Committees

Executive Committee

President: Natalie Vander Kam
Vice-President: Pardis Farhadian
Secretary: Shan Girn
Treasurer: Rahul Nagda
Immediate Past President: MyLinh Ngo
Administrative Director: Andrea Elliott 

Governance Committee

Immediate Past President (Ex Officio, Chair): MyLinh Ngo
President (Ex Officio): Natalie Vander Kam
Vice-President (Ex Officio): Pardis Farhadian
Appointed Past-President: Don Schmitt
Appointed Board Member: Maryam Meschi
Consultant - Member at Large: John Guijon
Administrative Director: Andrea Elliott

Membership Services and Credentials Committee

Secretary (Ex Officio, Chair): Shan Girn
Appointed Member At-Large Vice-Chair: Ella Saeed
Appointed Member At-Large: Rita Daghlian
Appointed Member: Mimansa Cholera
Appointed Member: John Guijon
Administrative Director: Andrea Elliott

Nominating Committee

President (Ex Officio, Chair, Non-Voting): Natalie Vander Kam
Immediate Past President (Ex Officio): MyLinh Ngo
2nd Immediate Past President: Mitch Poiset
Elected Member-At-Large 2025-2028: Eric Dixon
Elected Member-At-Large 2023-2026: Anita Ford
Elected Member-At-Large 2024-2027: Greg Rabitz
Consultant (Administrative Director): Andrea Elliott
Consultant (Vice President): Pardis Farhadian

Annual Meeting Committee

Appointed Chair: Leslie Butler
Finance Committee Chair/Rep (Ex Officio): Rahul Nagda
Membership Services Chair/Rep (Ex Officio): Shan Girn
Continuing Education Chair/Rep (Ex Officio): Laura McCormack
Appointed Member-at-Large: Aida Dadashzadeh
Consultant – WSPD Board Member or Executive Director: Christine Roalofs
Consultant – CSPD President (Ex Officio): Natalie Vander Kam
Consultant –  Sponsor Relationship Liaison (Ex Officio): Ora Lowe
Consultant – CSPD Vice President (Ex Officio): Pardis Farhadian
Consultant – Poster Sessions Chair (Ex Officio): Jungsoo Kim
Consultant – Non-Dues Revenue SubCmte Chair (Ex Officio): Cheryl Willett
AMC Exhibitor and Sponsor Manager: Beth Ramirez
AMC Meeting Planner: Teri Anticevich & Marissa Villenueva
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott

Resident Poster Presentation Subcommittee

Co-Chair: Lynn Fujimoto
Co-Chair: Jungsoo Kim
Member: Maile Osborne
Member - Annual Meeting Chair: Leslie Butler
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott
Consultant – Contracted Meeting Planner: Marisa Villanueva

Budget and Finance Committee

Treasurer (Ex Officio, Chair): Rahul Nagda
President (Ex Officio): Natalie Vander Kam
Vice-President (Ex Officio): Pardis Farhadian
Appointed Board Member: Rajneesh Dail
Appointed Member-At-Large: Ankur Gandhi
Consultant - Chair, Annual Meeting Committee (Ex Officio): Leslie Butler
Consultant – Chair Non-Dues Revenue SubCmte (Ex Officio): Cheryl Willett
Consultant (CSPD Accountant): Leo Orozco
Consultant - Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott

Non-Dues Revenue Subcommittee

Appointed Chair: Cheryl Willett
Chair Budget & Finance Committee (Ex Officio): Rahul Nagda
Chair Annual Meeting Committee (Ex Officio): Leslie Butler
Vice Chair, Continuing Education Committee (Ex Officio): Laura McCormack
Chair Communications Committee (Ex Officio): Catherine Pham
Consultant – OCE Manager & Vice-Chair Continuing Ed: Helen Mo
Consultant – Website Editor (Ex Officio): Letitia Edwards
Consultant – Sponsor Relationship Liaison (Ex Officio): Ora Lowe
Consultant - Bulletin Managing Editor (Ex Officio): Chanel McCreedy
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott

Leadership Development Committee

President (Ex Officio): Natalie Vander Kam
Immediate Past President (Ex Officio): MyLinh Ngo
Appointed Member-At-Large and Chair: Carolynn Vuong Schultz
Appointed Member-At-Large: Walter Fuentes
Appointed Member-At-Large: Carly Tse-Goldstein
Vice President (Ex Officio): Pardis Farhadian
Consultant – Leadership Intern Program WBI: Jean Star
Consultant – Leadership Intern Program WBI: Shan Girn
Consultant – Legislative Advocacy Program: Evelyne VuTien
Consultant: Ella Saeed
Consultant (Sacramento)-Legis Advocacy Intern Program: Santos Cortez
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott

Communications and Publications Committee

Appointed Member of the Board & Chair: Catherine Pham
Managing Editor (Ex Officio): Chanel McCreedy
Website Editor (Ex Officio): Letitia Edwards
Appointed Member-At-Large: Angela Lee
Appointed Member-At-Large: Ava Arshadi
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott
Consultant – Sponsor Relationship Liaison (Ex Officio): Ora Lowe
Consultant - Board of Directors Liaison: Laura McCormack

Academic Programs Advisory Committee

Appointed Member and Chair – UCSF Representative: Jungsoo Kim
Appointed Member – UCLA Representative: David Chin
Appointed Member – NYU San Diego Representative: Ruth Bol
Appointed Member – USC Representative: Alex Alcaraz
Appointed Member – LLU Representative: Anna Chen
Consultant – UOP Representative: Rinku Saini
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott
Consultant: Lynn Fujimoto

Continuing Education Committee

Appointed Board Member (Co-Chair): Laura McCormack
Officer or Director (Co-Chair): Jean Star
Member-At-Large Academician: Alice Chan
Appointed Member Full Time - Academician: Rinku Saini
Appointed Member at Large - Voting: Maral Mobasher
Consultant – Academician: Kristeen Chu
Consultant and OCE Chair: Helen Mo
Consultant – Member at Large: Ian Marion
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott

Public Policy and Advocacy Committee

Public Policy Advocate (Ex Officio): Evelyne Vu-Tien
Appointed Director: Michael Suh
Appointed Member-at-Large: Jody Chiang
Appointed Member-at-Large: Rebecca Renelus
Appointed Member-at-Large: Sarah Silverstein
Administrative Director (Ex Officio): Andrea Elliott
Consultant: Natalie Mansour
Consultant (Legislative Affairs): Santos Cortez
Consultant - Special Advisor to the CSPD: Paul Reggiardo

Please send your inquiries about committees to CSPD's Administrative Director, Andrea Elliott.