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2024 Board of Directors 

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

Colleen Campbell

Colleen Campbell

President

Colleen Campbell

Sara Pirzadeh-Miller

President-Elect

Carla McGruder

Carla McGruder

Secretary/Treasurer

Carla McGruder

Salma Nassef

Secretary/Treasurer-Elect

Deepti Babu

Deepti Babu

Immediate Past President

Austin Bland

Austin Bland

Director-At-Large

Philip Connors

Phil Connors

Director-At-Large

Patrick Wilson

Yue (Guan) Guan

Director-At-Large

Carrie Haverty

Carrie Haverty

Director-At-Large

Cynthia James

Cynthia James

Director-At-Large

Philip Connors

Sheetal Parmar

Director-At-Large

Carrie Haverty

Chris Tan

Director-At-Large

Meghan Carey

Meghan Carey

Executive Director (ex officio)

Committees

Click each committee below to view current committee members.

Access & Service Delivery Committee

  • Breanna Roscow, Chair 
  • Rachel Bluebond, Vice Chair
  • Andrea Chang
  • Amanda de Leon
  • Amanda (Schafer) Odell
  • Amanda Schmader
  • Brittany Murray
  • Cara Heine
  • Charlie King
  • Christy Moore
  • Erin Miller
  • Gemma Nelson
  • John Zimmerman
  • Kelly Morgan
  • Laura Brzeskiewicz
  • Laura Johnson
  • Megan Yoho
  • Michelle Hogue
  • Nancy Cohen
  • Rachel Doberstein
  • Rachel Williamson
  • Sara Knapke
  • Shelly Bosworth
  • Susan Hahn
  • Phil Connors, NSGC Board Liaison

Advocacy Coordinating Committee 

  • Katie Lang, Chair
  • Emily Partack, Vice Chair
  • Aishwarya Arjunan
  • Angie Trepanier
  • Carolyn Applegate
  • Caroline Bertsch
  • Emma Van Hook
  • Fallon Brewer
  • Halie May
  • Heather Hussey
  • Jen Jacober
  • Joy Larsen Haidle
  • Kristen Paulyson Nunez
  • Kristen Shannon
  • Natalie Stoner
  • Rebecca Cupp
  • Sandra Brown
  • Salma Nassef, Board Liaison

Audrey Heimler Special Project Award Committee

  • Dawn Laney, Chair
  • Kyle Davis, Vice Chair
  • Sarah Spinette, Immediate Past Chair
  • Andrea Sellers
  • Caitlin Mauer 
  • Cheryl Reeves
  • Michelle Jacobs
  • Shannon Terek

Awards Committee

  • Shannon Terek, Chair 
  • Lauren Lichten, Vice Chair
  • Andrea Sellers
  • Brianna Murphy
  • Carolyn Bundschuh
  • Damini Moore
  • Emily Miller 
  • Kelsey Moriarty
  • Mugdha Devalkar
  • Shelly Cummings 
  • Terri Blasé
  • Carla McGruder, NSGC Board Liaison 

Beverly Rollnick Memorial Lecture Committee

  • Aishwarya Arjunan
  • Heather Hampel
  • Robin Bennett 

Disciplinary Procedures Committee

  • Sandy Prucka, Chair 
  • Jodie Vento, Vice Chair 
  • Brady Bunkleman 
  • Michelle Takemoto
  • Antonina Wojcik

Education Committee

  • Kate Shane-Carson, Education Committe Chair 
  • Brad Rolf, Education Committee Vice Chair 
  • Sarah Bannon, Abstract Workgroup Past Chair 
  • Laura Hendon, Abstract Workgroup Chair
  • Nikkola Carmichael, Abstract Workgroup Vice Chair 
  • Christine Wensel, CEU Past Chair
  • Stephanie Kramer, CEU Chair  
  • Tanya Eble, CEU Vice Chair
  • Kate Major, JGC Program Past Chair
  • Hillary Ohlhausen, JGC Program Chair
  • Sandra Dreike, JGC Vice Chair 
  • Sophia Ceulemans, Annual Conference Program Committee Chair 
  • Sarah Bannon, Annual Conference Program Committee Vice Chair 
  • Jessica Feldman, Online Course Chair 
  • Darcey Huismann, Online Course Vice Chair 
  • Tanya Eble, Webinar Past Chair 
  • Alice Zalan, Webinar Chair 
  • Rachel Shapira, Webinar Vice Chair 
  • Cindy James, Board Liaison

