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NSGC Leadership

2023 Board of Directors 

Contact the Executive Office for contact information. Learn more about the nominations and elections process.

Deepti Babu

Deepti Babu

President

Deepti Babu

Colleen Campbell

President-Elect

Barry Tong

Barry Tong

Secretary/Treasurer

Barry Tong

Carla McGruder

Secretary/Treasurer-Elect

Heather Zierhut

Heather Zierhut

Immediate Past President

Leila Jamal

Leila Jamal

Director-At-Large

Sandy Prucka

Sandy Prucka

Director-At-Large

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Director-At-Large

Leila Jamal

Austin Bland

Director-At-Large

Sandy Prucka

Cynthia James

Director-At-Large

Jodie Vento

Philip Connors

Director-At-Large

Jodie Vento

Carrie Haverty

Director-At-Large

Patrick Wilson

Lauren Ryan

In Memoriam

Meghan Carey

Meghan Carey

Executive Director (ex officio)

Committees

Click each committee below to view current committee members.

Access & Service Delivery Committee

  • Brian Reys, Chair
  • Breanna Roscow, Vice Chair 
  • Andrea Chang
  • Brittney Murray
  • Charlie King
  • Christy Moore
  • Claire Hacking
  • Gemme Nelson
  • John Zimmerman
  • Kelly Morgan
  • Laura Brzeskiewicz
  • Laura Johnson
  • Margo Gallegos
  • Megan Scarff
  • Megan Yoho
  • Nancy Cohen
  • Rachel Williamson
  • Shelly Bosworth
  • Susan Hahn
  • Phil Connors, NSGC Board Liaison

Advocacy Coordinating Committee 

  • Antonina Wojcik, Chair
  • Katie Lang, Vice-Chair
  • Aishwarya Arjunan
  • Angie Trepanier
  • Carolyn Applegate
  • Caroline Bertsch
  • Emily Partack
  • Fallon Brewer
  • Halie May
  • Heather Hussey
  • Jen Jacober
  • Joy Larsen Haidle
  • Kristen Paulyson Nunez
  • Kristen Shannon
  • Rebecca Okashah Littlejohn
  • Sandra Brown
  • Sara Reichert
  • Colleen Campbell, Board Liaison

Audrey Heimler Special Project Award Committee

  • Sarah Spinette, Chair
  • Dawn Laney, Vice Chair
  • Megan McKenna, Immediate Past Chair
  • Samuel Hyde
  • Cheryl Reeves
  • Sarah Bannon
  • Michelle Jacobs
  • Kyle Walters
  • Caitlin Mauer
  • Leila Jamal, Board Liaison

Awards Committee

  • Amanda de Leon, Chair
  • Shannon Terek, Vice Chair 
  • Alina Sitaula
  • Kelly Tangney
  • Kelsey Moriarty
  • Chloe Dugger 
  • Megan Tucker 
  • Shanna Gustafson
  • Carolyn Bundschuh
  • Lauren Frank 
  • Cynthia James, NSGC Board Liaison 

Education Committee

  • Christopher Tan, Education Committee Chair
  • Kate Shane-Carson, Education Committe Vice Chair 
  • Katie Lewis, Abstract Workgroup Past Chair 
  • Sarah Bannon, Abstract Workgroup Chair
  • Lauren Hendon, Abstract Workgroup Vice Chair 
  • Ryan Kuehl, Podcast Chair
  • Christine Delaney, CEU Past Chair
  • Christine Wensel, CEU Chair  
  • Robin King, JGC Program Past Chair
  • Kate Major, JGC Program Chair
  • Hillary Ohlhausen, JGC Vice Chair 
  • Lisa Demers, Annual Conference Program Committee Chair 
  • Sophia Ceulemans, Annual Conference Program Committee Vice Chair 
  • Brad Rolf, Online Course Chair 
  • Caitlin Mauer, Online Course Vice Chair 
  • Shrutika Yeola, Webinar Past Chair 
  • Tanya Eble, Webinar Chair 
  • Alice Zalan, Webinar Vice Chair 
  • Carla McGruder, Board Liaison

Ethics Advisory Group

  • Taylor Berninger, Co-Chair
  • William Campbell, Co-Chair
  • Emily Dalton
  • Emily Higgs
  • Lauren Murphy
  • Beth N. Peshkin
  • Rebecca Tyron

