Charlene McMann

{{Short description|American philanthropist and fraudster}}

Charlene McMann (b. circa 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) (also known as Charlene McMann-Seaman) is a philanthropist and convicted fraudster who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of the now-defunct Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation (founded 2010), a non-profit raising money for lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma.

McMann is co-author with her husband Scott Seaman of the self-published book Battling and Beating Cancer – The Cancer Survival Book (2009) and was also co-host with her husband of the Battling and Beating Cancer online-only radio show on BlogTalkRadio and CAN TV public access and online television show.{{cite web|url=http://www.empoweradio.com/home/shows/on-demand/cancer-warrior/597-Battling-Beating-Cancer-with-Scott-Charlene-Seaman.html|title=The Cancer Warrior : "Battling & Beating Cancer" with Scott & Charlene Seaman : Empower Radio|website=www.empoweradio.com|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=September 23, 2017}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20150813063858/http://chicagobloodcancer.org/cbcfstelevisionshow.html Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation's "Battling And Beating Cancer" Television Show], chicagobloodcancer.com, 13 August 2015 capture from archive.org[https://web.archive.org/web/20150205182541/http://chicagobloodcancer.org/cbcfsbookradioshow.html "Battling And Beating Cancer Radio Show"], chicagobloodcancer.org, 5 February 2015 capture from archive.org (details on radio show){{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=70821&src=2 |title=Couple honored for fight against cancer|publisher=Daily Herald|date=November 4, 2007|access-date=September 23, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcancerday.org/chicago-blood-cancer-foundation-presents-%E2%80%9Cbattling-and-beating-cancer%E2%80%9D-television-program-encompass|title=Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation presents "Battling and Beating Cancer" _Television Program to encompass World Cancer Day|publisher=World Cancer Day|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923144836/http://www.worldcancerday.org/chicago-blood-cancer-foundation-presents-%E2%80%9Cbattling-and-beating-cancer%E2%80%9D-television-program-encompass|archive-date=September 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cccnevada.com/cancer-tv-show-unites-survivors/|title=TV Show Unites Cancer Survivors Worldwide|date=27 March 2013 |publisher=Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada|access-date=September 23, 2017}}

Previously, McMann co-founded and was president of the Chicago Chapter of the Lymphoma Research Foundation, which was that organization's first local chapter.{{cite web|url=http://www.lymphoma.org/atf/cf/%257BDA8A26FE-2FD4-41D7-AE3B-0B3EED5DAE23%257D/SPRING%252006.PDF|title=Lymphoma Research Foundation|website=www.lymphoma.org|access-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105182443/http://www.lymphoma.org/atf/cf/%7BDA8A26FE-2FD4-41D7-AE3B-0B3EED5DAE23%7D/SPRING%2006.PDF|archive-date=January 5, 2011|url-status=dead}} She received the local Chicago Jefferson Award for Public Service for her cancer advocacy in 2008, organizing, fundraising, and leadership.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/community/Meet-the-2008-Jefferson-Award-Winners.html|title=Meet the 2008 Jefferson Award Winners|work=NBC News|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=September 23, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2010/09/09/local-couples-bike-ride-fundraiser-to-benefit-cancer-research/zitvd2k/|title=Local couple's bike-ride fundraiser to benefit cancer research |publisher=Shaw Media|date=September 9, 2010|access-date=April 9, 2018}} She subsequently became a Member of the National Board of Selectors of the Jefferson Awards for Public Service and launched a national program to promote health, physical activity, and well-being in students.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board |title=Board | youth community | service award | Jefferson Awards.org |access-date=2010-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124055949/http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board |archive-date=2010-11-24 |url-status=dead }}{{primary source inline|date=April 2016}}

She has been serving as an executive board member of the Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation since 2017.[https://www.thenationalherald.com/a-hand-to-hold-wings-to-cure-gala-raises-1-4-million-for-cancer-research/ A Hand to Hold – Wings to Cure Gala Raises $1.4 Million for Cancer Research]