Campaign Leadership

REF Board of Directors
Campaign Cabinet
Leadership Council - Ambassadors
Leadership Council - Diplomats
Advisory Board
Volunteer Leadership Opportunities

REF Board of Directors

E. William St.Clair, MD, President
David I. Daikh, MD, PhD, Vice President
James R. O'Dell, MD, Secretary
Audrey Uknis, MD, Treasurer
Abby Abelson, MD, ACR Workforce and Training Representative
Leigh Callahan, PhD, Member-At-Large
Robert A. Colbert, MD, PhD, ACR Research Representative
Gary S. Firestein, MD, Member-At-Large
V. Michael Holers, MD, Member-At-Large
Emily Isaacs, MD, Member-At-Large
Maura Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH, ARHP Representative
David R. Karp, MD, PhD, Scientific Advisory Council Chair
Michele Barrett Oshman, IRT Representative
Stephen A. Paget, MD, Development Advisory Council Chair
Gregg Silverman, MD, Member-At-Large
Katherine S. Upchurch, MD, Member-At-Large

Ex Officio Members:
Stanley B. Cohen, MD, ACR President
David Borenstein, MD, ACR President-Elect
Stuart S. Kassan, MD, Within Our Reach Leadership Council Representative

Within Our Reach Campaign Cabinet

Stanley B. Cohen, MD
St. Paul University Hospital
Dallas, Texas
Chair, Industry & Foundations Division

E. William St.Clair, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, N.C.
President, REF Board of Directors

Stuart S. Kassan, MD
Colorado Arthritis Associates
Denver, Colo.
Chair, Leadership Council Division

Jeffrey G. Lawson, MD
Piedmont Arthritis Clinic
Greenville, S.C.
Chair, Membership Division

James R. O’Dell, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Neb.
Chair, Patient Division

Stephen A. Paget, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, N.Y.
Chair, Development Advisory Council

Michael E. Weinblatt, MD
Bringham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Mass.
Chair, Volunteer Leadership Division

Leadership Council

Key volunteers nationwide, consisting primarily of practicing rheumatologists, serve on the Within Our Reach Leadership Council as Ambassadors and Diplomats. The Leadership Council steers the campaign towards remarkable progress and lays the foundation for a successful conclusion.

Within Our Reach Campaign Leadership Council - Ambassadors

William J. Arnold, MD Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Morton Grove, Ill.	Jeffrey G. Lawson, MD Piedmont Arthritis Clinic Greenville, S.C.
Alfonso E. Bello, MD Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Glenview, Ill.	Robert D. Leff, MD Duluth Clinic – Dept. of Rheumatology Duluth, Minn.
Melvin C. Britton, MD (Retired) Palo Alto Medical Clinic Palo Alto, Calif.	John and Betsy McLinden Winnetka, Ill.
Alan W. Friedman, MD Houston, Texas	Steven S. Overman, MD, MPH The Seattle Arthritis Clinic Seattle, Wash.
Norman B. Gaylis, MD Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Aventura, Fla.	Louise F. Pinter Columbus, Ga.
John A. Goldman, MD Rheumatology – Emory University Atlanta, Ga.	Barry M. Schimmer, MD Pennsylvania Rheumatology Associates PC Philadelphia, Pa.
Joel M. Hirschberg, MD Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Center Rancho Mirage, Calif.	Larry J. Silverman, MD West Bloomfield, Mich.
Emily M. Isaacs, MD Fort Worth Clinic PA Fort Worth, Texas	John R.P.Tesser, MD Arizona Arthritis Rheumatology Associates Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Stuart S. Kassan, MD Colorado Arthritis Associates Denver, Colo.	Robert J. Tierney, MD Park Nicollet Medical Center St. Louis Park, Minn.
Joel M. Kremer, MD The Center for Rheumatology Albany, N.Y.	Katherine S. Upchurch, MD UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, Mass.

Within Our Reach Campaign Leadership Council - Diplomats

Herbert S. Baraf, MD Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates Wheaton, MD	Thomas M. Kovaleski, MD Arkansas Arthritis Clinic Little Rock, AR
Paul B. Brown, MD, PhD Seattle, WA	Catherine N. Kowal, MD Naples, FL
Mr. Steven Cohen Evergreen, CO	Joseph P. Laukaitis, MD Washington, DC
Douglas C. Conaway, MD Carolina Health Specialists Myrtle Beach, SC	Mark W. Layton, MD Olympia Arthritis Clinic Olympia, WA
Steven M. Croft, MD Delray Beach, FL
Gina DelGiudice, MD Lawrenceville, NJ	Chris R. Morris, MD Arthritis Associates Kingsport, TN
Robert E. Ettlinger, MD Cedar Medical Center Tacoma, WA	William R. Palmer, MD Westroads Medical Group Omaha, NE
Timothy Gensler, MD Denver Arthritis Clinic Denver, CO	P. Scott Pollock, MD Seattle, WA
Gary V. Gordon, MD Wynnewood, PA	Wayne G. Riskin, MD Hollywood, FL
Gurjit S. Kaeley, MBBS, MRCP Harbor Rheum DBA ROAD Clinic Lakewood, WA	Raymond Scalettar, MD George Washington University Medical Center Washington, DC
Fred G. Kantrowitz, MD Brookline, MA	Christopher J. Scola, MD UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA
Jonathan Kay, MD Boston, MA	Stephen R. Shaul, MD Yakima, WA
Irene S. Kazmers, MD Harbor Arthritis Clinic Petoskey, MI	Joseph G. Skender, MD Bingham Farms, MI
Phillip W. Kempf, MD Arthritis Clinic of North Virginia PC Arlington, VA	Robert Spiera, MD Park Nicollet Medical Center New York, NY
Howard M. Kenney, MD Arthritis Northwest Spokane, WA	Eric M. Westerman, DO Colorado Arthritis Center PC Englewood, CO

Within Our Reach Advisory Board

The Within Our Reach Advisory Board exists to provide a forum for interaction between stakeholders—donors of merit, scientific investigators and REF leadership—and to provide an opportunity for them to gain an appreciation for the importance of their financial support of the campaign. The Advisory Board meets annually to receive updates on Within Our Reach research progress.