Your Team

We have a passionate team, dedicated to improving the lives of people with arthritis:

Seth D. Ginsberg, BSc

President, GHLF

Louis Tharp

Executive Director

Shilpa Venkatachalam,PhD
Chief Patient Centered Research and Ethical Oversight Officer

Joseph M. Coe, MPA
Chief Value, Growth, and Therapeutic Solutions Officer, Country Manager, Canada

David Curtis
Chief Technology Officer

Laurie Ferguson, PhD

Director, Education Development

Steven Newmark
Chief Policy and Legal Officer

Kelly Gavigan, MPH
Chief, Data and Analytics Officer

Robert Popovian, PharmD, MS
Chief Science Policy Officer

Anne M. Sydor, PhD
Director, Research Development

Jim Bumgardner, MFA
Treasurer, Secretary and Director, Arts Outreach

Zoe Rothblatt, MPH
Director, Community Outreach

Corey Greenblatt, MPH
Director, State Policy and Advocacy

Susan Jara
Director, Patient Education

James Dybisz
Associate Director of Technology

Sarah R. Shaw
Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Laura Stradford, MPH
Associate Director, Patient Centered Research and Epidemiology

Ryan Johnson
Senior Manager, Finance and Administration

Eric Stone, MA
Associate Director, Learning Experience Design

Barbara Boyd-Floering

Patient Care Manager

Whelton Virshup CreakyJoints Arthritis Clinic

Ben Blanc, MS
Associate Director, Digital Production and Engagement

Angela Degrassi
Senior Manager, Patient Centered Research Operations and Engagement.

JP Summers
Senior Patient Advocate, Community Outreach Manager

Santiago Munoz Perez
Manager, Technology and Community Outreach

Shelley Fritz
Patient-Centered Engagement and Insights Manager