The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation to Recognize Dr. Rachel Winter, MD, MPH and Tina Haupert as 2020 Rising Leaders in IBD

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation - New England Chapter is pleased to announce the 2020 Rising Leaders in IBD. Dr. Rachel Winter, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been named the 2020 Rising Leader in Healthcare, and Tina Haupert, Founder, Carrots ‘N’ Cake, has been named the 2020 Rising Community Leader. Dr. Winter and Tina will be honored at A Night In for the Cure, an online event hosted by the Young Professionals’ (YP) Committee on August 20, 2020 at 8pm. 

Dr. Rachel Winter - 2020 Rising Healthcare Leader in IBD

Selected by the New England Chapter’s Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Dr. Winter’s tireless work as a gastroenterologist at the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital made her an exemplary choice to receive this year’s award. In addition to co-directing the multidisciplinary psychosocial program as an Instructor in Medication at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Winter is a regarded speaker at IBD education programs, and dedicated supporter of the Foundation's largest fundraisers. 

“She is a phenomenal physician, who has established a name for herself through her expertise and care for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases,” said Elaina Repucci, Director, Special Events for the Chapter. “The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation would like to thank Dr. Winter for her dedication to her patients and tireless efforts in the IBD community!”

Tina Haupert - 2020  Rising Community Leader in IBD

Voted as Rising Leader by the Chapter’s YP Committee, Tina is a local IBD champion who shares the “true life” of balancing motherhood, nutrition and fitness coaching, her love of food and wine, all while living a full life with her chronic illness, ulcerative colitis.

Her website and Instagram presence, Carrots ‘N’ Cake is widely known as a go-to IBD resource, with topics ranging from nutrition and lifestyle habits to restroom access, to dealing with stress and colitis. “Tina is a longtime supporter of the Foundation and an inspiration to those living with Crohn’s and colitis within our community—and all around the world,” said Shaun Campos, Co-President of the Chapter’s Young Professionals Committee. “ It is our honor to present Tina with the 2020 Rising Community Leader of the Year Award!”

About the event and the Young Professionals Committee 

A Night in for the Cure on August 20th, 2020 is the YP Committee’s annual summer fundraising event. It is a re-imagined edition of the “Night in White for Cure” held last year at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in Boston, MA. 

Since 2015, the YP Committee’s annual event has raised over $500,000 for the Foundation. The YPs are patients, allies and future leaders who inspire, support and educate in the fight for a cure. 

If you’d like to learn about joining the YP Committee, click here. We accept new members throughout the year and would love to chat. 
Interested in attending or donating to “A Night in for the Cure”?, check out our event page here.