Board of Directors
*Denotes Executive Committee member
Christy Sandborg, MD
Board Chair
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Stanford University
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD *
President
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Bethesda, Maryland
*Dr. Colbert serves in his personal capacity
Stacy Ardoin, MD*
Vice President
Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jay Mehta, MD, MS*
Treasurer
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Emily von Scheven, MD, MAS*
Past President
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
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD
Chair
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Bethesda, Maryland
Stacy Ardoin, MD
Chair
Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Tova Ronis, MD
Children’s National Health System
Jordan Roberts, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Susan Kim, MD, MMSc
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Marinka Twilt, MD, PhD
University of Calgary
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Joanne Drew, MFA, CCRP
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Esraa Eloseily, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE
Hospital for Sick Children
Sheetal Vora, MD
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority D/b/a Atrium Health
Eveline Wu, MD
University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Lauren Henderson, MD, MSSc
Boston Children’s Hospital
Research & Leadership Development Forum (RLDF)
Daniel Horton, MD, MSCE
Chair
Rutgers University
Kaveh Ardalan, MD, MS
Duke Children’s Health Center
Jessica Bloom, MD, MSCS
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Peter Chira, MD, MS
University of Utah Health
Joanne Drew, MFA, CCRP
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Committees
Cross-Cutting Research Committee
Tova Ronis, MD
Chair
Children’s National Health System
Peter Chira, MD, MS
Vice Chair
University of Utah Health
Early Investigators
Jordan Roberts, MD
Chair
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Erin Treemarcki, DO
Vice Chair
University of Utah
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
Susan Kim, MD, MMSc
Chair
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Stacey Tarvin, MD
Vice Chair
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Marinka Twilt, MD, PhD
Chair
University of Calgary
Daniel Horton, MD, MSCE
Vice Chair
Rutgers University
Pain
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Chair
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jennifer Weiss, MD
Vice Chair
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health
Research Coordinator Network (RCN)
Joanne Drew, MFA, CCRP
Chair
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Logan Lentini
Vice Chair
University of Florida
Fellows Sub-Committee
Esraa Eloseily, MD
Co-Chair
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
McKenzie Vater, MD
Co-Chair
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE
Chair
Hospital for Sick Children
Laura Lewandowski, MS, MD
Vice Chair
National Institutes of Health*
*Dr. Lewandowski will be serving in her personal capacity
Small Centers
Sheetal Vora, MD
Chair
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority D/b/a Atrium Health
Kathryn Phillippi-Cook, DO
Vice Chair
Akron Children’s Hospital
Rare Disease Committee
Eveline Wu, MD
Chair
University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Jessica Bloom, MD, MSCS
Vice Chair
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Translational Research and Technology Committee (TRTC)
Lauren Henderson, MD, MSSc
Chair
Boston Children’s Hospital
Anna Patrick, MD, PhD
Vice Chair
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
CARRA Staff
Leslie Hanrahan
Senior Director of Research Operations
Stephen Witte
Director of Finance and Administration
Steve Spinner
Director of Development
Vincent Del Gaizo
Director of Partnerships & Patient Engagement
Erin Moriarty Wade
Director of Communications & Marketing
Karin Tse Park, MPH
Associate Director of Research Operations
Emily Klein
Senior Research Manager,
Grants & Awards
Alyssia Parsons, MS
Research Manager
Andy Rosado
Database Administrator
Bailey Parker
Membership Coordinator & Executive Assistant
Hanna Ho
Research Coordinator
Kelly Mieszkalski, MA
Annual Scientific Meeting Consultant