Board of Directors
*Denotes Executive Committee member
Christy Sandborg, MD
Board Chair
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Stanford University
Stacy Ardoin, MD*
President
Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jay Mehta, MD, MS*
Vice President
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Aimee Hersh, MD*
Treasurer
Pediatric Rheumatologist, University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children’s Hospital
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD*^
Past President
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Bethesda, Maryland
^Dr. Colbert serves in his personal capacity
Robert Fuhlbrigge, MD, PhD
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Rick Goulburn, MBA
Retired Executive Vice President, Vifor Pharma
Mathieu Nelessen
Chief Executive Officer
Harry Saal, PhD
Retrotope, Inc.
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
Carol Wallace, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
Leigh White, JD
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
Stacy Ardoin, MD
Chair
Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jay Mehta, MD, MS
Vice Chair
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Joanne Drew, MFA, CCRP
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Lauren Henderson, MD, MSSc
Boston Children’s Hospital
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Susan Kim, MD, MMSc
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Laura Lewandowski, MD, MS^
National Institutes of Health
^Dr. Lewandowski serves in her personal capacity
Jordan Roberts, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Tova Ronis, MD
Children’s National Health System
Marinka Twilt, MD, PhD
University of Calgary
Sheetal Vora, MD
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority D/b/a Atrium Health
Eveline Wu, MD
University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Research & Leadership Development Forum (RLDF)
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
Kaveh Ardalan, MD, MS
Vice Chair
Duke Children’s Health Center
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
Sabrina Gmuca, MD
Vice Chair
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Coordinator Network (RCN)
Joanne Drew, MFA, CCRP
Chair
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Logan Lentini
Vice Chair
University of Florida
Fellows Sub-Committee
Acela Rosado, MD
Co-Chair
Penn State Health
Ivanna Stojkic, MD
Co-Chair
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Laura Lewandowski, MD, MS^
Chair
National Institutes of Health
^Dr. Lewandowski serves in her personal capacity
Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD
Vice Chair
Duke University
Small Centers
Sheetal Vora, MD
Chair
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority D/b/a Atrium Health
Daniel Glaser, MD
Vice Chair
Yale School of Medicine
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
DEIA Committee
Giya Harry, MD, MPH, MSc
Chair
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Joyce Chang, MD, MSCE
Vice Chair
Boston Children’s Hospital
CTP Committee
Emily Von Scheven, MD, MAS
Chair
Pediatric Rheumatologist, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Stacey Tarvin, MD
Vice Chair
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University
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