ARP Executive Committee
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The Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP), a division of the ACR, exists to equip rheumatology health professionals with the tools you need to provide quality care for patients with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. See the members of the ARP Executive Committee below.
Staff Contact: Janell Martin
Meet the ARP Executive Committee
Adam Goode, PhD, PT, DPT
President
Duke University
Durham, NC
Term: 2024–2025
Aileen Ledingham, PT, MS, PhD
ARP Immediate Past President
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Term: 2024–2025
Becki Cleveland, PhD
ARP President-Elect
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Term: 2024–2025
Kaleb Michaud, PhD
Secretary
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Term: 2024–2025
Yvonne Golightly, MS, PhD, PT
Member-at-Large
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Term: 2023–2025
Jun Chu, APRN, CRNP
Member-at-Large
NIAMS/NIH
Bethesda, MD
Term: 2024–2025
Adena Batterman, LCSW, MSW
eLearning Subcommittee Chair
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Term: 2024–2025
Annelle Reed, CPNP, MSN
Interprofessional Practice & Management Chair
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Term: 2023–2025
Jillian Rose-Smith, MPH, PhD, MSW
Member-at-Large Finance
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Term: 2023–2026
Priscilla Calvache, LCSW
Annual Meeting Planning Subcommittee Chair
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Term: 2023–2025
Christine Pellegrini, PhD
Committee on Research Liaison
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Term: 2024–2026
Victoria Merrell, PA-C, MPT
Committee on Government Affairs Liaison
Kaplan Maclean Rheumatology
Encinitas, CA
Term: 2024–2026
Eric Ruderman, MD, FACR
ACR Invited Guest
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Evanston, IL
Term: 2024–2025
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