Liz Dawes
Sep 11, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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Episode description
Liz Dawes is a savvy businesswoman and passionate about helping her community. Liz founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. Five years on, she has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. As CEO and Chairwoman of the board, Liz now manages Connor’s Run, the country’s largest paediatric brain cancer event with 4000 participants, and has been crucial in lobbying the Federal Government to secure funding for a disease which kills more young people than any other cancer.
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