Community Team

Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who bring you engaging, accurate information about living with axial spondyloarthritis. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your AxialSpondyloarthritis.net team below.

The AxialSpondyloarthritis.net Team

Bridget Gawinowicz

Bridget received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Drexel University and uses her experience in chronic disease management and smoking cessation counseling to help empower patients living with illness. Before joining Health Union, she created patient education materials that made health information accessible to patients of all literacy levels. She believes that patients are the most important part of the healthcare team and that empowering them will undoubtedly lead to better health outcomes.

Jess Lipkin

Jess holds a master's of public health degree from Drexel University and a bachelor's in psychology and criminal justice from the University of Delaware. Before joining HU, she spent 6 years doing substance use research at PHMC. Jess is also the cofounder and president of PA DanceSafe, a nonprofit organization that promotes health and safety in the nightlife community. She is passionate about harm reduction and is an advocate for evidence-based drug policy and education. She lives in Philadelphia with her partner and 2 cats, and loves going to music festivals and concerts.

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Community Team

Kate Abernethy
Heather Azarewicz
Amrita Bhowmick
Joanna Bodner
Michael Boren
Mark Butler
Minel Cannucciari
Oriana Cardin
Anthony Carrone
Sarah Coff
Samantha Costa
Julie Croner
Alyssa Davis
Patty Day
Amanda De Leo
Rachel DiStefano
Kayla Drake
Allison Echols
Gabby Formica
Christine Fortin
Jaclyn Gallagher
Bridget Gawinowicz
Courtney Getty
Jacqueline Gottlob
Sophie Gordon
Liz Green
Chris Hall
Reggie Hall
Crystal Harper
Matt Harrison
Sara Hayes
Colleen Heavens
Kayleigh Hill
Kailah Holmes
Angie Hott
Jacqueline Howard
Audrey Innerst
Ilana Jacqueline
Pam Jajko
Marcia Kavulich
Laura Kompanik
Kyler Koons
Danielle Kraft
Alexis Lander
Jess Lipkin
Emily Lux
Jake Maxwell
Alex McCormack
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Kelly Miller
Kelsey Midgett
Pamela Munnelly
Rackel Nderi
Megan Norton
Laura O’Bar
Olivia Ondracek
Torie Pappas
Corene Pettit
Ashley Plaster
Amna Rizvi
Carolyn Rotella
Misty Roussa
Lauren Ruffalo
Sam Sarube
Abby Schmidt
Elizabeth Sexton
Kathy Smyser
Kaitlyn Sutton
Samuel Taylor
Margot Tishberg
Alexa Vecchione
Sarah Wallin
Kristine Zerkowski
Brian Zimorowicz

Community Experience Coordinators

Melissa Arnold
Jill Brodie
Kimberly Broughal
Julie Byers
Allyson Ellis
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Jessica Hall
Christina Hegarty
Doreen Hribar
Beth Huffman
Latoya Juniel
Aron Korashan
Christine Laaksonen
Cody Leach
Kim Malary
Lauren Mullin
Erin Rush
Erin Tirney