Finance Committee

  • Barry Tong, Chair 
  • Carla McGruder, Vice Chair
  • Deepti Babu
  • Colleen Campbell
  • Leila Jamal
  • Patrick Wilson
  • Heather Zierhut

J.E.D.I Stewardship Committee

  • Flavia Facio, Chair
  • Sarah Clowes Candadai, Vice Chair
  • Khalida Liaquat, Past Chair 
  • Sarah Brunker
  • Christy Smith
  • Sandra Woo
  • Norhan Osman
  • Malika Sud
  • Andrew Alfonso
  • Austin Bland, Board Liaison

Jane Engleberg Memorial Fellowship (JEMF) Advisory Group

  • Flavia Facio, Chair
  • Susan Hahn
  • Sara Fitzgerald Butt
  • Adam Buchanan
  • Sharon Aufox
  • Yue Guan
  • Carrie Atzinger
  • Cindy James
  • Colleen Caleshu
  • Leila Jamal, NSGC Board Liaison 

Membership Committee

  • Salma Nassef, Chair
  • Laura Sulmonte, Vice Chair
  • Carrie Haverty, Past Chair
  • Cheryl Reeves, Mentorship Subcommittee Chair
  • Grace-Ann Fasaye, Recruitment Subcommiittee Chair
  • Larissa Peck, Outreach & Retention Subcommittee Chair
  • Emma Smith, Member-At-Large
  • Jessica Kianmahd, Member-At-Large
  • Kalisi Logan, Member-At-Large 
  • Lauren Siems, Member-At-Large
  • Kelsey Moriarty, Member-At-Large
  • Amanda Anglin, Member-At-Large
  • Diane Alameddine, Member-At-Large
  • Leila Jamal, Board Liaison 

Nominating Committee

  • Heather Zierhut, Chair
  • Sarah Austin
  • Deepti Babu
  • Austin Bland
  • Shanna Gustafson
  • Liann Jimmons
  • Rachel Mills
  • Sandy Prucka

Position Statement Committee

Position Statement Committee (PSC) page

  • Kate Bonini, Chair
  • Elise Sabotka, Vice Chair 
  • Ambreen Khan
  • Antonina Wojcik
  • Elizabeth Fieg
  • Jay Qiu
  • Jordan Brown
  • Katie Sagaser
  • Kristen Miller
  • Priya Marathe
  • Rebecca Tryon
  • Sarah Walterman
  • Sofia Horan
  • Susheela Jayaraman
  • Stephanie Harris
  • Sandy Prucka, Board Liaison

Practice Guidelines Committee

  • Holly Mueller, Chair 
  • Ashley Svenson, Vice Chair
  • Ana Morales
  • Andrea Murad
  • Arpita Neogi
  • Beth Leeth
  • Erin Carmany
  • Jillian Huang
  • Jessica Laprise
  • Juliann McConnell
  • Katherine Anderson
  • Katherine Hunt Brendish
  • Marissa Younan
  • Rachel Palmquist
  • Rebecca Freeman
  • Samantha Freeze
  • Whitney Espinel
  • Patrick Wilson, Board Liaison
  • Kim Barr, ACMG Liaison 

Professional Status Survey Committee

  • Kathleen Swenson, Chair
  • Amber Gemmell,Vice Chair
  • Vivian Pan, Past Chair
  • Lydia Higgs
  • Kaitlin Peck
  • Kanchi Barfiwala
  • Haley Streff
  • Claire Hacking
  • Larissa Peck
  • Steven Keiles
  • Anna Raper
  • Jordan Hunter
  • Chloe Reuter, RQO Committee Liaison 
  • Cynthia James, Board Liaison

Research, Quality, and Outcomes (RQO) Committee

Research, Quality and Outcomes (RQO) Committee page

  • Emily Higgs, Chair
  • Shanna Gustafson, Vice Chair
  • Amy Wardyn
  • Chenery Lowe
  • Chloe Reuter
  • Colleen Caleshu
  • Deanna Erwin
  • Kennedy Borle
  • Kristen Fishler
  • Kristen Hanson
  • Kristen Shannon, Ad Hoc SDM
  • Laiken Peterson
  • Laura Amendola
  • Mary Pritzlaff
  • Melanie Hardy
  • Miranda Hallquist
  • Molly McGinniss
  • Sarah Kalia
  • Stephanie Harris
  • Veronica Greve
  • Barry Tong, Board Liaison
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