2019-2020 Board Members Board Members
Vice President
Mi-Youn Brusniak, PhD, PMP
Secretary
Miriam Meister, PhD
Treasurer
Reitha Weeks, PhD
Banquet & Awards
Tracy Turo and Monica Cuevas
Events
Laura Szkolar Sienkewicz and Charu Kapil
GEMS
Yasmeen Hussain, PhD and Whitney Cleghorn, PhD
Group Mentoring
Lauren Ryan and Becca Lewis
Membership
Reitha Weeks, PhD and Pauline Chane
Scholarship
Fran Solomon, PhD and Melissa Conerly, PhD
Website
Emi Hanawa-Romero, MS, PhD
2018-2019 Board Members
President | Jac Fitzgerald, BA/BE |
Vice President | Mi-Youn Brusniak, PhD, PMP |
Secretary | Miriam Meister, PhD |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks, PhD |
Events | Charu Kapil and Laura Szkolar Sienkewicz |
GEMS | Yasmeen Hussain, PhD and Whitney Cleghorn, PhD |
Group Mentoring | Gretchen Meller, PhD and Stephanie Hawthorne, MS |
Publicity | Adrienne Parsons, BS |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon, PhD and Melissa Conerly, PhD |
Website | Emi Hanawa-Romero, MS, PhD and Lauren Ryan, BS |
2017-2018 Board Members
President | Jessica Cross, Ph.D |
Vice President | Jac Fitzgerald, BA/BE |
Secretary | Mary Young, Ph.D |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks, Ph.D |
Events | Alicia Cusack, BS and Isil Hamdemir, Ph.D |
GEMS | Rachelle Lim and Juliana Chase |
Group Mentoring | Krista Eraham, DVM and Gretchen Meller, Ph.D |
Membership | Sandra Merrick, Ph.D and Nikita Midamba, MS and Alexis Coffer |
Publicity | Mary Young, Ph.D and Katie Smolnycki, MS |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon, PhD and Melissa Conerly PhD |
Website | Katie Smolnycki, MS and Jac Fitzgerald, BA/BE |
2016-2017 Board Members
President | Jessica Cross, Ph.D. |
Secretary | Sierra Hinkle, B.A. |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks, Ph.D. |
Events | Amrita George, B.S., Mary Young, Ph.D., and Katie Smolnycki, M.S. |
GEMS | Rachelle Lim, B.S. and Jac Fitzgerald, B.A./B.E. |
Group Mentoring | Frances Chu, Ph.D. and Zhuojin Xu, Ph.D. |
Membership | Sandra Merrick, Ph.D. and Nikita Midamba, M.S. |
Newsletter | Samantha Grosz and Graciela Matrajt, Ph.D. |
Publicity | Yang Wu, Ph.D. |
Scholarship | Melissa Conerly, Ph.D. and Fran Solomon, Ph.D. |
Website | Sailaja Arungundram, Ph.D. |
2015-2016 Board Members
President | Reitha Weeks PhD |
Vice President | Jessica Cross PhD |
Secretary | Sierra Hinkle BA |
Treasurer | Nathalie Acestor PhD |
Events | Katie Smolnycki MS & Mary Young PhD |
GEMS | Naomi Bogenschutz PhD |
Group Mentoring | Frances Chu PhD & Zhuojin Xu PhD |
Membership | Sandra Merrick PhD & Yang Wu PhD |
Newsletter | Graciela Matrajt PhD & Anna Astashkina PhD |
Publicity | Quinn (Qin) Liu PhD |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon PhD & Leslie Itsara PhD |
Website | Sailaja Arungundram PhD & Arushi Prakash BS |
2014-2015 Board Members
President | Reitha Weeks, PhD |
Vice President | Melissa Lerch, PhD |
Secretary | Megan Cartwright |
Treasurer | Nathalie Acestor, PhD |
Events / Programs | Jessica Cross, PhD & Sailaja Arungundram, PhD |
GEMS | Naomi Bogenschutz, PhD & Michelle Wahlin, PhD |
Group Mentoring | Frances Chu, PhD & Zhuojin Xu, PhD |
Membership | Ann Wilson, MSc |
Newsletter | Graciela Matrajt, PhD & Anna Astashkina, PhD |
Banquet & Awards | Prerana Ranjitkar, PhD, Marketa Hnilova PhD, & Anna Sokolov MPH |
Publicity | Pratistha Ranjitkar, PhD |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon, PhD |
Website | Victoria Lofdahl |
2013-2014 Board Members
President | Melissa Lerch |
Vice President | Jane Dickerson |
Secretary | Brooke Trinh |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks and Nathalie Acestor |
Events / Programs | Frances Chu and Zhuojin Xu |
GEMS | Michelle Wahlin and Naomi Bogenschutz |
Group Mentoring | Shino Shimoji-Krishnan and Mai Bailey |
Membership | Ann Wilson |
Newsletter | Sandlin Seguin & Jessica White |
Awards | Prerana Ranjitkar, Ph.D |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon |
Website | Victoria Lofdahl |
2012-2013 Board Members
President | Melissa Lerch |
Vice President | Jane Dickerson |
Secretary | Brooke Trinh |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks |
Events / Programs | Bridget Hughes |
GEMS | Ashley Atwood, Michelle Wahlin |
Group Mentoring | Lisette Coye |
Membership | Ann Wilson |
Newsletter | Jessica White, Sandlin Seguin |
Publicity | Amanda Hagar |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon |
Website | Amanda Hagar |
2011-2012 Board Members
President | Jennifer McCullar |
Vice President | Ann Wilson |
Secretary | Brooke Trinh |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks |
Programs | Melissa Lerch, Bridget Hughes |
GEMS | Ashley Atwood, Michelle Wahlin |
Group Mentoring | Lisette Coye |
Membership | Ann Wilson |
Newsletter | Denise Inman, Jessica White |
Publicity | Jane Dickerson |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon, Dani Vinh |
Website | Christina Chen |
2010-2011 Board Members
Acting President | Ann Wilson |
Secretary | Dani Vinh |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks |
GEMS | Sara Bender, Ashley Atwood |
Group Mentoring | Lisette Coye, Haifa Ghandour |
Membership | Ann Wilson |
Newsletter | Cathy Manner, Anette M. Hommelgaard, Wei Qiao |
Outreach | Theresa Zwingman |
Programs | Lynne Becker, Lisette Coye, Jennifer McCullar |
Publicity | Jane Dickerson |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon |
Website | Christina Chen |
2009-2010 Board Members
President | Amie Siegesmund |
Secretary | Dani Vinh |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks |
GEMS | Sara Bender, Libby Colasurdo |
Group Mentoring | Lisette Coye, Jane Dickerson, Haifa Ghandour |
Membership | Ann Wilson |
Newsletter | Cathy Manner, Anette M. Hommelgaard, Jennifer McCullar, Wei Qiao |
Outreach | Theresa Zwingman |
Programs | Lynne Becker, Lisette Coye, Jennifer McCullar |
Publicity | Jane Dickerson |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon |
Website | Kira Wennstrom /Christina Chen |
2008-2009 Board Members
Co-Presidents | Marissa Braff, Amie Siegesmund |
Treasurer | Reitha Weeks |
GEMS | Libby Colasurdo, Jane Dickerson, Huyen Huynh |
Membership | Susan Robinson |
Newsletter | Huyen Huynh, Cathy Manner |
Outreach | Lisette Coye, Theresa Zwingman |
Programs | Lynne Becker, Libby Colasurdo, Carol Thompson |
Publicity | Carol Thompson |
Scholarship | Fran Solomon |
Website | Kira Wennstrom |