Patient Advisory Committee

The charge of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance Patient Advisory Committee (PeDRA-PtAC) is to inject the perspectives and priorities of patients and parents into PeDRA’s research activities, and to identify high-priority, cross-disease studies to be pursued by PeDRA investigators.

Updated October 21, 2026

Julia Terrell
Chair

Sturge-Weber Syndrome community


Jennifer Austin

GlobalSkin


Callista Brand

Hidradenitis Suppurativa community


Karen Camp

Psoriasis community


Anne Davis, PsyD

Epidermolysis Bullosa community


Mary Fete

Ectodermal Dysplasias community


Lauren Isbell

Congenital Melanocytic Nevi community


Whitney Pacheco

PHACE Syndrome Community


Sarah Pry

Eczema community


Celia Rivera

Vitiligo community


Mack Rottenberg

Scleroderma community


Mariana dos Santos

Eczema community


Jan Schwartz

Pachyonychia Congenita community


Andrea Smith

Melanoma community


Francesca Tenconi, MBA

Children’s Skin Disease Foundation


Meredith Weiss, JD

Gorlin Syndrome community


Kristen Wheeden, DrPH, MBA

Porphyrias community


Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD

Studies Committee Liaison


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