Harriet Bollar, a co-founder of the Cure JM Foundation, has over 30 years of corporate and financial management experience. She is also the grandmother of a child with juvenile dermatomyositis.

Since her granddaughter was diagnosed with JDM in 2000, Harriet has dedicated her time and energy to raising awareness and funds for juvenile myositis research. She has also served as a Director and Vice President of The Myositis Association and has been instrumental in the formation and funding of a number of programs to benefit children with myositis, including a camp scholarship fund, and has helped establish JM support groups across the country.

Harriet is currently overseeing the formation of the Cure JM Foundation's Research Review Board. In addition to the many activities that she engages in on behalf of the Cure JM Foundation, she is co-editing a book about juvenile myositis to provide information and resources for patients, their families, and all those whose lives are affected by juvenile myositis.

Harriet’s dedication and belief that a cure can be found if we all work together, has inspired hundreds of volunteers to participate in many successful fundraising events, which has resulted in the substantial funding of juvenile myositis research.