Management Team

Doug Ulman
Betty Otter-Nickerson
Greg Lee
Andy Miller

Doug Ulman
President

Doug Ulman is a three-time cancer survivor and national cancer survivorship advocate. After overcoming chondrosarcoma during his sophomore year in college and malignant melanoma twice since, in 1997 Doug founded the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, a non-profit organization to provide support, education, and resources to young adults, their families and friends who are affected by cancer. He served as Executive Director of the Ulman Cancer Fund for four years.
 
In 2001, Doug joined the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) as director of survivorship and today serves as the Foundation's president. Founded by champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, the LAF provides the practical information and tools to help people affected by cancer live life on their own terms.
 
Doug has received numerous awards for his service to the community. In 2002, Doug was selected from more than 20,000 individuals to appear on more than 15 million boxes of Wheaties Energy Crunch as an American Everyday Hero. In 2003, Doug was selected as the Austin Under-40 award winner in the healthcare category. In 2005, Doug was honored by both the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the Association of Oncology Social Workers.
 
Doug currently holds numerous civic and charitable board positions across the country and he is serving a four-year term as the Chairman of the National Cancer Institute Director's Consumer Liaison Group. He also sits on the executive board of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and is a founder of the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance.
 
Following his three cancer diagnoses, Doug returned to the soccer field and helped Brown University to three Ivy League Championships in four years. He has participated in ten marathons, including a 100-mile marathon in the Himalayan Mountains.

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Betty Otter-Nickerson
Chief Operating Officer

Betty Otter-Nickerson joined the Lance Armstrong Foundation as chief operating officer in 2005. In an effort to increase the LAF's operational infrastructure and strengthen its management systems and processes on a global scale, Betty provides managerial oversight and administrative capabilities for all LAF activities.

Her responsibilities include financial and operational management, facilitating communications between divisions, ensuring that all policies are compliant and current, administration of grants and contracts, supervision of staff and programs, and implementing policy development. Betty is also responsible for implementing short- and long-term strategic direction and business plans, goal-setting and evaluation, technological evaluations and implementation.

Prior to joining the LAF, Betty served as president and chief executive officer of GalleryWatch.com, an online legislative tracking service for both the federal and Texas market. She has also served as president and chief executive officer of Vincera Software, Inc., vice president of operations for product management and development for BMC Software and a variety of technical and information technology positions at Lower Colorado River Authority, Syntex Pharmaceutical and TRW.

Betty's commitment to the Austin community is evident through her philanthropic work with the Entrepreneurs Foundation and Idea Network, the Capital Area Food Bank and the Austin Community College Foundation board. Betty also serves on advisory boards for the University of Texas College of Business and College of Engineering and Women in Technology International's Austin Regional Network.

Betty holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of South Florida in Tampa, a B.S. in information management from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Greg Lee
Chief Financial Officer

Greg Lee, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), which inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. With more than 25 years of experience in financial management and work in the non-profit arena, he is responsible for the integrity and operation of all financial, accounting, and compliance activities for the LAF.

Prior to joining the LAF, Greg served as the Manager of Finance and Administration for The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), where he was responsible for the finance, accounting, and compliance activities for this non-profit organization, managing the more than $21 billion in investments for The University of Texas System.

In his role as Vice President of Finance and Business Operations for the American Heart Association, he directed the activities of both the finance and operations functions, including 31 staff in 14 regional offices, revenues in excess of $32 million, a $28 million operating budget and an investment portfolio of $35 million. 

Greg also led a team of forensic accountants, conducting more than 168 white collar criminal investigations for the Texas Rangers. He also has extensive experience in designing and reengineering financial and accounting systems, where his work with the Texas State Auditor's Office led to comprehensive system changes in the finance and accounting structures for a number of Texas state agencies.

In addition to his current responsibilities at the LAF, Greg teaches several classes on control systems and risk assessment for the Institute of Internal Auditors.  He also teaches classes on budgeting, performance management, and statistical analysis for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

While a licensed CPA, Greg is working hard to break the stereotype of accountants.  During the last three years he has given more than 45 educational, motivational and inspirational presentations to a variety of corporate, civic and social groups.

In addition to his professional career, Greg often can be found chasing a golf ball around the links. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has a wonderful wife, a son playing college baseball and a daughter in high school who is active in cheerleading and dance.

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Andy Miller, MHSE, CHES
VP of Programs and Policy

Andy Miller is the VP of Programs and Policy for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Andy initially joined the LAF in 2003 to assume responsibility for the direction of the Foundation's public health initiatives. Today, Andy oversees the LAF's strategic direction and daily operations of its public health, research and advocacy activities.

Prior to joining the LAF, Andy directed the Physician Oncology Education Program, a joint project of the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Cancer Council. The mission of the POEP was to educate primary care physicians on cancer prevention and early detection issues. Andy has also worked at the University of Florida as a Health Educator, coordinating patient education on a variety of health-related topics for a campus of more than 40,000 students. While at the university, he additionally served as the director of the Campus Alcohol and Drug Resource Center and coordinated grants from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education.

Andy holds a B.A. in Sociology from Southwestern University and a Masters of Health Science Education from the University of Florida. He is also a Certified Health Education Specialist.

Andy currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), the planning team for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Leadership Institutes, the Texas Cancer Data Workgroup, the steering committee for the American Cancer Society, the Texas Division Cancer Pain Initiative and the Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition. He also serves as the Chair of the LGBT Caucus of Public Health Workers of the American Public Health Association.

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