ARP Executive Committee
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
Becki Cleveland, PhD
ARP President
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Term: 2025–2026
Adam Goode, PhD, PT, DPT
ARP Immediate Past President
Duke University
Durham, NC
Term: 2025-2026
Kaleb Michaud, PhD
ARP President-Elect
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Term: 2025–2026
Kimberly Steinbarger, DHSc, MHS, PT
ARP Secretary
Husson University
Bangor, ME
Term: 2025-2026
Victoria Merrell, PA-C, MPT
Committee on Government Affairs Liaison
Kaplan Maclean Rheumatology
Encinitas, CA
Term: 2024–2026
Christine Pellegrini, PhD
Committee on Research Liaison
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Term: 2024–2026
Talitha Black, MA, OT
Member-at-Large
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Term: 2025–2027
Annelle Reed, CPNP, MSN
Member-at-Large Finance
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Term: 2025–2027
Stephen Moore, PhD
Member-at-Large
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Term: 2025–2026
Shelby Jones, APRN, MSN, NP
eLearning Subcommittee Chair
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Term: 2025–2027
Katharine McCarthy, PharmD
Interprofessional Practice & Management Chair
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Term: 2025–2027
Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas, MA, MS
Annual Meeting Planning Subcommittee Chair
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Term: 2025–2027
Anne Bass, MD
ACR Invited Guest
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Term: 2025–2026
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