Rosa Dembitzer

Rosa Dembitzer
 Rosa was born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 1988 with a BA in Economics. After graduating, Rosa moved to New York worked in International Banking and met Alex Dembitzer. They married and have two children and two grandchildren. Later in life Rosa got a Masters in Environmental Planning at Pratt Institute with an emphasis on green buildings. She is also LEED Green Associate Certified. 

After her initial diagnosis with Breast Cancer, she discovered she was BRCA 1 positive and right after had to battle ovarian cancer. BRCA is a genetic mutation that can increase the risk of female breast and ovarian cancers in women and other cancers in males like breast, prostate and pancreatic. After two years of undergoing cancer treatments and a healthy recovery, Rosa decided to dedicate her time to raise awareness about BRCA and run the Northern Charitable Foundation and its projects.

Her passion for tennis and girls leadership lead her to create a joint program with the Israel Tennis Centers of Israel to empower young girls in competitive Tennis Programs. She is an advocate for women’s health issues especially genetic breast and ovarian cancer, known as BRCA. 

She encourages women to get tested and be proactive about their health. Together with her husband Alex, they want to make a positive impact on issues that they are passionate about it.
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