Board and Team – RareRising.org

Meet Our Team and Advisors

RareRising is grateful to have the input of an amazing team who bring their subject expertise and personal passion to the organization.
(Last updated January 2026)

Tahra Anglade, MS
Research Advisor

Michael Birmingham, MBA
Strategist

Mousumi Bose, PhD
Principal Investigator & Advisor

Tara Britt
Policy Advisor

Elisa Callejas Dominguez
Program Advisor

Abhirami Coimbatore Gowrisankar
Advisor

Kimberly Haugstad, MBA
CEO & Co-founder

Swapna Kakani
Advocacy Advisor

Anna Landseadel
Communications Director

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James Romano
Policy Advisor

Anna Schon, MSc
Genetic Counselor Advisor

Jessica Shiles, MSc
Genetic Counselor Advisor

Meet Our Board Members

(Last updated January 2026)

Mousumi Bose, PhD
Board Member

Kimberly Haugstad, MBA
CEO & Co-founder

Gabriela Prudencio, MBA
Board Member

Kimberly Ramseur, JD, MPH
Board Member

Fernando Sanchez, PhD
Board Member

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