Arlene Tjoarman is a cancer survivor and board officer with the Survivorship Collective, a nonprofit founded by and for cancer survivors and thrivers. Her experience with breast cancer informs her advocacy for community-based support, mental health, and patient autonomy. Arlene has worked across intellectual property, strategy consulting, nonprofit leadership, and event planning. She holds a BA from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Michigan. At the Survivorship Collective, she supports survivor-led healing programs that center safety, accessibility, and ethical care, grounded in lived experience and community wisdom.