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WIB-San Diego Leadership

Chapter Chair
Patty Bedard

Chapter Vice Chair
Betty Wu

CSL

EWIB Committee

EWIB Committee
Chair
Padma Kodukula
A-Alpha Bio

EWIB Committee
Co-Vice Chair

Andrea Scherschel
Nestle Health Sciences

EWIB Committee
Co-Vice Chair
Jennie Starr
Seres Therapeutics

Communications Committee

Communications 
Committee Co-Chair
Liz Paz

Communications 
Committee Co-Chair

Judy Villanueva

Programs Committee

Programs Committee
Co-Chair
Celia Jenkinson
Travere Therapeutics

Programs Committee
Co-Chair
Debra Robinson
Global Project Partners

Membership Committee

Membership Committee
Chair
Kelsey Retting

Volunteer Coordinator
Jennifer Wittbold
Pace Life Sciences

MAPS Committee

MAPS Committee
Co-Chair
Giulia Bianco

MAPS Committee
Co-Chair
Anna Capria
JCVI

MAPS Committee
Vice Chair
Andrea Scherschel
Nestle Health Sciences

Sponsorship Committee

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chair
Tracy Cole

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chair
Avani Mody
CureScience

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Vice Chair

Ginger Jones
PCI Pharma Service

Sponsorship Committee
Co-Vice Chair

Courtney Stone
TSG

YWIB Committee

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

Executive Mentoring Committee

Chair
Emerging Executives 
Anabel de la Garza
BrainXell

Vice Chair 
Emerging Executives
Alessandra Wall
Noteworthy

Co-Chair 
Executive Roundtable

Andrea Scherschel
Nestle Health Sciences

Co-Chair 
Executive Roundtable
Jennifer Woo
Sumitomo Pharma America

Co-Vice Chair 
Executive Roundtable

Kirti Kandhwal
Biotheryx

Co-Vice Chair 
Executive Roundtable

Sheena McGowan
Aurora Bioservices LLC

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 Emeritus

Suvan Kulkarni, Programs Committee Chair Emeritus

Gloria Lin, Sponsorship Committee Chair 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

Alexa Tralla, 2024

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

OUR MISSION

Women In Bio is an organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship of all women in the life sciences.

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

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(877) 717-5273

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