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 rare diseases. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your RareDisease.net team below.

The RareDisease.net Team

Jacqueline Gottlob

Before joining Health Union, Jacqueline worked in community relations for Pennsylvania's largest managed care health plan. There, her work focused on improving access to healthcare services and addressing social determinants of health. She holds a master's degree in public health from Drexel University and a Bachelor's degree in Health Behavior Science from the University of Delaware. Now, she is passionate about providing relevant, thoughtful, and accessible healthcare information to online communities to improve health outcomes and overall well-being.

Corene Pettit

Corene holds a BA in healthcare administration from George Fox University. Before joining Health Union, she spent 5 years working with the National Psoriasis Foundation as an outreach manager and podcast host. She is passionate about serving marginalized populations in the healthcare field and generating community. When not working, you can usually find her cycling, curled up with a good book, or out exploring nature with her husband and 3 boys.

Meet our RareDisease.net Community Health Leaders
Meet our Editorial Team
Meet our Medical Review Board

Community Team

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