Cynthia is a newborn ICU nurse by trade that has spent the last six years in the medical device industry educating nurses and doctors about devices that are new to their facility. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, traveling the world with her family, and creating Halloween animatronics for her annual front yard display. She has a passion for life-long learning and enjoys sharing what she learns with the people around her.

Joshua Richter, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine in The Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology. He is the director of Multiple Myeloma at the Blavatnik Family- Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai. Dr. Richter treats patients with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma and related diseases such as AL amyloidosis, plasma cell leukemia, and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. Dr. Richter has extensive experience with clinical trials focused on novel therapies, including antibody therapy and immunotherapy for a precision medicine approach. He has published extensively on these topics and has been invited to speak regionally, nationally, and also internationally. He has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Cynthia Chmielewski is a professional educator and myeloma advocate. As a former teacher, she now teaches myeloma patients how to advocate for themselves as the Director of HealthTree University.