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WIB-San Diego Leadership

Chapter Chair
Alexa Tralla
Illumina

Chapter Co-Vice Chair
Yuchen Wang
Calidi Biotherapeutics

Chapter Co-Vice Chair
Patty Bedard

EWIB Committee

EWIB Co-Chair
Padma Kodukula
A-Alpha Bio

EWIB Co-Chair, LA
Ellen Lubman
Werewolf Therapeutics

EWIB Vice Chair
Jennie Starr
Seres Therapeutics

Communications Committee

Communications 
Committee Chair
Toyna Chin
Novotech (CRO)

Communications 
Committee Co-Vice Chair
Amber Hopkins

Communications 
Committee Co-Vice Chair
Martha Pizani

Programs Committee

Program Committee
Co-Chair
Suvan Kulkarni
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Program Committee
Co-Chair
Debra Robinson
Global Project Partners

Program Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Kristin Strong
Fortrea 

Program Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Erika von Euw
Deverra Therapeutics

Membership Committee

Membership Committee
Chair
Kelsey Retting

Membership Committee 
Vice Chair, Los Angeles
Katherine Slemmons
Amgen

Membership Committee
Vice Chair
Sophia Audisio
Exact Sciences

Volunteer Coordinator
Jennifer Wittbold
Pace Life Sciences

MAPS Committee

MAPS Committee
Chair
Betty Wu
CSL

MAPS Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Cindy Merino
CSL

MAPS Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Anna Capria
JCVI

MAPS Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Andrea Scherschel
Nestle Health Sciences

MAPS Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Giulia Bianco

MAPS Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Nishat Awan
CSU Fullerton

Sponsorship Committee

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chair
Tracy Cole

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chair
Avani Mody
CureScience

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Kellie Church
UC San Diego Health

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Jennifer Le
Clinical Research Strategies

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Vice Chair
 
Rachel Shen
WuXi AppTech

YWIB Committee

Young Women In Bio
Chair
Krithi Bindal
Aroga Biosciences, Inc.

eMAPS Committee

Vice Chair Executive
Roundtable
Mackenzie Cooper
Medix

Co-Chair eMAPS
Vice Chair Executive
Roundtable, San Diego
Sharon Delshad
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.

Co-Chair eMAPS 
Vice Chair Executive
Roundtable, San Diego
Kelly Kemp
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Co-Vice Chair 
Executive Roundtable, LA

Emily Do
FRESH IP

eMAPS Vice Chair
Emerging Executives 
Niyati Kadakia
National Conflict Resolution Center

Co-Vice Chair 
Emerging Executives
Alessandra Wall
Noteworthy

eMAPS Vice Chair
Emerging Executives 
Anabel de la Garza
BrainXell

Advisory Board & Past Leaders

Advisory Board 

David H. Crean, PhD, MBA, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Objective Capital Partners, LLC

Kristin Gross, Strategic Partnerships, 10X Genomics

Jennie Starr
, JD, MA, Director, Marketing & Recruitment, Seres Therapeutics

Linda Strause, PhD, Principal & Founder, Strategic Clinical Consultants / Co-Founder & Vice President, G. Randall & Sons Inc./Randy’s Club

Continuing Contributors

Julie Fishman, Programs Committee Chair Programs Committee Emeritus

Gloria Lin, Sponsorship Committee Chair Sponsorship Emeritus

Laura Pomery, Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair Emeritus

Alyssa Masters, Oversight Committee Chapter Chair Emeritus

Lauren Bradley, Communications Committee Chair Emeritus

Beata Mierzwa, YWIB Committee Co-Chair Emeritus

Kristina Herbert, Young Women In Bio Committee Co-Chair Emeritus


Past Chapter Chairs

Kristina Manvelian, 2023

Gayani Weerasinghe, 2021–2022

Jennie Starr, 2020–2021

Katy McGowen & Alexa Tralla (Interim), 2019–2020

Alyssa Master, 2017–2019

Gabriela Velasquez, 2016–2017 

Ashley Reynolds, 2015–2016

Pari Kazeminy, 2014–2015

Holly Logue, Founding Chair, 2013–2014

Committee Associates

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WIB membership and events are inclusive of all who support our mission.

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