Dina Marie Inverso is the Head of Reimbursement and Patient Engagement Strategies at CSL Behring. In this role, she is currently focused on leading a strategic center of excellence which includes programs and support that ensure access and education to CSL therapies for rare and orphan diseases. Dina has more than 20 years of diverse healthcare experience. Prior to joining CSL Behring, Dina served as US Franchise Leader for Merck’s Oncology Business, additional roles included positions as Senior Director of Oncology Marketing, and pivotal roles in Economic Affairs and Reimbursement. Dina holds an MBA in Marketing from the Haub School of Business ,a B.S. in Microbiology, and worked as clinical cytogeneticist. She has extensive experience in Patient Assistance, Reimbursement, Market Access, Marketing and Commercialization Strategies.

Emily Lemiska lives with pain due to a rare congenital defect known as Klippel-Feil syndrome. She first became involved with U.S. Pain Foundation as an INvisible Project magazine featured participant in 2015 and officially joined the staff in 2016 as Associate Director of State Advocacy. In 2017, she moved into a new role as Director of Communications. In this position, she coordinates the organization's newsletter, social media, and web content, as well as its educational materials and PEP Talk webinar series. She also has spoken out about patient issues at key forums, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food & Drug Administration, the Connecticut State House, and others

Prior to U.S. Pain, Emily worked as a freelance writer and editor and earlier on, in Public Affairs and Communications at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she focused on quality and safety, community health, and health care disparities. Outside of her current efforts with U.S. Pain, Emily serves as associate director of a small patient support organization, Klippel-Feil Syndrome Freedom. She sometimes writes essays about managing her health, and has been published in Pain Pathways, Folks magazine, Blast magazine, and Bustle.

Harvey Littman leads Capital BlueCross’ finance, actuarial, corporate tax, and sourcing departments. With more than 30 years of experience, he has held executive leadership positions at national and regional health plans including Scott & White Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. His areas of expertise include financial management, acquisitions, and healthcare analytics. Harvey serves as treasurer of the board of directors for Hamilton Health in Harrisburg and on the executive leadership team for the Heart Ball for the American Heart Association of Greater Harrisburg.

Michele Rhee was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 20 while a junior in college, which led to the diagnosis of a life-threatening rare disease the next year. Unlike many others diagnosed with cancer or a life-threatening rare disease, Michele was lucky enough to have effective treatments and chose to dedicate her career to helping other patients who did not have the same luck. At the time, she had never heard of patient advocacy, but today, she is a patient advocate by profession and passion. Michele is Head of Patient Affairs at Enzyvant, a founding Board member of Costs of Care, and a Sambassador for the Samfund.