WHO WE ARE
SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTERS
CANCER PREVENTION FOUNDATION
San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation is committed to the prevention and early detection of cancer and providing access to cutting edge care for active and retired members of the San Francisco Fire Department and their families. Our goals are based on scientific research, education, cancer screenings and health navigation. Through this research and advocacy, we aim to improve public health and end this threat of job-related cancer in the firefighting profession.
BOARD MEMBERS
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Tony Stefani, Retired
SFFD Captain Rescue 1
Cancer Survivor
VICE PRESIDENT
Adam Wood, Retired
SFFD FF Rescue 2
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SECRETARY
Peggy Sugarman, PhD
Director Workers Comp, City & Co of SF
Cancer Survivor
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TREASURER
Gary Massetani, Retired
SFFD Deputy Chief, Admin
DIRECTORS
Tom O’Connor, Retired
SFFD Deputy Chief, Admin
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Judith Lynch, RN BS MAOM
Civilian, Healthcare Advocate
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Margie Favro
Civilian, Healthcare Executive
Cancer Survivor
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Justin Beede, Active
SFFD FF Engine 23
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Tom Johannessen, Active
SFFD Battalion Chief, B6
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Linda Capitelli Delucchi, RN BS
Civilian, UCSF Oncology Infusion Services
Tom O’Connor, Retired
SFFD Deputy Chief, Admin
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Kailin Waterman, Active
SFFD FF Rescue 1
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Judith Lynch, RN BS MAOM
Civilian, Healthcare Advocate
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Matthew Alba, Active
SFFD Battalion Chief
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Margie Favro
Civilian, Healthcare Executive
Cancer Survivor
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Chris Gruwell
Civilian, Business Executive
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Justin Beede, Active
SFFD FF Truck 18
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Tom Johannessen, Active
SFFD Battalion Chief, B6
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Leo Tingin, Retired
SFFD Captain, Division of Training
Cancer Survivor
Linda Capitelli Delucchi, RN BS
Civilian, UCSF Oncology Infusion Services
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Wilson Lam, Active
SFFD FF Station 14
Matt Silva, Active
SFFD Lieutenant Engine 5
Brian Murphy, Active
SFFD Captain Station 23
Adam Babendir, Active
SFFD EMS Lieutenant, Division of Training
Kyle Marshall, Active
SFFD Act Lieutenant Station 32
Wilson Lam, Active
SFFD FF Station 14
Adam Babendir, Active
SFFD EMS Lieutenant, Division of Training
Matt Silva, Active
SFFD Lieutenant Engine 5
Kyle Marshall, Active
SFFD Act Lieutenant Station 32
Brian Murphy, Active
SFFD Captain Station 23
SPECIAL SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Marshall Stoller, MD
Jennifer Brokaw, MD
Karen Bauer, MD
Workers Comp Liaison
Peggy Sugarman, Retired
Director Workers Comp,
City & Co of SF
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY
“You have cancer”—three mind-numbing words that now seem to resonate throughout the entire firefighting profession. On Jan. 6, 2001, I was out on a long morning run. With about one mile left, I had to stop and walk. This had never happened to me before. I was exhausted. I got back to the gym, went to the john and pissed blood. I headed straight to my doctor’s office and within a few weeks was diagnosed […] READ MORE >
Tony Stefani, President
I am a Battalion Chief serving in San Francisco’s Mission District, one of the most historic parts of The City and the neighborhood where I was born. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been hired by the San Francisco Fire Department in 2005. I was the youngest recruit in my Fire Academy class, and brimming with pride to be serving my hometown.
Peggy Sugarman is a recognized professional in the California Workers’ Compensation System where she recently retired after a decade of service as the Workers’ Compensation Director for the City & County of San Francisco. When she first started her work at the City, she saw that many of the cancer claims from public safety officers were delayed or denied. Working closely with the SF Fire Department, Firefighters Local 798, the SF Police Officers Association and various physicians, she created a standardized work flow for reviewing and accepting cancer claims and ensured that members received the best treatment available. In recognition of this work, she received the White Helmet Award from Local 798 in 2017 at her first SF Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation gala event and additional recognition from the SF Police Officers Association.
My name is Kathleen Cavanaugh and I am honored to join the Foundation as an integrative oncology consultant.
I have been in the department since 2002. I am currently a member of Rescue Squad 1 for the past few years. Prior to that I was a member of Station 3. Too many friends and coworkers have been taken too early due to cancer and there must be something I can do to help.
Matthew Alba has been a Board of Director since 2018. Matthew joined the San Francisco Department in 2002 and is humbled and proud serve as a Battalion Chief overseeing the San Francisco Fire Department’s Division of Health, Safety & Wellness. Matt was born and raised in San Francisco and is fortunate to have the opportunity to serve his family, friends, and citizens of The City. 
Judy Lynch, RN, BS, MAOM is a board member and health navigator for SFFCPF. In 2009, she became familiar with SFFCPF and the increased incidence of genitourinary cancers in SFFD firefighters when her sister’s husband, Battalion Chief Phil Kelber, participated in the first bladder cancer screening, a scary prospect since his wife had been diagnosed two years before. In 2018, Judy was reacquainted with the Foundation when she read the Facebook tribute of a friend, another retired Battalion Chief, who was diagnosed and died in just two months from an aggressive kidney cancer. While exploring the website, she discovered SFFCPF’s Health Navigation Program. As a friend and relative of numerous SFFD firefighters, she was compelled to volunteer as a Health Navigator, joining the “team” of one, Jeff Malone. She was elected to the Board in May 2019.