About Us

The LFA is leading efforts to find the cure for lupus and help people who are affected by the disease.

About Us

Welcome to the Lupus Foundation of America, DC/MD/VA Chapter (LFA-DC/MD/VA). 
 
Our Mission:  We are dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing support and services to all people affected by lupus.
 
Our chapter provides services in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Central and Northern Virginia. We offer current information, education programs, support groups, and personalized help with the questions that arise for those living with lupus and their family and friends.  We also support research and promote lupus awareness. 
 
Our Vision: Our vision is a world without lupus.
 
Contact Us:
 
Main Office
LFA, DC/MD/VA Chapter
2000 L Street NW - Suite 732
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-349-1167 or Toll-free in DC, VA, MD, WV: 888-349-1167

Fax: 202-223-1970
Email:
info@lupusgw.org
You can also fill out our online contact us form and we will get back to you.
 
Our office is open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 
Baltimore Office
110 Painters Mill Rd, Suite 5
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: 410-363-3560 or Toll-free in DC, VA, MD, WV: 888-349-1167
Fax: 410-363-3812
 
 
What We Do: Want to learn what LFA, DC/MD/VA is all about?


Staff Members

Penelope C. Fletcher
President and CEO
202-349-1173
pfletcher@lupusdmv.org 

 
Ronnie Beale
Richmond Representative
 
Eva Gaskins
Health Fair/Volunteer Coordinator
*Contact for Health Fairs and Lupus Awareness Materials

Jessica Gilbart
Director of Patient Services
410-337-9000
 
Petra Harvey
Executive Assistant
202-349-1168
pharvey@lupusdmv.org
 
Kassandra Kearse
Development Manager
202-212-6760
kkearse@lupusdmv.org
 
Diana Lai
202-212-6767
 
Samantha Kumar
Patient Services Coordinator

202-212-6761
patientservices@lupusdmv.org
  
Miranda Sutton
Baltimore Office Manager
410-337-9000


LFA, DC/MD/VA Board of Directors 2010

Marguerete Luter, Chair
The Process Pro
 
Elizabeth Murphy, Vice Chair
Datatel, Inc.
 
Bronte Jones, Treasurer
St. John's College
 
Ted. R. Mannen, J.D., Secretary
ContentHealth LLC
 
Coleen Bertsch, R.N., M.S.N.
 
Ted Davies
Unisys Corporation
 
Mitchell DeKoven
IMS Health

Lynne C. Kaye
Unison Advisory Group
 
Patrice Kelly
Sprint
 
Stephanie Laumann
Aquent

Tutu K. Lawal
Protiviti Consulting

Stephanie L. Lyons
BAE Systems
 
Romanita Matta-Barrera
Fluent Strategy Group

Lynn McKinley-Grant, M.D.
Georgetown University Hospital
 
Richard J. Watson
RJW Business Interiors, Inc.

Arthur Weinstein, M.D., FACP, FACR
Washington Hospital Center

Medical Scientific Advisory Council 2010

Arthur Weinstein, M.D., Chair
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
 
Christopher Collins, M.D., Vice Chair
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
 
Lenore Buckley, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, VA
 
Kathleen Coyle, M.D.
Food and Drug Administration
Washington, DC
 
Rodolfo V. Curiel, M.D.
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
 
Paul J. DeMarco, M.D.
Washington, DC
 
Mark F. Gourley, M.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
 
Gabor G. Illei, M.D., PhD., MHS
NIDCR, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Lawrence Jung, M.D.
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

James D. Katz, M.D.
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
 
Phillip Kempf, M.D.
Arlington, VA
 
Lynn McKinley-Grant, M.D.
Georgetown University Hospital

Washington, DC
 
Phong Q. Nguyen, M.D.
Fairfax, Virginia
 
Donald E. Thomas, M.D.
Arthritis and Pain Associates of Prince George's County
Greenbelt, MD
 
Sean A. Whelton, M.D.
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC


Founder
Benedicta Monsen 
 
 
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