Episode 19 - Maritza Calderon-Caballero: Latina Cancer Survivor Motivating Her Community Toward Healthy Living
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I hope you enjoy Coach Ray's discussion with Maritza Calderon-Caballero as she discusses her life journey including surviving cancer, believing in herself, motivating others and giving back to her community. Strength, Peace, Freedom, Love - The MyFOURmula Way.
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Maritza Calderon-Caballero is the Pharmacy Manager at CVS Pharmacy in Newburgh, NY. She attended The Arnold and Marie Schwartz School of Pharmacy in Brooklyn. She has been a pharmacist for 25 years and her practice has spanned across Hospital, Long Term Care and Community Pharmacy. At age 14, Maritza worked at Monument Street Pharmacy in Newburgh where she met a pharmacist by the name of Sanford Lieberman who inspired her passion for the pharmacy profession.
Maritza is actively involved in her community as a Zumba Instructor, Healthcare Advocate and Breast Cancer Ambassador. As a Breast Cancer Survivor, she supports the American Cancer Society by hosting an annual Pink Zumbathon to increase awareness. She has hosted this event for 8 years.
Maritza is a loving wife and mother, and owns a dog named Hercules. She loves to travel to her parent’s beautiful island of Puerto Rico as much as possible. Although not born in Puerto Rico her love and passion of everything Puerto Rican is immense. She loves to spend time with family and friends. In her spare time, she serves as an interpreter and translator for her Latino Community who experience disparities in healthcare because of language barrier and lack of knowledge and resources.