Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
James Smith, MD, MS
President | 2026-2027
University of California
Lafayette, CA
Mirella Meyer-Ficca, PhD
Vice President | 2026-2027
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Charles "Chip" Muller, PhD
Secretary | 2025-2027
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Kenneth "Ki" Aston, PhD, HCLD
Vice Secretary | 2026-2027
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Alan Diekman, PhD
Treasurer | 2026-2028
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Kyle Orwig, PhD
Immediate Past President | 2026-2027
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
Other Board Members
Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Director | 2024-2027
Massachusetts General Hospital
Medford, MA
Alexander Pastuszak, MD, PhD
Director | 2025-2027
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Jannette Dufour, PhD
Director | 2025-2028
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Hooman Sadri, MD, PhD
Director | 2025-2028
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Pfafftown, NC
Stephanie Page, MD, PhD
Director | 2026-2029
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Ralph Meyer, MS, PhD
Director | 2026-2029
Logan, UT
Maria Camila Hoyos-Sanchez, BS, MS
Trainee Representative | 2025-2027
Texas Tech University
Amarillo, TX
Georgia Rae Atkins, BS
Trainee Representative | 2026-2028
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA