Staff

Amanda began her career as a meeting planner in 2012. She worked with two nonprofit associations in the Washington D.C. metro area, where she managed logistics for large annual scientific conferences. In 2016, she moved to south Florida, officially became a Certified Meeting Professional, and became the Senior Meeting Manager with IPC. Due to COVID-19 and the pause of live meetings in 2020, Amanda additionally began taking on the marketing and communications of IPC. In March of 2022 she was promoted to Associate Director, Marketing, Communications, and Events.  She currently resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Last Updated: Mar 09, 2022

After 15 years working in banking, Michele began work as an Administrative Assistant for a small, medical non-profit in Erie, Pennsylvania in 2011. Having achieved its mission of creating national and global awareness of a potential cancer treatment using radio waves, they closed their doors in 2014 and Michele made the transition to the International Psoriasis Council. Starting as the Administrative Assistant to the CEO, she was promoted to Administrative Coordinator in 2016 and then to the Operations Manager in 2022. Michele has been married for 35 years and has 2 grown children.

Last Updated: Apr 07, 2022

Tina is a senior executive leader with keen and intuitive insight for seeing the big picture and relationship connectivity. She has a proven ability to create and implement multi-dimensional operational and engagement strategies, build robust coalitions and respond effectively to all stakeholders, including industry leaders, government, media, special interest groups and the public. She has over 20 years of senior leadership experience in the public and private sectors, serving most recently as the Assistant Federal Security Director-Mission Support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Oregon. In this role she had responsibility for the business and administrative management functions of TSA for more than 700 employees at five federalized airports throughout the state of Oregon. Tina is a native Oregonian, and lived in Washington, D.C. for 16 years. While in D.C., Tina held a variety of positions on Capitol Hill, at the American Red Cross National Headquarters, a national trade association, a boutique advertising agency, and in the Office of Communications and Congressional Affairs at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

Last Updated: Mar 09, 2022

Whitney Davis began her career in marketing with two back-to-back marketing internships with Writer’s Theater and Ameda Inc., both based in Chicago, Illinois. She was responsible for assisting with social media posts, updating the company’s YouTube channel, and working with Ameda’s medical staff to develop an educational DVD and multiple creative marketing campaigns. Whitney then spent six years working as the Event & Human Resources Coordinator for Victory Wholesale Group, where she began managing and organizing all aspects of their events. Whitney enjoys learning and is proud of her most recent project. She taught herself how to set up a domain, design a website, and optimize content for the web for John Woodruff Productions, a video marketing company. In addition, she speaks Spanish and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater with a Minor in Communications from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. Whitney currently resides in Troy, Ohio, and joined IPC in March 2022 as its Marketing, Events, and Project Coordinator.

Last Updated: Apr 06, 2022

Nicora has worked in the nonprofit sector for 20 years. Since 2007, she has focused her career on healthcare nonprofits, including over 10 years working on psoriasis-related education and outreach programs. Upon completion of her Master of Social Work (MSW), she spent four years at the National Psoriasis Foundation in health education and outreach. From there she spent five years with Legacy Health, a healthcare delivery system in Portland, Oregon, as a Marketing and Health Education Specialist. Prior to her graduate education, Nicora served as a Community Health Volunteer with the Peace Corps, promoting health education at a women's hospital in western Mongolia, and in various other positions with nonprofit organizations. She earned her MSW degree from the University of Washington and currently resides in Bend, Oregon. Nicora joined IPC in November 2015 as the Corporate Relations Coordinator and currently serves as the Director of Programs.

Last Updated: Mar 09, 2022

For 13 years, Maureen worked as the Membership and Marketing Coordinator of a national non-profit based in Lexington, Kentucky. She assisted the organization’s Journal Committee, monitored the renewal of over 2,000 members, and managed the organization’s annual and regional conference exhibit halls. In 2014, she and her husband moved to Florida where she began to work in the healthcare sector. A native of California, Maureen returned in 2019 and started working for one of San Diego’s leading health care systems as a Medical Staff Administrative Assistant. She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky and volunteers three days a week in a ministry work. Maureen joined the IPC in May 2021 as its Education Coordinator.

Last Updated: Mar 09, 2022

Christy brings over 25 years of non-profit management experience in the areas of program development, event management, public relations, marketing and communications, and fundraising. She has served in senior leadership positions with two national non-profit organizations and served as the Executive Director of a local non-profit. Prior to joining IPC, she served in various capacities with the National Psoriasis Foundation including Sr. Director of Education and Outreach where she was responsible for developing and managing education programs for patients and medical professionals, and as Director of Corporate Relations where she raised support for the organization and worked closely with industry to develop outreach programs. Christy joined the International Psoriasis Council in 2009 as a project manager and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2016. She brings to IPC a diverse set of skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for improving the lives of those living with psoriasis. She earned her Bachelor's in Business Administration from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, and currently resides in Santa Rosa, California.

Last Updated: Mar 09, 2022

Professor Peter van de Kerkhof served as head of the department Dermatology at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands, since 1992 and is currently a Professor Emeritus there. He graduated in medicine from the Catholic University of Nijmegen in 1978 and trained in Dermatology at the St. Radboud Hospital, Nijmegen. In 1983 and in 1990 he completed his theses in the faculty of medicine and faculty of sciences resp. Between 1980 and 1984 he completed his training as a dermatologist. Research interests of Professor van de Kerkhof are psoriasis, disorders of keratinization, inflammation and clinical pharmacology of the skin. He has been president of major European Dermatological societies such as European Society of Dermatological Research and European Dermatology Forum. He is member of the editorial board of several international dermatological journals. He is an author or coauthor of more than 600 peer reviewed dermatological journals. He joined the IPC Staff as Chief Medical Officer in July 2018.

Last Updated: Jan 09, 2019