CUREARS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Social Media Director / Board Member

Amy Armahizer is the Social Media Director for CureARS. She is currently a graduate student at Montclair State University majoring in Public and Organizational Relations with a focus in Social Media Marketing. She has worked in a number of different roles in social media management and nonprofit fundraising throughout her career, and looks forward to marketing for CureARS as we grow.

Job Titles:

• Board Director
• CEO
• Co - Founder

Ashley Rowland is a co-founder for CureARS. She has a bachelor's degree in biology & psychology from Rutgers University. She has worked in Clinical Research within the pharmaceutical industry since 2008 in various project management roles. After her daughter, Aubrie was diagnosed with Leukoencephalopathy with Ovarian Failure (LKENP) from AARS2 mutation, she made it her mission in life to raise awareness and raise money for research for the mitochondrial ARS genes with the ultimate goal to save her daughter's life and other individuals affected by these genes.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Secretary

Kevin Anderson Jr. is the secretary for CureARS. He has a background in pharmaceuticals within a number of different supply chain management roles since 2019.

Job Titles:

• Business Advisor
• Member of the Board

Tram Thompson is a business advisor and a board member of CureARS. She received her Master's of Social Work from Rutgers University and is an LCSW. She has a background in providing therapy for children and adolescents. In the last several years, she has shifted her focus to starting her own family and managing her family's business, an experience that has tested her patience and humbled her. She hopes to use her experience to support CureARS.