Our Single Mission

Dedicated to Early Detection
Since its establishment in 1995, earlier.org – Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test® has been dedicated exclusively to the earlier detection of breast cancer, with a primary focus on developing a biological test. Such advancements have the potential to reduce or eliminate invasive surgeries, lessen the need for intensive treatments, and significantly improve survival rates. Unlike many non-profit organizations with extensive offices, a large staff, and multi-level structures, Earlier.org operates from a single office in Greensboro, NC, with a small, dedicated team. The organization's mission is to allocate funds swiftly and efficiently to research efforts. Once Earlier.org successfully 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 & Executive Director Earlier.org
Office Staff

Martha Kaley
Founder & Executive Director

Kara McBurney
Assistant Executive Director/
Director of Programs & Events

Leslie Conway
Director of Development,
Marketing & Social Media

Angela Wall
Event Associate &
Hope Flows Coordinator

Carolyn Walters
Director of Business Operations

Kathy Secrist
Office & Event Assistant
Executive Committee
John Overfield
President
TBA
President-Elect
David Mize
Past President
Angela Wall
Secretary
Fredrick M. Schmidt, Sr.
Treasurer
Board of Directors
Cathy Valent
Springs Creative
Donna D. Welker
Honda Dealers of the Carolinas
Julie Buie
Community Volunteer
Kara Cox
Kara Cox Interiors
Kelly Gaines
USTA North Carolina
Ken Karb, MD
Chairman Emeritus, Medical Advisory Board
Kristen Magod
Community Volunteer
Laura Lomax, MD
Community Volunteer
Lindsey K. Babcock
Wake Forest University
Mark Kaley, DDS
Kaley Orthodontics
Martha Peddrick
Community Volunteer
Robert Chou
Robert Chou Photography
Zanetta Thompson
North Carolina A&T State University
Medical Advisory Board
Matthew C. Wakefield, MD, FACS
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR
Cone Health Breast Cancer Program
Central Carolina Surgery, PA
Greensboro, NC
Cletus A. Arciero, MD
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Margaret Bertrand, MD
Solis Mammography
Retired
Greensboro, NC
Norman Chiu, PhD
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Thomas Cornett, MD
Central Carolina Surgery, PA
Greensboro, NC
Vinay Gudena, MD
Cone Health
Greensboro, NC
Ashley Hawkins, MD
Solis Mammography
Greensboro, NC
Kenneth Karb, MD
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Department of Oncology
Cone Health
Retired
Greensboro, NC
Timothy Kute, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Retired
Winston-Salem, NC
Mark Steven Miller, PhD
Chemopreventative Agent Development Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute
Retired
Washington, DC
Kiran K. Solingapuram Sai, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Stacy Wentworth
Atrium Health
High Point, NC
