Campaign Leadership

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

REF Board of Directors

Leslie J. Crofford, MD, President
Walter Barr, MD, Vice President
Stanley B. Cohen, MD, Secretary
David Borenstein, MD, Treasurer
Michael Brenner, MD, Member-At-Large
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, Member-At-Large
David I. Daikh, MD, PhD, ACR Training Representative
Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, Member-At-Large
V. Michael Holers, MD, Member-At-Large
Emily Isaacs, MD Member-At-Large
David R. Karp, MD, PhD, Scientific Advisory Council Chair
Carlos J. Lozada, MD, Member-At-Large
Carol Oatis, PT, PhD, ARHP Representative
Stephen A. Paget, MD, Development Advisory Council Chair
Edward Scheidler, IRT Representative
E. William St. Clair, MD, ACR Research Representative

Ex Officio Members:
David Fox, MD, ACR President
Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, ACR President Elect
Katherine S. Upchurch, MD, RA Leadership Council Representative

Within Our Reach Campaign Cabinet

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

Leslie J. Crofford, MD
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
President, REF Board of Directors

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

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

Katherine S. Upchurch, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA
Chair, Leadership Council Division

Michael E. Weinblatt, MD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
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

Katherine S. Upchurch, MD, Chair UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA	Emily M. Isaacs, MD Fort Worth Clinic PA Fort Worth, TX
Alfonso E. Bello, MD Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Glenview, IL	Stuart S. Kassan, MD Colorado Arthritis Associates Denver, CO
Melvin C. Britton, MD (Retired) Palo Alto Medical Clinic Palo Alto, CA	Joel M. Kremer, MD The Center for Rheumatology Albany, NY
Joseph D. Croft, Jr., MD Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates Chevy Chase, MD	Jeffrey G. Lawson, MD Piedmont Arthritis Clinic Greenville, SC
Alan W. Friedman, MD Houston, TX	Robert D. Leff, MD Duluth Clinic – Dept. of Rheumatology Duluth, MN
Norman B. Gaylis, MD Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Aventura, FL	John and Betsy McLinden Winnetka, IL
John A. Goldman, MD Rheumatology – Emory University Atlanta, GA	Steven S. Overman, MD, MPH The Seattle Arthritis Clinic Seattle, WA
Susan M. Goodman, MD Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY	Barry M. Schimmer, MD Pennsylvania Rheumatology Associates PC Philadelphia, PA
Joel M. Hirschberg, MD Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Center Rancho Mirage, CA	Larry J. Silverman, MD West Bloomfield, MI
Joseph W. Huston, III, MD Arthritis Specialists of Nashville Nashville, TN	John R.P.Tesser, MD Arizona Arthritis Rheumatology Associates Paradise Valley, AZ
Robert J. Tierney, MD Park Nicollet Medical Center St. Louis Park, MN

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	Raymond T. Mirise, MD, FACR Glendale, AZ
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 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.