TALK SHOW TEAM & HOSTS

Meet the folks who make it all happen. We are passionate about bringing all voices "to the table", and care deeply about what we do every day. Our unique development ensures that we have the best team to make this possible.  

HOSTS: Persons Diagnosed with AiArthritis Diseases 

We don't represent the patient voice, we are the patient voice. Everything our organization  does as a nonprofit is centered around the patient voice, including every full episode and mini "At the Table" call-to-action segments. Our show aims to ensure the patient stakeholder always has a lead role in the conversation. 


Those with lived experience always have a leadership role.  Our mission is to help others, like us, affected by autoimmune arthritis and autoinflammatory arthritis diseases (AiArthritis diseases) have a voice - alongside other stakeholders as equals - so, TOGETHER, we can solve problems that impact education (and awareness), advocacy (public policy), and research. By enlisting the help of a dozen patient and care partner show hosts from around the world - including our own CEO and Senior Programs & Communication Manager, who both live with our diseases - you can ensure there is always a person with lived experience leading the conversation.


Leila J.P. Valete

Primary Host

Leila is the Health Education Manager here at AiArthritis. She was diagnosed with lupus in 2008 and Sjögren's disease in 2023. United States

Meet our Co-Hosts!

All co-hosts must be directly affected by AiArthritis diseases.

Full bios are included on the episode page have co-hosted.

NOTE: Co-hosts may not be affiliated with our organization in any way. Some are volunteers for us, some are not. But they are all our friends. It is not required to volunteer for our organization to be a co-host.



THE MACHINE BEHIND THE SCENE: PRODUCTION CREW

Christina Davis

Production & Marketing Manager

  From initial interviews with co-hosts and guests to operating procedures and show notes, Christina has helped us develop this talk show from start to finish.

Bio coming soon!

Ryan Reeves

Producer and ... can you guess? Yes - audio engineer!

Ryan's passion for music - which includes a long time history of mixing, mastering, and composing - is equal to his passion for helping our organization make this talk show the best it can be.

Ryan Reeves is an Audio Producer, musician and performer living in Oregon. Not only a proud AiArthritis supporter, he also currently produces Master the Start- a podcast for today's young entrepreneurs. You may find him on a given Saturday plucking guitar strings, putting together a podcast episode, mixing & mastering music, narrating an audiobook for publication, throwing a full-on concert in his barn, or just relaxing with some instant coffee and his cat Romeow. Learn more about Ryan.

"When we initially spoke with Ryan, he mentioned that in addition to editing sound he would be there 'day or night' to accommodate technology questions (and, boy, have I taken him up on that!) In the second interview there was a huge AiArthritis Voices graphic screen as his backdrop...we knew at that moment he was a keeper!" - Tiffany