21 Acknowledgments The MBC Alliance is grateful to the many organizations and individuals who volunteered their time, particularly the women and men living with MBC who shared their personal experiences and advice. The landscape analysis in Chapter 2 reflects the contributions of key opinion leaders including scientists, medical teams, advocates, journalists, policy makers, other stakeholders, and various consultants. Special thanks to Elly Cohen and Susan Colen for analyzing currently active MBC clinical trials and to Lynne Davies and the International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) for helping with the funded grants analysis. Special thanks also to Musa Mayer for her work in researching quality of life and epidemiology. Sincere thanks to Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Novartis Oncology, and Pfizer for providing financial support for the Alliance in 2013 and 2014. Also, thank you to the Avon Foundation for Women—the administrative home for the Alliance. The landscape analysis was overseen by a steering committee and working group structure comprised of representatives of member organizations. Steering Committee Musa Mayer, AdvancedBC.org; Marc Hurlbert, Avon Foundation for Women; Cara Thompson, Celgene Corporation; Virginia (Ginny) Knackmuhs, Shirley Mertz, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network; Kelly P. Hodges, Sisters Network Inc.; Kimberly Sabelko (replacing Stephanie Reffey), Susan G. Komen Working Groups Information and Services Jane Levy, CancerCare; Allison Harvey, Cancer Support Community; Jo Dulay, Genentech; Janine Guglielmino, Catherine Ormerod, Living Beyond Breast Cancer; Ginny Knackmuhs, Shirley Mertz, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network; Christine Benjamin, SHARE; Kelly P. Hodges, Sisters Network® Inc.; Susan Brown, Jeremy Patch, Susan G. Komen; Jean Rowe, Young Survival Coalition Research Musa Mayer, AdvancedBC.org; Marc Hurlbert, Avon Foundation for Women; Elly Cohen, BreastCancerTrials.org; Lisa Schlager, FORCE; Ginny Mason, Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation; Mary Lou Smith, Elda Railey, Research Advocacy Network; Stephanie Reffey, Kari Wojtanik, Susan G. Komen; Michelle Esser, Young Survival Coalition Governance Julissa Viana, Celgene Corporation; Amy Bonoff, Heather Ortner, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation; Jean Sachs, Living Beyond Breast Cancer; Rochelle Shoretz, Sharsheret Membership Diane Rose, FORCE; Ginny Knackmuhs, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network; Jacqueline McKnight, Kimberly Sabelko, Susan G. Komen Consultants Lynne Davies and the International Cancer Research Partnership; Kristine De La Torre; Jon Fulton; Pamela Miller; Cynthia Geoghegan, Jane Perlmutter, Patients and Partners, LLC Project Director Katherine Crawford-Gray, MSC, MBA Editor Jenny Lamont, MS, ELS Graphic Design Corrine Ellsworth Beaumont, PhD (http://corrinebeaumont.com)