Fashion Designer Carmen Marc Valvo has used his designs as a platform to raise awareness about colon cancer all over the United States. Carmen is an Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Ambassador and has appeared in a PSA with Vanessa Williams for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA). As a colon cancer survivor, Carmen Marc Valvo has been working with Katie Couric since 2004 when she partnered with the organizers of New York Fashion Week. His efforts, on behalf of the organization, were honored at a gala in 2006 where Carmen received the first ever Advocate Award from the foundation. Since then Carmen has been honored by numerous organizations including Gilda’s Club World Wide, The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, The American Cancer Society, The Colon Cancer Alliance, The Winstar Institute, Cancer Support Community and the Waxman Cancer Center. 

He has appeared on the covers of AARP and Coping with Cancer magazines, USA Today and NBC's "Today Show," CBS' "The Early Show" and countless other national and local media outlets to make colorectal cancer fashionable to talk about. 

His book “Dressed to Perfection: The Art of Dressing for Your Red Carpet Moments” (Rizzoli, 2011) benefits colon cancer research. 

Awards

2012
Waxman Cancer Center’s Humanitarian Award; Cancer Support Community’s Founder’s Award; The Winstar Institute’s Presidents Awards

2011
The American Cancer Society, in recognition of Dedication, Service and Generosity; Babe Zaharias Memorial Events

Colon Cancer Alliance: Making Colon Cancer Fashionable Award; American Cancer Society: Recognition of dedication, service and generosity; South Carolina Gastroenterology Association: Honor of Commitment to the fight against colon cancer

2008 
City of Tulsa Proclamation from Mayor Kathy Taylor that October 20th is officially "Carmen Marc Valvo Day" for his generosity with the Tulsa Project Woman

2007 
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship President’s Award; Gilda's Club Man of Honor

2006 
National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance’s Advocate Award for Increasing Public Awareness

“One of the nation’s foremost experts on stress...” Publisher’s Weekly

Dr. Georgia Witkin serves Mt. Sinai School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and is also Director of Psychological Services for Reproductive Medical Associates of New York. 

She has authored 12 internationally-acclaimed books including The Female Stress Syndrome Survival Guide, Beyond Quick Fixes, The Truth About Women, Kidstress, Stress Relief for Disasters Great and Small and The Modern Grandparents Handbook.

On television, Dr. Witkin has been a host and news analyst for Fox News, nightly health anchor for WNBC and lifestyle reproter for CNBC- TV. She has also been a regular on WFAN Radio, MSNBC-TV and FNN, and a guest expert on more than 100 shows including "20/20," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "Live with Regis," "CBS Evening News," Court TV and CNN.  

A nationally popular speaker, her articles and quotes have appeared in Time, Newsweek, USA Today, USNews and World Report, Business Week, Men’s Health, the Chicago Tribune and the Boston Globe. She has served on the Women’s Advisory Board of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, The Mount Sinai Breast Health Resource Program and is proud to serve as an Honorary Member of the Board of City of Hope. 
 
Georgia Witkin is married to Michael Tadross, Warner Brothers Executive Film Producer ("I Am Legend," "Hitch," "Sherlock Holmes," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Indecent Proposal," "Devil's Advocate," 'Die Hard with a Vengence" and many others). Her daughter, Kimberly Pauley, is an attorney who served NYC's Corporation Counsel, and is creator and CEO of Shame on Jane Jewelry and lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her husband and three (adorable) sons.