Ethics Advisory Group

  • Amanda Back, Co-Chair
  • Emily Lisi, Co-Chair
  • Emily Dalton
  • Rebecca Tryon
  • Colleen Wherley
  • Rikki Caffrey
  • Megan Horn

Finance Committee

  • Carla McGruder, Chair 
  • Salma Nassef, Vice Chair
  • Colleen Campbell
  • Sara Pirzadeh-Miller
  • Sheetal Parmar
  • Carrie Haverty
  • Deepti Babu

J.E.D.I Stewardship Committee

  • Sarah Clowes Candadai, Chair
  • Christy H. Smith, Vice Chair
  • Flavia Facio, Past Chair 
  • Andrew Alfonso
  • Sarah Brunker
  • Chiara Dart
  • Athena Guy Malloy
  • Amanda de Leon
  • Sonia Nessari
  • Malika Sud
  • Rebeca B. Venezia
  • Carrie Haverty, Board Liaison

Jane Engleberg Memorial Fellowship (JEMF) Advisory Group

  • Sara Fitzgerald Butt, Chair
  • Sharon Aufox, Vice Chair 
  • Adam Buchanan
  • Carrie Atzinger
  • Cindy James
  • Colleen Caleshu
  • Emily Edelman
  • Leila Jamal
  • Karlla Brigatti
  • Yue Guan

Membership Committee

  • Laura Sulmonte, Chair
  • Kalisi Logan, Vice Chair
  • Amanda Anglin
  • Barry Tong
  • Brianna Murphy
  • Chiara Dart
  • Emily Brown
  • Gretchen Maccarick
  • Hannah Helber
  • Kelsey Moriarty
  • Laura Cooper-Hastings
  • Lauren Siems
  • Austin Bland, Board Liaison 

Nominating Committee

  • Deepti Babu, Chair
  • Colleen Campbell
  • Chris Tan
  • Cindy James
  • Kennedy Borle
  • Khalida Liaquat
  • Renee Chard
  • Stacey Detweiler

Position Statement Committee

Position Statement Committee (PSC) page

  • Elise Sobotka, Chair
  • Jennifer Proffitt, Vice Chair 
  • Kate Bonini, Immediate Past Chair
  • Ambreen Khan
  • Katy Skora
  • Kristen Miller
  • Priya Marathe
  • Rachel Evard
  • Rebecca Tryon
  • Sarah Walterman
  • Sofia Horan
  • Stephanie Harris 
  • Chris Tan, Board Liaison

Practice Guidelines Committee

  • Ashley Svenson, Chair 
  • Chenery Lowe, Vice Chair
  • Holly Mueller, Immediate Past Chair 
  • Beth Leeth
  • Deb Brugman
  • Jeanne Devine 
  • Jessica Laprise
  • Jillian Huang
  • Juliann McConnell
  • Katherine Anderson
  • Katie Howard
  • Marissa Younan
  • Natasha Lillie
  • Rachel Palmquist
  • Rebecca Freeman
  • Emily Kelley 
  • Sheetal Parmar, Board Liaison
  • Kim Barr, ACMG Liaison 

Professional Status Survey Committee

  • Amber Gemmell, Chair
  • Sara Lewis,Vice Chair
  • Kathleen Swenson, Past Chair
  • Lydia Higgs
  • Katlin Peck
  • Heather Fisher
  • Madison Young
  • Rachel Doberstein
  • Aimee Allworth
  • Naomi Wagner
  • Lucas Pereira
  • Meg Matias
  • Mugdha Devalkar
  • Yue Guan, Board Liaison

Research, Quality, and Outcomes (RQO) Committee

Research, Quality and Outcomes (RQO) Committee page

  • Shanna Gustafson, Chair
  • Miranda Hallquist, Vice Chair
  • Allison Wheeler
  • Brittney Murray
  • Chloe Reuter
  • Courtney Cook
  • Deanna Erwin
  • Jamie Fong
  • Kathryn Reyes
  • Kristen Fishler
  • Kristen Hanson
  • Kyla Holmes
  • Laiken Peterson Kentnich
  • Magan Trottier
  • Mary Pritzlaff
  • Molly McGinniss
  • Pamela Brock
  • Stephanie Harris
  • Veronica Greve 
  • Zachary Salvati
  • Kim Zayhowski
  • Deepti Babu, Board Liaison
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