Sun Devil Family Charities

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Board of Directors
Joe Cajic
Todd Hanley
JP Patchett
Thomas Idczak
Scott Holland
Robert Gramhill
Anne Resnick
Jennifer Brooks-Stang

Joe Cajic

Joe Cajic has called Phoenix, Arizona home for more than 30 years. He is a product of Shadow Mountain High School where he was a two time state discus and shot put champion, as well as, a Super Prep High School All-American offensive tackle. In 1990 Joe Cajic, admittingly, made the largest mistake of his life by committing to USC. Realizing his folly he returned to “the place where he belonged“ in 1991 to finish his football career at ASU.

Three short years after his college days, Joe was diagnosed with leukemia (CML) and required a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, a donor was not found in the National Marrow Donor Programs registry of donors. With only a one in one million chance of finding a donor, Joe was in a position of needing a donor and needing one fast.

With such an overwhelming task in front of him Joe looked to his teachings as an athlete and realized to find a donor required a team effort. With that in mind Joe started the Save Joe foundation, whose purpose was to educate, recruit and fund bone marrow testing, one donor at a time, and one Joe at a time.

With a team comprised of former ASU athletes, coaches, alumni, families and students a donor was found in 1999, and Joe began the bone marrow transplant process. The transplant was a success and Joe is now celebrating a cancer free life. Currently he works as a Senior Corporate Finance Consultant and resides in Phoenix, Arizona.

“Getting involved with Sun Devil Family Charities is a way for me to give back to ASU and families that supported me during the toughest battle of my life. This is what families do, they help each other in a time of need."