Sunitha Malepati

Sunitha is the Vice President of the CACNA1A Foundation. After nearly two years of consulting with various specialists and countless tests, in 2020, Sunitha learned that her daughter has a CACNA1A gene variant. She deeply believes in the promise of the Foundation's mission to accelerate the development of treatment options for CACNA1A children and shares the sense of urgency that drives the Foundation's work.  The CACNA1A Foundation has been a tremendous source of hope and support for her family as they navigate their rare disease journey. Sunitha is also a practicing attorney. She represents small businesses and nonprofits in the DC metro area and teaches at Georgetown Law.