At the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), volunteer leaders play an essential role in achieving the College’s goals in Advancing Rheumatology! This year, 64 new volunteers were appointed to serve on ACR Standing Committees. The College would like to extend a special thank you to these individuals who join other volunteer leaders in making a difference in the field of rheumatology. They will begin serving in their new role in November at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Committee on Communications & Marketing
Luke Barré, MD (2016–2018)
Suleman Bhana, MD (2016–2019)
Paul Sufka, MD (2016–2019)
Marilynn Punaro, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Corporate Relations
Hermine Brunner, MD, MSc, MBA (2016–2019)
Committee on Education
Mara Becker, MD, MSCE (2016–2019)
Alyssa Dufour, MD (2016–2019)
Brian Keroack, MD (2016–2019)
Charles King II, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
Jane Kang, MD, MS (Chair, 2016–2019)
Zineb Aouhab, MD (2016–2019)
Carol Oatis, PT, PhD (2016–2018)
Ed Rose, MD (2016–2019)
Deborah Dyett Desir, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Finance
Flavia Castelino, MD (2016–2017)
Carole Dodge, OT, CHT (2016–2019)
Tim Laing, MD (2016–2019)
Ken Saag, MD (2016–2019)
Committee on Government Affairs
Angus Worthing, MD (Chair, 2016–2019)
Christina Downey, MD (2016–2019)
Kaleb Michaud, PhD (2016–2019)
Victoria Menzies, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC (2016–2019)
Chris Morris, MD (2016–2019)
Roy Sampson, MD (2016–2019)
Zach Wallace, MD (2016–2017)
William Robinson, MD, PhD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Journal Publications
Cecilia Chung, MD, MPH (2016–2019)
Kim Jones, PhD (2016–2019)
David Karp, MD, PhD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Quality of Care
John FitzGerald, MD, PhD, MBA (Chair, 2016–2019)
Aryeh Abeles, MD (2016–2019)
Liron Caplan, MD, PhD (2016–2019)
Lisa Suter, MD (2016–2019)
Zsuzsanna McMahan, MD, MHS (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Registries & Health Information Technology
Christie Bartels, MD, MS (2016–2019)
Ruy Carrasco, MD (2016–2019)
Nadia Morgan, MBBS (2016–2019)
William Harvey, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Research
Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH (2016–2019)
Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD (2016–2017)
Dina Jones, PhD, PT (2016–2019)
Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD (2016–2019)
Gary Firestein, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Rheumatologic Care
Kathy Black, MA (2016–2019)
Srikanth Mukkera, MD (2016–2019)
Chris Phillips, MD (2016–2019)
Virginia Reddy, MD (2016–2019)
Marcus Snow, MD (2016–2019)
Joel Block, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues
Anisha Dua, MD, MPH (2016–2019)
Andres Quiceno, MD (2016–2019)
Gregory Taylor, MSW (2016–2019)
Bruce N. Cronstein, MD (BOD Liaison)
RheumPAC
Nilsa Cruz, BS (2016–2019)
Fotios Koumpouras, MD (2016–2019)
Alexandra Perel-Winkler, MD (2016–2019)
Padmapriya Sivaraman, MD (2016–2019)
Brett Smith, DO (2016–2019)
Jody Hargrove, MD (BOD Liaison)
Committee on Nominations & Appointments
Leigh F. Callahan, PhD (2016–2018)
Polly Ferguson, MD (2016–2018)
Emily Isaacs, MD (2016–2018)
Carlos Lozada, MD (2016–2018)
Elizabeth Shienk, PhD, RN (2016–2017)
The newest members of the ACR Board of Directors—Jody Hargrove, MD; William Harvey, MD; Elizabeth Perkins, MD; William Robinson, MD, PhD; new ACR Secretary, Ellen Gravallese, MD and new ARHP President, Afton Hassett, PsyD—will also assume their new roles at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, after being confirmed by the ACR membership at the annual business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Washington, D.C.
Committee appointments are made each year in conjunction with the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. Most elected terms are for three years beginning at the time of the annual meeting. For more information on short-term volunteer opportunities, please see the Microvolunteering section on the ACR website. The interest form is available year-round. If you are interested in volunteering you may find more information here for 2017.
