Leadership
Board of Directors
Rita McCrerey (PRESIDENT)
Community Volunteer
Catherine Frenette, MD (VICE PRESIDENT)
SC Liver Research Consortium
Tina Moreno (SECRETARY)
McAlister Institute for Treatment & Education, Inc.
Robert Salkin (TREASURER)
Food Industry Consultant
Laura Andrews (AMBASSADOR)
San Ysidro Health
Thomas Krumenacker, CRPS, (AMBASSADOR)
UBS Financial Services
Tim Carter, CEBS
Marsh & McLennan Insurance Agency, LLC
Ali Ghorashi, PhD
Wind Independence Engineering
Neshea Harrison, NS, Chaplin
Community Volunteer
Richard Jaenisch, MPH
Open Biopharma Research and Training Institute
RB Johnson, MD
Community Volunteer
Lori Plutchak
Teacher
Medical Advisory Council
Gabriel Schnickel, MD (CHAIR)
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Christian B. Ramers, MD (VICE CHAIR)
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Rohit Loomba, MD (PAST CHAIR)
University of California at San Diego
Veeral Ajmera, MD
UC San Diego Health
Jen Berumen, MD
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Richard Bower, MD
Navy Medical Center
Ana Crissien-Martinez, MD
Sharp HealthCare / Sharp Rees-Stealy
Adam Deising, DO
Scripps Green Hospital
Robert Gish, MD
La Maestra Community Health Centers
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Julio Gutierrez, MD
Scripps Green Hospital
Tarek Hassanein, MD
Southern California Liver Centers
Christopher Marsh, MD
Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Clinic
Kim Newton, MD
Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego
Lisa Nyberg, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Heather M. Patton, MD
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Paul Pockros, MD
Scripps Clinic
Steven Rose, MD
UC San Diego Health
Natasha J. Schneider, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Kathleen Schwarz, MD
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Javaid Shad, MD
North County Gastroenterology
Tri-City Medical Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Shirley M. Tsunoda, Pharm.D. (AMAC CHAIR)
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
James Wolosin, MD
Sharp HealthCare / Sharp Rees-Stealy
Associate Medical Advisory Council
Shirley M. Tsunoda, Pharm.D. (CHAIR)
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Melanie Swan, DNP, FNP-BC (VICE CHAIR)
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Lisa Richards, MSN, FNP-BC (PAST CHAIR)
UC San Diego Health System
Barbara Andrews, MSN, FNP-BE, AF-AASLD
UC San Diego Health System
Summer Collier, MSN, FNP-BC, AAHIVS
UC San Diego Health System
Pamela M. Conner, NP
Scripps Green Hospital
Robert Depriest, PharmD, AAHIVP
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
Michelle Darnelle
Medical Center Pharmacy
Kyla Gonzales, CPNP
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Anna Marie Hefner, PhD, MaEd, CPNP
Southern California Liver Centers
Mylene Lumanog, MSN, NP, FNP, GNP, BC
VA San Diego Health System
Mollie Nunn, BSN, RN, PHN, CNOR
San Diego National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Michael Phetsanghane, BSN, RN
La Maestra Community Health Centers
Eva Skulsky, PA
North County Gastroenterology
Robin Soto, MSN, FNP-BC, AAHIVS
UC San Diego Health
Vivian Soto-Zepeda, BBA
Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Melissa Thun, BSN
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency