2016 Officers & Committees

2016 Officers and Committees

Region VI Officers

Treasurer-Elect: Caroline Jones, Stanford University
Secretary-Elect: Heather Kubinec, University of California, Irvine

Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)

Chair: Derick Jones, LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA
Treasurer: Derek Brown, Washington State University
Secretary: Allison Ramos, Chapman University
Immediate Past Chair: Melissa Mullen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Chair-Elect: Sinnamon Tierney, Portland State University
Treasurer-Elect: Caroline Jones, Stanford University
Secretary-Elect: Heather Kubinec, University of California, Irvine
Elected RAC Member: Michiko Taniguchi Pane, Stanford University (2015-2016)
Elected RAC Member: Kevin Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara (2016-2017)
Appointed RAC Member: Nancy Lewis, University of California, Irvine (2015-2016)
Appointed RAC Member: Sean Williams, California State University Eastbay (2016-2017)

Region VI Committees

Nominating and Elections

Chair

Nancy Lewis, University of California Irvine

Committee Members

Julie Guggino, Central Washington University
Dan Nordquist, Washington State University
Georgette Sakumoto, University of Hawaii
Rosemary Madnick, University of Alaska Fairbanks*
Kim Eudy, University of Southern California

*National N&LDC rep, also sits on the regional committee

Awards & Recognition

Chair

Stella Sung, University of California, San Diego

Committee Members

Michiko Pane, Stanford University
Cora Diaz, University of California, Santa Barbara
Maren Boyack, University of Alaska
Billy Gellepis, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sandra Purves, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Education and Professional Development

Co-Chair

Heather Kubinec, University of California, Irvine
Co-Chair

Matthew Kirk, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Committee Members

Allison Weber, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
Sean Williams, California State University, East Bay
CeCe Manoochehri, Pitzer College
Theresa Caban, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Kevin Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara
Nancy Lewis, University of California, Irvine
Amanda Snyder, University of Washington
Rosie Madnick, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Membership and Volunteer Committee

Chair

Samantha Aleshire, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Committee Members

Allison Ramos, Chapman University
Alison Sanders, San Francisco State University
Angie Karchmer, University of California, Irvine
Billy Gellepis, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brigidann Cooper, University of Southern California
Erika Waday, University of Nevada, Reno
Jeri Muniz, University of Southern California
Layton Hansen, University of Southern California
Mica Werner, VA Portland Health Care System
Monica Armbruster, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Sapphire Masterson, University of Southern California
Stacy Miller, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

NCURA Board of Directors

Elected, Region VI: Samantha Westcott, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California
Appointed: Amanda Snyder, University of Washington

NCURA National Committees

Region VI Member on the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee
Chair: Bruce Morgan, University of California, Irvine
Appointed: Rosemary Madnick, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Appointed: Georgette Sakumoto, University of Hawaii

Region VI Member on the Professional Development Committee
Vice Chair: Csilla M. Csaplár, Stanford University
Appointed: Lillie Ryans-Culclager, PAIRE
Appointed: Sinnamon Tierney, Portland State University
Appointed: Katherine Ho, Stanford University
Appointed: Georgette Sakumoto, University of Hawaii
Appointed: Randi Wasik, University of Washington
Ex Officio (NMAG): Pat Hawk, Oregon State University