Alec Kupelian first began advocating with Teen Cancer America (TCA) whilst he was in treatment for Ewings Sarcoma in one of TCA’s AYA (adolescent and young adult) programs. In 2019, after finishing his bachelor’s degree at the University of California Santa Barbara, Alec joined the TCA team and has loved every moment of it. He works with hospitals to develop the kinds of programs and services that most benefit AYAs like him. Alec manages TCA’s grant giving process and helps create the tools and systems TCA uses to support hospitals. As someone with a lived AYA cancer experience, he knows firsthand the value of the work Teen Cancer America does.