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 neuromyelitis optical. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your Neuromyelitis-Optica.net team below.

The Neuromyelitis-Optica.net Team

Jaclyn Gallagher

Jaclyn earned her B.A. in Psychology at Bloomsburg University. Jaclyn has spent her post-college years working first in the workers comp insurance field, and more recently in clinical trials. She is passionate about books and travel, and using these as tools to connect with others both locally and globally. You will find Jaclyn (on a sunny day) taking a long walk to grab a coffee or browse a thrift shop, or (on a rainy day) binging her latest Netflix obsession.

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Samuel Taylor

Samuel holds a BA in medical anthropology from California State University San Marcos. Prior to joining HU, he worked as a community moderator and advocate for several HU communities. Finding passion in the value of unionization and collaborative organization, he aspires to build communities that support patients and reduce the weight they bear in contemporary healthcare systems.

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Community Team

Kate Abernethy
Joanna Bodner
Michael Boren
Minel Cannucciari
Anthony Carrone
Julie Croner
Ilana Jacqueline
Patty Day
Rachel DiStefano
Kelsey Ford
Gabby Formica
Bridget Gawinowicz
Courtney Getty
Jac Gottlob
Liz Green
Reggie Hall
Matt Harrison
Sara Hayes
Colleen Heavens
Kayleigh Hill
Kailah Holmes
Audrey Innerst
Pam Jajko
Amanda Jones
Laura Kompanik
Kyler Koons
Danielle Kraft
Jess Lipkin
Jake Maxwell
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Megan Norton
Torie Pappas
Corene Pettit
Amna Rizvi
Misty Roussa
Lauren Ruffalo
Sam Sarube
Abby Schmidt
Kathy Smyser
Alexa Vecchione
Sarah Wallin
Kristine Zerkowski
Brian Zimorowicz

Community Experience Coordinators

Melissa Arnold
Chelley Avicolli
Jill Brodie
Julie Byers
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Jessica Hall
Doreen Hribar
Beth Huffman
Latoya Juniel
Christine Laaksonen
Cody Leach
Jake Maxwell
Katherine Moakes
Lauren Mullin
Debra Philip
Erin Rush
Erin Tirney