As Acting President and Chief Operating Officer of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc (SCDAA), I welcome the opportunity to work with its staff, member organizations and the many constituents who so willingly serve to support SCDAA in achieving our common strategic goals and objectives.  SCDAA is committed to leveraging its strengths and opportunities while addressing the threats and challenges to its mission and vision.  SCDAA maintains its unfaltering focus on:

• Patient Care and Service to increase access to qualified health care and medical facilities as well as services for all individuals with sickle cell disease and related conditions.
   

• Education and Research to promote education and research to increase public awareness and find a cure for sickle cell disease.
   

• Member Organization to support its member organizations in the local services and resources that they provide to the communities they serve and enhance their delivery through heightened technical assistance and business development.
   

• Legislative Strategy to increase awareness of Congressional Champions to authorize and fund national Sickle Cell Disease programs.

We have begun a nationwide executive search for a national leader to continue the strategic direction and policy development already underway at SCDAA.  Our Acting Board Chair, Duane N. Bruce, J.D., LL.M., and the SCDAA Board of Directors would like to thank you in advance for your unwavering support during our transition.   Together we will “Break the Sickle Cycle.” 

Sincerely,

Elizabeth B. Simpson

Ms. Simpson’s full bio can be read here