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An international voice in rare kidney disease, health equity, and patient advocacy.

20+
Engagements
70K+
Radio Listeners
5+
Years of Advocacy
International
Reach
2026

Legislative Engagement — Georgia State Capitol

Travere Therapeutics | World Kidney Day

Recognized in the Senate Gallery by Senator Kay Kirkpatrick during FSGS Awareness Day resolution announcement.

Advocate & Speaker

National Kidney Foundation – Inaugural Southern Santé Event

Georgia Kidney Champion Award Recipient

Award Recipient
2025

International Society of Glomerular Disease: PARASOL

Current State of Surrogate Outcomes

Panelist

Black Health Matters: What's in Them Genes?

Panel Sponsored by AstraZeneca

Speaker & Panelist

NORD Rare Disease Forum: Living Rare, Living Stronger

Understanding the Importance of Genetics · Georgia Aquarium

June 27, 2025

Featured Speaker

NephCure's Patient Summit

Speaker

AKF's 2025 Kidney Action Week

Is Genetic Testing Right for You?

Panelist

APOL1 Awareness Day Town Hall

Speaker & Advocate

Travere Therapeutics: Play It Forward FSGS Awareness Campaign

Advocate Participant

American Kidney Fund: APOL1 Awareness Day

Advocate Participant
2024

Congressional Black Caucus

Speaker

Maze Therapeutics – Learn & Grow Educational Session

Speaker

Soulivity Today (Southern California Broadcast)

Over 70,000 listeners tuned in

Guest Speaker

NephCure's Rare Kidneys Connect: Atlanta

Panelist

NephCure's Community Event at Ebenezer Baptist Church

Speaker
2023

NephCure Health Equity Conference

Addressing the Unequal Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans

Thanked by Senator Raphael Warnock for advocacy efforts · September 19, 2023

Speaker

American Kidney Fund – First Annual APOL1 Awareness Day

Featured Speaker

American Kidney Fund – Patient Access Initiative

Keynote Speaker

NephCure's First APOL1 Live Webinar

Celebrating APOL1 Awareness

Speaker

NephCure Annual Countdown to a Cure (NYC)

Featured Speaker

NephCure Annual Countdown to a Cure Gala

Speaker

NephCure Webinar – Mental Health & Rare Kidney Disease: The Hope That Lies Ahead

May 30, 2023

Speaker

Congressional Black Caucus

Speaker

NephCure Patient Summit

Speaker
2022

NephCure Patient Summit

Speaker

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