In 2017, Pilar Portela-Webb was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. After undergoing five months of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy with expanders, five weeks of radiation treatments, and reconstructive surgery Pilar is happy to share she is cancer-free and officially a Cancer Survivor. Pilar is the U.S. Media Relations Manager at Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company. She is a graduate of NYU’s School of Journalism and earned her MBA from FAU. Pilar resides in Miami with her husband and two daughters.