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Episode 7: Bonnie J.Addario

A Survivor's Story – Advocate, Educator & Leader of Change

Janice Ellig, CEO and founder of Ellig Group, sits down with real leaders in this series of game-changing conversations, bespoke to fellow champions of change. Heralded by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters,” Janice is often consulted for her expertise and her commitment to gender parity, inclusion, and diversity.

Episode 7: “A Survivor’s Story: Advocate, Educator, and Leader of Change”

Bonnie Addario is an activist, advocate, educator and change agent empowering patients and giving them a strong voice in the fight against lung cancer ever since she received a stage 3B diagnosis in 2003. Bonnie immediately recognized the need for education, empowerment, advocacy and research to help patients and families, especially those without resources and support. In 2006, with the support and help of her family she founded the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF), to then later found the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) with her husband Tony Addario in 2008. The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) is one of the largest global philanthropies (patient-founded, patient-focused and patient-driven) devoted exclusively to eradicating lung cancer through research, early detection, education and treatment.

In 2019 the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation joined forces with Lung Cancer Alliance as the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, making them the world’s largest and most influential foundation dedicated to saving the lives of those diagnosed with lung cancer. Bonnie is the Co-Founder of GO2 Foundation.

Prior to the Foundation, Bonnie held various management positions that resulted in becoming President of Olympian Oil and its subsidiary, Commercial Fueling Network (CFN) in 1997, and the first woman President of the California Oil Industry Marketing Association.

Bonnie is a community activist serving on diverse boards, all contributing to her work at the Foundation in developing business strategies and being the Foundation’s patient voice at national/international conferences, on panels and boards, and to industry leaders, clinicians and policy makers.

We are pleased to release this special episode with a fighter and a friend, Bonnie Addario!

Bonnie J.Addario

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Janice Reals Ellig

Chief Executive Officer

As the head of the Ellig Group, Janice is dedicated to increasing the placement of women and diverse candidates on corporate boards and in C-suites by 2025. Janice joined the legacy firm in 2000 and became Co-Chief Executive Officer in its transition to Chadick Ellig in 2007; she assumed sole ownership of the company as the Ellig Group in 2017 with a new focus on Reimagining Search. Prior to her career in executive search, Janice spent 20 years in corporate America at Pfizer, Citi and Ambac Financial Group, an IPO from Citibank, where she was responsible for Marketing, Human Resources, and Administration.

Heralded by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters,” Janice is often consulted for her expertise and her commitment to gender parity, inclusion, and diversity. She frequently appears at speaking engagements and as a media guest, and she has penned multiple articles for outlets such as Directors & Boards, Directorship, Corporate Director, The Huffington Post, and Forbes.com. Janice also co-authored two books: Driving The Career Highway and What Every Successful Woman Knows, acknowledged by Bloomberg Businessweek as “the best of its genre.”

A tirelessly active member of the industry and champion of her causes, Janice is Founder of the Women’s Forum of New York’s Corporate Board Initiative and its signature event, Breakfast of Corporate Champions. Since 2011, Janice continues to spearhead this event to honor companies committed to board diversity and to encourage CEOs to sponsor board-ready women for the Women’s Forum database. (LINK: www.womensforumny.org).

Janice is personally committed to several NFP organizations: Board Director of the National YMCA and Past Chair of the YMCA Board of Greater New York; Trustee of the Actors Fund and Committee For Economic Development (CED); Incoming Chair, University of Iowa Foundation; Women’s Forum of New York Past President and Chair of the Corporate Board Initiative; member of the Steering Committee, US 30% Club and The Economic Club of New York.

In recognition for her many philanthropic activities, Janice received the University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 and the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) Eleanor Raynolds Award for Volunteerism in 2008. Named one of the “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” by Women’s eNews, she was also a recipient of the Channel 21 Award In Excellence for her contribution to “Excellence in the Economic Development for Women.”

“Listening to our clients’ needs, learning their business and understanding their culture is how we present the best talent and provide  a competitive advantage. We place candidates with the character, competencies, commitment, (intellectual) curiosity and courage to make a difference. Our goal is always to go beyond the expected and deliver valuable advice, measurable results and great talent!”

– Janice Reals Ellig

  • Champion of gender parity, diversity, and inclusion
  • Industry expert, speaker, and author
  • Founder of the Women’s Forum of New York’s Corporate Board Initiative
  • Committed board and committee member and philanthropist

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