Vince Marchetta is a member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Board of Directors. An active member of ACS CAN since 2020, Vince has served as a legislative ambassador for Ohio and as State Lead Ambassador from 2025 - to 2026. In 2025, Mr. Marchetta was awarded the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network State Lead Ambassador of the Year award.
Losing his wife, Betsy, to metastatic cervical cancer was devastating, losing his partner of 26 years. But the hardest thing was the realization “my children would live longer without their mother had." At the time, there is no known cure for metastatic cervical cancer. That insight was crushing and demoralizing. Something had to be done to make a real impact.
After the fog of grief started to lift, a passion for joining the fight against cancer was ignited. Betsy’s battle, her story, needed to be heard. The belief nobody should have to hear, “There is no cure" drives the efforts daily to make a difference in the fight against cancer," All this work can't bring Betsy back, but advocacy alongside other passionate ACS CAN volunteers and staff will save so many others. Advocates throughout the country are making a difference toward ending cancer as we know it, for everyone.
Mr. Marchetta has worked in commercial real estate his entire career, currently as Principal on WAVE Ventures, LLC, a real estate investment firm. Before that, he held real estate roles with Ulta Cosmetics and as a Director, then Vice President of Sterling/Signet Jewelers. He has held leadership roles in non-profit organizations. Mr. Marchetta serves on the Board of Directors for Stewart’s Caring Place, a cancer wellness center in Akron, OH. He chaired their Governance Committee for 4 years.
Mr. Marchetta holds a degree in Economics from Kent State University.