Objectives:
  • Serve as a focus for the education of its’ members and the practices they serve
  • Serve as a conduit for communication with and through any organization providing rheumatologic needs
  • Through the education, support and mentoring activities of its’ manager members, enhance patient access to affordable, efficient rheumatologic care; and to enhance each members’ ability to provide such care in his/her practice
  • Function as a voice for rheumatology managers
  • Provide a forum for members to network with others whose knowledge base compliments and/or enhances their own
  • Serve as a liaison between members who have special areas of expertise in practice management, and those individuals/practices who are searching for this type of expertise, especially as it pertains to rheumatology
  • Enhance rheumatology advocacy efforts
Board Members:

Marji Collings, President
Premier Healthcare Associates, Inc
Richmond, VA

Linda Merritt, RMM, Vice-President
Arthritis Specialists
Practice Manager  
Utica, NY  

Sherry Holt, At Large Member
Internal Medicine & Rheumatology Associates, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri

Christine Mann, At-Large Member
Buffalo Rheumatology
Orchard Park, NY

David M. Rothhaas, Secretary
David R. Mandel, MD, Inc
Practice Administrator
Mayfield Village, OH

Ethel Owens, At-Large Member
Administrator
Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates
West Palm Beach, FL
Lynette Byrnes, At-Large Member
Rheumatology Associates of Long Island
Practice Administrator
Smithtown, NY
Donnie Craig, CMOM, At-Large Member
Martin Berry, MD, Inc
Practice Manager
Bakersfield, CA
  Karen Grace, At-Large Member
Arthritic Clinic
Administrator
Jackson, TN
Reuben Allen, CSRO Liaison
Allen Consulting
Wilmington, NC
Tammala Bulger, Administrative Director