Since its founding in 1995, Earlier.org – Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test® has worked and focused solely on the earlier detection of breast cancer, ideally a biological test, which has the potential to reduce or prevent invasive surgery, minimize treatment and dramatically increase survival rates. Many non-profit organizations have multiple offices, many staff and multi-level internal organizations. Earlier.org – Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test® has only one office, located in Greensboro, NC, with just a few staff members. The objective of the organization is to direct as many funds as possible, as quickly as possible, to the research. When Earlier.org achieves its clearly defined mission to fund research leading to successful earlier detection, the organization can willingly and thankfully close its doors.
“This is a project, not an ongoing organization. A biomarker will be found and a test to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages will be created. No previous generation has had the opportunity to make an impact of this magnitude on breast cancer.”
– Martha Kaley | Founder, Earlier.org

Office Staff

Martha Kaley
FOUNDER

Kara McBurney
PROGRAM COORDINATOR & EVENT MANAGEMENT

Leslie Conway
DEVELOPMENT

Carolyn Walters
BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Angela Wall
EVENT ASSISTANT

Kathy Secrist
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Board of Directors
Kristen Magod | President
WEATHERSPOON ART GALLERY
Amber Elliott | Past President
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Angela Wall | Secretary
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
DRIVING HOPE COORDINATOR
Frederick M. Schmidt, Sr. | Treasurer
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Matthew Wakefield, MD | Chairman of Medical Advisory Board
CENTRAL CAROLINA SURGERY
Martha H. Kaley
CO-FOUNDER
James D. Kaley, DDS
CO-FOUNDER
Donna D. Welker
HONDA DEALERS OF THE CAROLINAS
Julie Buie
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Robert Chou
ROBERT CHOU PHOTOGRAPHY
Camille Townsend
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Sean Gladieux
TCDI
William Wilcox IV
NEXEN PRUET, PLLC
Donna Murray
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Ken Karb, MD
CONE HEALTH CANCER CENTER
CHAIR EMERITUS, MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Sheryl Austin
BEACON POINTE ADVISORS
Cathy Valent
SPRINGS CREATIVE
Madison Hinshaw Coe
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES
Mark Kaley, DDS
KALEY ORTHODONTICS