The Committee on Government Affairs shall concern itself with developing effective liaisons with governmental and nongovernmental research support agencies; shall establish effective liaisons with congressional members and staff; shall establish effective liaison with organizations concerned with public policy aspects of health-care delivery and health-care financing; shall monitor not-for-profit issues of concern to the College and shall organize and establish subcommittees and task forces as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its objectives, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee and Executive Vice President.
Committee Member Time Commitments
- 2 meetings per volunteer year (generally in conjunction with Advocacy Leadership Conference in May and with Advocates for Arthritis in September)
- Monthly conference calls (second Wednesday of the month)
- Periodic work on one-page position papers in groups
Committee Roster
Chair: Elizabeth Solow, MD, Dallas, TX (2022)
Laura Ballenger, MD, Columbus, OH (2023)
Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, Omaha, NE (2021
Ethan Craig, MD, Philadelphia, PA (2021)
Brenda Frie, OT, EdD, CHT, St. Paul, MN (2023)
Robert Jenkins, MD, PhD, Dallas, TX (2021)
Ryan Jessee, MD, Durham, NC (2021)
Mohammad Kamran, MD, Marietta, GA (2023)
Brian Loggins, BA, BS, San Antonio, TX (2022)
Lisa Robbins, RN, BSN, CPNP, Hershey, PA (2021)
Laura Sampson, PA, Skokie, IL (2022)
Amanda Schnell, MD, Birmingham, AL (2022)
Grant Syverson, MD, Fargo, ND (2023)
Howard Yang, MD, Santa Monica, CA (2022)
Louisa Ziglar, MD, Clifton, NY (2022)
S. Sam Lim, MD, MPH, Atlanta, GA (2021) (ACR Board Liaison)
Staff Contact: Adam Cooper