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VPA Leadership

VPA Executive Board

2022-2023
President: Daniel Fehrenbach     
Vice President: Jeanne Ishimwe 
Community Building Chair(s): Kasey Schalich & Zhiyu Wan
Postdoc Advocacy & EDI Chair(s): Saptarshi Chatterjee & Victoria Nasci
Scholarly Advancement Chair(s): Nestor de la Visitación Pastor & Markie Sneed
Career Development Chair(s): Brandon Baer & Hani Chanbour 
 
2021-2022
Senior Co-Chair: Brianna Yamasaki
Junior Co-Chair: Daniel Fehrenbach
Treasurer: Markie Sneed
Secretary: Chitra Basu
Senior Advisor: Rei Ukita
Scholarly Learning Chair: Anirban Sengupta
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair: Shramana Ghosh
Social Activities and Community Buidling Chair: Kakali Ghoshal
Postdoc Advocacy Chair: Maxime Chevee
Communications Chair: Zhiyu Wan
Community Outreach Chair: ReAnna Roby
 
2020-2021
Senior Co-Chair: Jim Sears
Junior Co-Chair: Rei Ukita
Treasurer: Hiral Master
Secretary: Maxime Chevee
Scholarly Learning Chair: Mariya Kovaleva
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair: ReAnna Roby
Social Activities and Community Building Chair: Katelyn Poole
Postdoc Advocacy Chair: Fatemeh Adelnia
Communications Chair: Anirban Sengupta
Community Outreach Chair: Vacant
 
VPA Executive Partners: Neelima Wagley and Brianna Yamasaki
Thanks also to Sam Centanni who, with Brianna Yamasaki and Neelima Wagley, inspired the creation of the "VPA Executive Partners" position.
 
 
2019-2020
Senior Co-Chair: Cole Zmurchok
Junior Co-Chair: Mariya Kovaleva
Treasurer: Stella Child
Secretary: Rei Ukita
Scholarly Learning Chair: Carly Bess Williams
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair: ReAnna Roby and Susanne Seitz
Social Activities and Community Building Chair: Andrea Ruiz Alejos and Courtney Williams
Postdoc Advocacy Chair: Vacant
Communications Chair: Vacant
Community Outreach Chair: Jim Sears
 
2018-2019
Senior Co-Chair: Ralph J. Hazlewood II
Junior Co-Chair: Geoffrey Li
Treasurer: Anel Jaramillo
Secretary: Monica L. Ridgeway
 
2017-2018
Senior Co-Chair: Anneke Sanders
Junior Co-Chair: Chris Smith
Treasurer: Kathryn Trogden
Secretary: Monica L. Ridgeway