Occhiuzzi, and our experienced LRG staff.

By |2022-03-31T08:56:18-04:00March 31st, 2022|News|

Conversations with the Life Raft Group LIVE

Conversations with the Life Raft Group will debuted 4/2/2020 at 1 pm. Our first featured guest was Norman J. Scherzer, the Executive Director of the Life Raft Group. With his background at the CDC as Assistant Commissioner of Health for NYC, Norman is an excellent resource for discussing strategies for coping with COVID-19.

By |2020-07-09T17:49:22-04:00April 2nd, 2020|GIST Education, Patient Support, Webcast|

Collaboration Lays the Groundwork for Breakthroughs in GIST

This article originally appeared in the January 30th edition of Cure Today. Less than two decades ago, Gleevec (imatinib) drastically changed the frontline treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). However, as patients [...]

By |2018-10-30T09:20:36-04:00February 24th, 2017|News, Newsletter, Research|

A Year in Review: 2016 Executive Director’s Report

Norman Scherzer, Executive Director The Life Raft Group at its core is a love story—a love shared between a husband and wife, a mother and daughter, a brother, a sister, parents, grandparents [...]

By |2018-10-30T09:26:46-04:00November 30th, 2016|Executive Director's Report, Newsletter|
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