Dave Wetzel, a graduate of UC Santa Barbara, received a BS in Business Economics. He played on the USA Jr National Men’s Volleyball team as well at UCSB, recently being inducted into the UCSB Hall of Fame with his ’89 team. Dave now runs the McKenna Claire Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research full time. Dave and Kristine’s journey began with a personal tragedy when their daughter McKenna was diagnosed with a rare form of terminal pediatric brain cancer; with the support of an amazing community and partners, MCF has raised over $7.2 million dollars to date, funding some of the most promising pediatric brain cancer research being conducted nationally.
