Member Details
Organization: International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
Title: President and Executive Director
About Me:
With almost two decades of experience in the field of gastrointestinal and motility disorders, Ceciel joined the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) in 2017 as President to champion the needs of patients and families living with these chronic and other often misunderstood GI conditions. She has worked extensively with patients and their families as well as health professionals to improve education and patient care. Ms Rooker has taken part in advocacy efforts in the U.S., meeting with policy makers on Capitol Hill and providing testimony to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on behalf of the millions of Americans affected by gastrointestinal illness. She has served in many roles in Washington. She served on the Advisory Council for the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2020-2023), the Patient Engagement Collaborative (PEC) of the Food and Drug Administration (2023-2024), is a member of the Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Consortium Working Group on IBS (2018-Present) and is member of the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Coalition for Whole Person Health (2024-Present). She has also several roles for the Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC), including Chairperson (2020-2022) and Treasurer (2025-Present). She has traveled internationally to encourage patient and professional education and advance research into conditions affecting all areas of the GI tract.
Interests:
- board_management
- events
- fundraising
- grant_writing
- industry_engagement
- marcomms
- medical_edu
- networking
- research
- support
- policy