Sam Butler Callahan
Co-Founder
Sam Butler Callahan is a 15 year-old Ewing sarcoma patient with a big dream about changing the world for youth with Ewing sarcoma by sharing his struggle with cancer with other youth patients and families. Sam is a gifted youth both academically and athletically who is fortunate to have a great family, friends, and fans and wants to share his gifts with other children and families through the Sam Foundation.

"It’s important that people have a chance to be productive and do the things that make the difference for them. We want the Sam Foundation to work to find treatments that bring cures more quickly when they are diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma", said Sam Butler Callahan. I don’t know exactly what I want to be when I grow up because I am only fourteen; but I want to do good things that make and impact and enjoy my own life. I am sure that I want the choice to “be well” and feel that this is a right all kids should have. I want to be able to make my own dreams come true. It’s a luxury to be healthy, and now I realize that.

I am so grateful to all the Friends and Fans who have joined the SAM on Facebook community. I have met so many new people through the Facebook community who have helped my family and me.

Jeanne Butler
Co-Founder
Ms. Jeanne Butler is the Co-Founder of the Sam Foundation along with Sam Butler Callahan and serves as the Relief Pal for Sam and his family in their Struggle with Ewing sarcoma. Jeanne is Sam’s Aunt and a trained psychology professional.

Jeanne Butler, as the youngest scion of the Butler Family of Saratoga, California and Las Vegas, Nevada who has a long history of giving back to the community, charities, and human causes. Jeanne Butler has been active in non-profit organizations since a teenager. As a member of the Junior League in San Jose, she chaired several projects such as Project Development committee resulting in The Family Grail Services partnership, Children’s Discovery Museum The Wonder Cabinet Project, and was a mentor to over 25 women coming into Junior League on the Membership Committee.

Jeanne Butler holds an MA in Organizational Psychology from John F. Kennedy. Ms. Butler earned her BA in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration and Music from University of Notre Dame de Namur. Ms. Butler lives in the Saratoga, California, where she enjoys socializing, time with family and friends, as well as tennis, kickboxing, zumba and cooking. Jeanne also composes her own music and mixes beats and shares her personal music mixes as an author and musician.

Board of Directors

Pat Callinan
CEO and Founder, Silicon Valley Microelectronics, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA

K.L. Seh
Attorney at Law
San Jose, CA

Heather Mitchell
Business Consultant
San Jose, CA

Advisory Board

Dr. Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD, PhD
Asst. Professor and Principal Investigator
Pediatrics – Cancer Biology, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Harvey Cohen, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine