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
Kaveh Ardalan, MD, MS
Duke University
Vice Chair
Sabrina Gmuca, MD, MSCE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Sara Patrizi, DO
Stanford University
Co-Chair
Laura Nedorezov, MD, MSc
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital 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
Grant Schulert, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
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
Manager, Finance & Administration
Stephen Witte
Grants Manager
Marcia Smith, DBA, MBA
Executive Assistant
Jessica Parada
Administrative Assistant
Ashley Hall