Pink Ribbon Program: Post-Operative Workout Enhancing Recovery
Doreen Puglisi, MS  is a  college professor and renowned international presenter. With a master's degree in Exercise Science, 24 years as a business owner, academic educator, and Pilates instructor, she provides a unique perspective on both theory and practice.  Doreen transformed her professional-then personal-experience with cancer into a successful rehabilitation program for breast cancer survivors.  In just six years, the nonprofit organization she founded, The Pink Ribbon Recovery Program, has trained and certified more than 1000 instructors internationally.   The Pink Ribbon Recovery Program originated when Doreen began working with breast cancer survivors as an exercise physiologist and Pilates instructor.  This recovery program was well underway when Doreen faced her own cancer diagnosis.  She applied the Pink Ribbon protocol to her own recovery.  Today the Pink Ribbon Recovery Program is a gentle, staged process that begins when the survivor is either six weeks past her surgery or has received her doctor's approval to begin gentle exercise.   Some of Doreen's accomplishments:  2004 Founded The Pink Ribbon Program; 2007 invited to speak to the Tumor Board at Memorial Regional Cancer Center, South Bend, IN;  2008 invited to Australia to conducted a National Breast Cancer awareness campaign ; 2010 presented at Balanced Body, Pilates on Tour conference, 2010 presented at Nike World Headquarters, 2010 guest speaker for Sirius Radio's Doctor Radio talk show, 2010 guest speaker at Oregon Health and Science University Breast Health Task Force.