Posted on May 1, 2016
Join us for ADAO’s 13th Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference,”Where Knowledge and Action Unite, on April 7-9, 2017 in Washington, DC. More than 30 renowned experts and asbestos victims from ten countries will present the latest advancements in disease prevention, global advocacy, and treatment for mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused diseases.
To give you an idea of the exceptional speakers you’ll see at our upcoming conference, we are proud to share 2016 ADAO Conference Video: “Ambler: The Forgotten Town,” by Marilyn Amento.
Marilyn Amento (State Leadership Team Director, Eastern Region) has been involved with ADAO in various capacities since before the first Asbestos Awareness Conference in Washington, DC in 2005. Marilyn is the widow of Joe Amento, Jr. who died of mesothelioma at the age of 53, only 6 months after his first symptom. Joe was exposed to asbestos approximately 40 years prior while visiting his father at one of the several asbestos plants, and playing on asbestos scrap piles in the small borough of Ambler, a Philadelphia suburb.
Marilyn has a Master’s Degree in Human Services Management from The Heller School of Brandeis University, and is the proud Mom of two college students, Joe and Julie. She channels her grief and anger with the asbestos industry by working with ADAO and educating the public about asbestos through her strong Facebook presence.