Joan Slaughter

Joan Slaughter, is the mother of Morgan Adams, who died in 1998 at the age of 6 after an 11 month battle with a Glioblastoma Multiforme brain tumor. Shortly after Morgan's death, Joan and husband, Steven Adams, started The Morgan Adams Foundation, a Medical Research Organization dedicated to funding emerging pediatric cancer research and educating the public about the need for improved treatment options for children battling cancer.  She has also served on the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Advisory Board of Children's Hospital Colorado, as a Parent Mentor for the CBTF's Family-to-Family Network and was instrumental in redefining and chairing the Colorado Kids Cancer Association, a 6 year collaborative group comprised of the majority of pediatric cancer support organizations across the State of Colorado.  Prior to her work in pediatric cancer research, Ms. Slaughter worked in the financials market, focusing on subsidiary spinoffs for large corporations.  Her husband, Steven, succumbed to a 3 year battle with a Leiomyosarcoma in September, 2013.  Ms. Slaughter and her two *walking talking* children live in Denver Colorado, where she remains passionately committed to supporting national efforts to bring the best possible treatments forward for children battling cancer.