Brock Holt, former Boston Red Sox and former Jimmy Fund Captain, and Lakyn Holt (wife), Melany Duval, Senior Vice President, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Dana-Farber
Brock Holt nicknamed, “The Brock Star” is a former Major League Baseball utility
player who played for the Boston Red Sox (2013–2019). He served as the Jimmy Fund Captain from 2015-2019 and has been a long-time supporter of Dana-Farber’s fundraising efforts.
After serving as Jimmy Fund Captain, Holt and Lakyn have remained steadfast
supporters of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. They ran the Boston Marathon ®
for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Marathon Challenge in 2023, sold t-shirts to raise funds for the Jimmy Fund Clinic, where pediatric patients receive care, and have participated in many Jimmy Fund Clinic patient events, virtually and in person, always focused on promoting the work at Dana-Farber.
Melany Duval is the Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and responsible for the fundraising strategy and tactics in the Division of Philanthropy; including The Dana-Farber Campaign. Duval is a seasoned development executive with over three decades of experience in advancement, campaign planning, and strategy.