NATIONAL COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS
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OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
2021 OFFICERS
Chair
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Treasurer
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Secretary
SRI International
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University of California, San Francisco
University of Oregon
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Theresa Caban
Lundquist Institute
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Vanessa Azevedo
University of California, Merced
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Carrie Chesbro
Stanford University
Chair-Elect
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Treasurer-Elect
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Secretary-Elect
The Region VI Officers are the Chair, Chair-Elect, the Treasurer, the Treasurer-Elect (if applicable in given year), the Secretary, and the Secretary-Elect, which are all elected positions. The Chair and Secretary positions are two-year positions, where the member serves for one year in the Officer-Elect position, and one year in the Officer position. The Treasurer is a three-year position, where the member serves for one year in the Treasurer-Elect position, and two years in the Treasurer position.
2021 REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair
Chair-Elect
Immediate Past Chair
Treasurer
Treasurer-Elect
Secretary
Secretary-Elect
Elected RAC Member
Elected RAC Member
Appointed RAC Member
Appointed RAC Member
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Lisa Wottrich, SRI International
Theresa Caban, Lundquist Institute
Vanessa Quiroz Hotz, University of Washington
Manilyn Matau, University of California, San Francisco
Vanessa Azevedo, University of California, Merced
Kari Vandergust, University of Oregon
Carrie Chesbro, Stanford University
Tam Tran, University of California, Irvine (Term ends 12-31-21)
Patrick Lennon, University of Washington (Term ends 12-31-22)
Sarah Bricknell, Seattle University (Term ends 12-31-21)
Derek Brown, Washington State University (Term ends 12-31-22)
The Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) advises the Chair on regional business, develops strategies for regional activities, evaluates regional issues, and serves as a general sounding board for the Chair and the membership.
The RAC consists of up to eleven members, where the Region VI Chair serves as RAC Chair. All of the Region VI Officers are members, as well as the Immediate Past Chair and four members at-large. Every year, one at-large RAC member is elected by the Region membership and one RAC member is appointed by the Region VI Chair. All at-large members serve two-year terms beginning January 1.
2021 NOMINATING & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
Csilla Csaplár, Stanford University
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Samantha Aleshire, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Derek Brown, Washington State University
Kim Eudy, University of Southern California
Heather Kubinec, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nancy Lewis, University of California, Irvine
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The Nominating & Elections Committee is responsible for managing the nominations and elections for the elected positions for Region VI. The Committee verifies each candidate’s willingness to serve and certifies the slate of candidates for each office or Board seat.
2021 AWARDS & RECOGNITION COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
Cara Winnewisser, University of California, Santa Barbara
Billy Gellepis, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Manilyn Matau, University of California, San Francisco
Alice Martini-Doyle, Loyola Marymount University
Trudy Trimmer, California Institute of Technology
Erika Waday, University of Nevada, Reno
The Awards & Recognition Committee is responsible for the Region VI volunteer recognition program and travel awards given by Region VI to support attendance at various NCURA meetings and conferences. The purpose of the Award & Recognition Program is to enhance professional development, and to recognize those individuals and groups who have made special and noteworthy contributions to research administration and to NCURA Region VI.
2021 EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
Amanda Snyder, University of Washington​
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Theresa Caban, Lundquist Institute
Carrie Chesbro, Stanford University
Derick Jones, Lundquist Institute
Heather Kubinec, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Matthew Kirk, University of Southern California
Nancy Lewis, University of California, Irvine
Melissa Mullen, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
The Education & Professional Development Committee (EPDC) is responsible for identifying, creating and administering educational and professional development opportunities for Region VI research administrators, and for the administration of the LeadMe professional mentorship program.
The LeadMe Program Chairs are members of the EPDC.
2021 MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
Michiko Taniguchi Pane, Stanford University
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Laura Barde, University of California, San Francisco
Megan Dietrich Stanford University
Patrick Lennon, University of Washington
Laura Register, Stanford University
April Walter-Brown, Charles Drew University
The overarching purpose of the Region VI Membership & Volunteer Committee is to welcome, facilitate, recruit and engage the membership in its participation of regional activities through a mix of advisory and hands-on work.
2021 SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
Theresa Caban, Lundquist Institute
Erika Blossom, University of California, Irvine
Manilyn Matau, University of California, San Francisco
Kevin Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara
Diana Vigil Stevens, University of California, Irvine
The Region VI Site Selection Committee is an ad hoc committee created in 2019 to allow in part for site selection proceedings begin sufficiently in advance to allow for strategic assessment, analysis and decisions to be made for the site of future regional meetings.
2021 MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Chair
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Members
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Webmaster
Social Media
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Kevin Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Carrie Chesbro, Stanford University
Megan Dietrich, Stanford University
Diana Vigil Stephens, University of California, Irvine
Kari Vandergust, University of Oregon
The Marketing and Communications Committee is an ad hoc committee created in 2021 to manage and facilitate internal and external Region VI communication and the overall Region VI brand. Committee responsibilities include the maintenance of the Region VI website and Region VI profiles on social media platforms.
The Committee shall include the current Region VI Secretary and at least two (2) other members of the Region in good standing. One Committee member will be the Regional Webmaster, and at least one other member will serve in web editor role.
2021 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Members
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Brigidann Cooper, The Lundquist Institute
Matthew Michener, Washington State University
​Patrick Lennon, University of Washington
Akilah Pruitt, University of California, Irvine
Anastasia Rutherford, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Cristi Williams, Lundquist Institute
Lisa Wottrich, SRI International
Kartik Yadav, University of California, Irvine
Emily Yu, University of California Irvine
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee is an ad hoc committee created in 2021 with a charge to identify regional needs and gaps in modeling and implementing inclusivity throughout all regional activities following the guidance provided by NCURA’s National Select Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Regional leadership expects that DEI will at minimum impact our professional development offerings, educational opportunities, membership and volunteer recruitment, and awards.
2021 REGION VI MEMBERS IN
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEES
President
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Board of Directors
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Nominating & Leadership Committee
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Professional Development Committee
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Financial Management
Committee
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Select Committee on Global Affairs
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Educational Scholarship Fund Select Committee
Rosemary Madnick, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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Nancy Lewis, University of California, Irvine
David Mayo, California Institute of Technology
Georgette Sakumoto, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Samantha Westcott, California Institute of Technology (Chair)
Csilla Csaplár, Stanford University
Pat Hawk, Emeritus, Oregon State University
Nicole Joyce, University of California, San Diego
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Raquel Rodriguez, California Institute of Technology
Katherine Ho, Stanford University (Vice Chair)
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Olive Giovannetti, University of California, San Francisco