Candice Aaron, a cancer survivor, has been involved with Livestrong since 2008 when she was the founding Vice Chairperson of the Livestrong Young Leader’s Council. In addition, along with her husband, Brent, Aaron is a member of the Livestrong President’s Circle. Aaron has served on the Livestrong Board of Directors since 2012 and is a member of the Board’s Executive and Audit Committees.

Aaron is based in Dallas and is currently Vice President, Corporate Compliance of the Charles Schwab Corporation. After ten years as a corporate governance and litigation attorney in private practice, Aaron held several Legal and Compliance roles at BMO Harris Bank and GE Capital. Aaron graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Dallas Pets Alive, Inc.

Joe Aragona is a founder and General Partner of Austin Ventures. AV has over $3 billion under management and is the most active venture and growth equity firm in Texas and among the most established in the nation. Since joining AV in 1982, Joe has focused on information technology and growth equity investing and has worked with software, communications, semiconductor and service companies. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Joe earned both his MBA and bachelor's degree from Harvard University and worked in the Merchant Banking Group of the Bank of Boston and Chemical Bank.

Joe was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) from 1999 - 2006, chaired its Research Committee, and served as Chairman of the Board. Joe is also a member of the Board of Directors of Casa Montessori, an early childhood development center.

Jeff Garvey is the founding chairman and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Livestrong Foundation. Jeff is a pioneering venture capitalist, nationally recognized philanthropist and active contributor in the Austin community.

Jeff is the co-founder of Austin Ventures, one of the largest and most active venture capital firms in the U.S. From 1979-1999, he served as the firm’s first investment professional and a general partner and leader of the company through its first six investment funds. Previously, from 1971-1979, Jeff held several senior lending and management positions at PNC Bank, in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

The organizations in which Jeff has served as board member, adviser or donor over the years include KLRU Public Television, The Center For Childhood Protection, The First Tee of Greater Austin, Helping Hand Home, Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Settlement Home for Children, The Association for Professional Fundraisers, Gladney Home For Adoption, West Austin Youth Association, St. Andrews Episcopal School, Deerfield Academy and St. Edward’s University.

Dena spent 15 years in the public accounting arena specializing in governmental and nonprofit audits. She has worked with local, regional and national public accounting firms, including Arthur Anderson and Deloitte. In 2017, Dena retired as an Audit Partner with Maxwell Locke & Ritter, the largest locally owned and operated CPA firm in the greater-Austin area, where she led the nonprofit practice. Some of her clients included KLRU, Texas CASA, United Way of Greater Austin, Ballet Austin, and Easter Seals of Central Texas. She has served as a board member of Hays Consolidated Independent School District Education Foundation and on numerous other committees in her community.

Dena earned both a B.B.A. and a Master of Science in Accounting from Texas Tech University. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Dena lives in Buda, Texas with her husband and two young children. She is the founder and voice of Dena Speaks, where she dedicates her time as a keynote speaker or facilitator of events with a focus on personal and professional growth. Dena is also currently on the Board of Mission Capital and is a fundraising volunteer for Austin Speech Labs.

Scott Joy’s career spans more than thirty years as a business technology professional with Liberty Mutual Insurance, a global property and casualty insurer ranked 68 in the Fortune 500. His work has included technology research and innovation, enterprise architecture community and practices, software development, and end-user infrastructure management.

A testicular cancer survivor since 2003, Scott is a steadfast Livestrong advocate and volunteer whose connection to the cause grew even stronger when he lost his wife, Judy, to multiple myeloma in 2013. During Scott’s recovery and Judy’s cancer treatment, their family drew hope, guidance, and support from Livestrong’s community and services. Scott has participated in Ride for the Roses each year since 2004 and completed 30 Team Livestrong rides in Austin, Philadelphia, Seattle, New York City, and Iowa — usually as a member of Cyclists Combating Cancer. He has volunteered with the Livestrong Leaders program since inception, joined One Voice Against Cancer on Capitol Hill repeatedly, and accompanied Livestrong staff in a White House meeting on the National Cancer Moonshot.

Scott is a longtime resident of the New Hampshire seacoast. He has four children, two grown daughters and fraternal twin sons in college. He sings tenor with and serves as Vice President of the chamber chorus Amare Cantare. Scott holds an Sc.B. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire.

Michelle has worked on global health and development issues with a range of UN, private sector, and civil society partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Livestrong, UNICEF USA, Sesame Workshop, the UBS Optimus Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, mothers2mothers, amFAR, ICRW, and The University of Texas. Michelle also served as the press secretary and communications director for U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett.

She was the Director of Public Affairs & Communication for Livestrong, where she worked to raise awareness of cancer survivors’ issues, including helping launch the famous WEARYELLOW wristband campaign with Nike. Michelle earned a Master of International Affairs and a Master of Public Health at Columbia University, and pursued her graduate research at the Rakai Health Sciences Program in Kalisizo, Uganda. She is a proud graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.

Michelle lives in Austin, Texas, where she is the United Nations Foundation’s Vice President for Girls and Women Strategy. She leads the Foundation’s efforts to promote gender equality and the rights and agency of all girls and women, working in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) and its partners. She is also the chair of the board of the Ann Richards School Foundation.