April Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H. is an internationally renowned dermatologist and clinical researcher who is a Professor and Chief of Dermatology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) where she specializes in inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Dr. Armstrong is also the Co-Director for Network Resources at the UCLA Clinical and Translational Research Institute. She has conducted over 150 clinical trials and published over 350 high impact articles in scientific journals. Dr. Armstrong holds multiple leadership positions including the immediate Past Chair of the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board, Co-President of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA), councilor for the International Psoriasis Council, and board member for the International Dermatology Outcome Measures and the American Academy of Dermatology
Benoît Guérette, Ph.D. is a seasoned medical affairs executive with extensive experience in dermatology and rheumatology who since March 2025 serves as the Vice President of Dermatology & Rheumatology US Medical Affairs at Takeda Pharmaceutical. Prior to this role, Dr. Guérette held multiple senior positions at Amgen including Executive Director of Clinical Development for Inflammation and Rare Diseases, where he provided leadership to a team of 36. Previously he served as the Vice President of US and Global Medical Affairs for Celgene, and he also held senior roles at AbbVie and Abbott Laboratories, where he led clinical development and medical affairs initiatives. Dr. Guérette’s academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Transplantation and Gene Therapy from Université Laval and various postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School in Immunology, Inflammation and Rheumatology.
Jensen is a volunteer and former Lead Youth Ambassador for the National Psoriasis Foundation. Jensen developed psoriasis at age 7 but wasn’t formally diagnosed until age 14 being misdiagnosed along the way, trying different topical treatments that were ineffective. She was a competitive swimmer from elementary through high school and in the last 2 years of high school played lacrosse. Upon finishing high school she attended college becoming a registered nurse in an intensive care unit. Jensen wants “youth living with psoriatic disease to feel a community that is behind them and with them every step of the way. I really want to be able to make a difference in a way that would’ve helped me as a child when I was diagnosed.”
