Jennifer Carey wears many hats at Fun 4 Good—but her favorite is being the heart and driving force behind the cause. She co-founded the charity with Paul Self after her mom, Peg Carey, was diagnosed with breast cancer. After enduring several lumpectomies and a mastectomy, Peg is now cancer free! Inspired by her mom’s journey, Jennifer laced up her sneakers and walked her first Susan G. Komen 3-Day back in 2009. What started as a single fundraising walk turned into a full-blown mission, sparking countless miles walked, dollars raised, and friendships made—all in the name of supporting breast cancer research and community education.

Out of that passion, Fun 4 Good was born—a charity dedicated to raising funds with a healthy dose of silliness, laughter, and community spirit. As President, Jennifer brings boundless energy, heart, and a knack for making sure “doing good” always comes with a side of fun. When she’s not organizing events or championing the cause, Jennifer is a Professor of Basic Skills at North Orange Continuing Education. In addition, she also raises service-dog puppies for Canine Companions. Whether in the classroom, at home with a puppy-in-training, or out on her bike, Jennifer’s dedication to lifting others up shines through in everything she does.

Chris Novy, our newest board member, Vice President, and Treasurer is a long-time Boob Ride supporter. A proud UCLA Economics grad, he’s a Fractional Chief Operating Officer, helping clients across real estate, construction, manufacturing, distribution, and service industries untangle messy operations, streamline their finances, and build systems that actually work. Over the years, he’s worn every hat—from last-minute fixer to steering strategy as CFO, COO, founder, and advisor—and still manages to make spreadsheets look sexy (seriously, it’s a gift).

Oh, and did we mention he’s an Ironman? Yep—140.6 miles of swim, bike, run—and now giving back—at max wattage. But Chris isn’t just about balance sheets and bottom lines. He totally gets The Boob Ride vibe: building community, cracking jokes, and doing a whole lot of good while having even more fun. With his financial superpowers, strategic brain, and sense of humor, Chris will help us keep growing, keep giving, and—guarantee our bottom line looks better than cyclists in lycra.

The Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk had Marianne Masterson at ‘Kindness Rocks’ and she has been an avid walker, team captain and supporter since 2010.  Like so many walkers, breast cancer has had an impact on her family.  All six of her sisters and one sister-in-law have had breast cancer.  Marianne lost her sister Sheila to this disease, two of her sisters have had multiple diagnosis, and all of them continue to live with the fear of recurrence.  The 3-Day became a way for Marianne to become present in the fight against breast cancer, to support those she loves, to honor those she has lost and to celebrate life, and have a blast doing it.

Marianne and Jennifer Carey met while walking the 2015 San Diego 3-Day, and they spent a few miles talking about her newly formed non-profit, Fun 4 Good.  Soon after, Marianne's 3-Day team (Team STRIDE) participated in The Boob Ride and she joined the Fun 4 Good board.  The Boob Ride is a compliment to everything Marianne loves about the 3-Day-- challenging work for a great cause all while having fun with amazing people.
Marianne recently became a staff member with Event 360, the company that produces the Susan G. Komen 3-Day series nationwide.  She feels incredibly fortunate to work and volunteer for a cause she is passionate about and support a community she feels so connected to.

Anna Chimowicz is Jennifer's best friend from college, college roommate, sorority sister, and they even worked their college jobs together at the Seaport Village windchime shop in downtown San Diego, and years later, at their adult jobs at Toshiba. They are lifelong best friends. So when Jen's mom was diagnosed and The Boob Ride started, Anna naturally volunteered and helped out each year. Anna's maternal grandmother had passed away from breast cancer, so she felt an additional connection to the cause.

Fundraising as an individual is very challenging, Jennifer asked a friend, Paul Self who is an avid cyclist, if he would help create a fundraising bike ride. Paul is a bit irreverent, but he understood that people like to contribute while having fun. The Boob Ride was born as a grassroots effort in 2010 as “Biking4Boobs” with just 35 riders, and it has nearly doubled in size every year since then. In 2015, we added two other rides, including one in San Diego and one in Pennsylvania.

Paul has no connections to cancer issues, he said he just likes to throw a fun party. We find that he is constantly pushing us to do bigger and better events that culminate in a fun party. He also gets credit for dreaming up our awards.