Board of Directors
*Denotes Executive Committee member

Board Chair
Christy Sandborg, MD
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Stanford University

President
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD *
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Bethesda, Maryland
*Dr. Colbert serves in his personal capacity

Vice President
Stacy Ardoin, MD*
Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Treasurer
Jay Mehta, MD, MS*
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Past President
Emily von Scheven, MD, MAS*
Pediatric Rheumatologist, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Harry Saal, PhD
Retrotope, Inc.

Carol Wallace, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington

Leigh White, JD

Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Section Clinical Sciences
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

John Sundy, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer and Head of R&D, Seismic Therapeutic

Robert Fuhlbrigge, MD, PhD
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Mathieu Nelessen
Chief Executive Officer
Steering Committee
Cross-Cutting Research Committee

Chair
Tova Ronis, MD
Children’s National Health System

Vice Chair
Peter Chira, MD
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Early Investigators

Chair
Jordan Roberts, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair
Erin Treemarcki, DO
University of Utah
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)

Chair
Susan Kim, MD, MMSc
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair
Stacey Tarvin, MD
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

Chair
Marinka Twilt, MD, PhD
University of Calgary

Vice Chair
Daniel Horton, MD, MSCE
Rutgers University
Pain

Chair
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Vice Chair
Jennifer Weiss, MD
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health
Research Coordinator Network (RCN)

Chair
Joanne Drew, MFA
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair
Logan Lentini
University of Florida
Fellows Sub-Committee

Co-Chair
Esraa Eloseily, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center

Co-Chair
McKenzie Vater, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Chair
Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE
Hospital for Sick Children

Vice Chair
Laura Lewandowski, MS, MD
National Institutes of Health*
*Dr. Lewandowski will be serving in her personal capacity
Small Centers

Chair
Sheetal Vora, MD
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority D/b/a Atrium Health

Vice Chair
Kathryn Phillippi-Cook, DO
Akron Children’s Hospital
Rare Disease Committee

Chair
Eveline Wu, MD
University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair
Jessica Bloom, MD, MSCS
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Translational Research and Technology Committee (TRTC)

Chair
Lauren Henderson, MD, MSSc
Boston Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair
Anna Patrick, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
CARRA Staff Information

Senior Director of Research Operations
Leslie Hanrahan

Director of Communications & Engagement
Kelly Mieszkalski, MA

Director of Partnerships & Patient Engagement
Vincent Del Gaizo

Associate Director of Research Operations
Karin Tse, MPH

Director of Finance and Administration
Stephen Witte

Director of Development
Steve Spinner

Grants Manager
Marcia Smith, DBA, MBA

Administrative Assistant
Ashley Hall

Database Administrator
Andy Rosado

Research Manager
Alyssia Parsons, MS

Executive Assistant
Bailey Parker