2023 – 2025 NCASM Contacts
Officers and Committees
| Officer | Contact Information & Professional Pursuits |
|---|---|
 PRESIDENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth Antaki-Zukoski MS, PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Associate Biosafety Officer Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory emantaki@ucdavis.edu Lizzy is currently an Associate Biosafety Officer for the Lawrence Livermore National Lab. She has been there for four years and is loving the research diversity that is being conducted at the laboratory. Outside of work, she loves hiking with friends and spending time with her husband and potbelly pig, Shorty. |
 PRESIDENT-ELECT/VICE PRESIDENT~~~~~~~~~~~~ Troy Cline PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Professor Chico State University tdcline@csuchico.edu Troy teaches medical bacteriology and virology as a full Professor at Chico State University. His research with undergraduate and graduate students focuses on surveillance of avian influenza viruses in wild waterfowl. In his spare time, Troy supports his sons’ participation in marching band, jazz band, and concert band, enjoys yard work, baking, travel, and is always looking for an excuse to visit Disneyland. |
 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rick Danielson PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Consultant drred1856@danielsonappliedconsulting.com Rick has been active in NCASM since 1981! He is a consultant to the environmental engineering and microbiology industries. He has been a Laboratory Director of environmental and food microbiology testing laboratories for 30 years. Dr. Danielson has a broad background in environmental health microbiology including: environmental virology and parasitology; consultation on agents of bioterrorism; expert testimony in environmental microbial contamination cases; and, the establishment of certified environmental microbiological testing laboratories. |
 SECRETARY~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lina Chea ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Send NCASM correspondence to: Lina Chea 3000 Campus Hill Dr Livermore, CA 94551 phone: 925-424-1331 lina.chea@ncasm.org |
 TREASURER ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Barbara Haller MD, PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Director of the Clinical Laboratory Zuckerberg SF General Hospital (415) 206-3595 Barbara.Haller@ucsf.edu Barbara is the Director of the Clinical Laboratory at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and was also the Director of the Clinical Microbiology Lab at ZSFG for 20 years. She wishes to continue to support the mission of ASM and the Northern California Branch of ASM (NCASM) in order to continue to promote the field of Clinical Microbiology, increase communication and support for clinical microbiologists, and encourage student participation in Microbiology in the region. She is also interested in evaluation of new microbiology test methodologies |
 COUNCILOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hamida Nusrat PhD, PHM, SM(ASCP), MLS(ASCPi) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Faculty Lecturer CLS Program SF State University hnusrat@sfsu.edu Hamida additionally works as a PHM Specialist and Trainer at the California Department of Public Health, where she teaches, trains, and mentors PHM interns. She is also an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Her interests include development of new methods for diagnosis of infectious diseases, disease prevention, and vaccine design. She enjoys outdoors, traveling, scouting, and community service. |
 EXHIBITS MANAGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenny Vo ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Kenny.Vo@NCASM.org |
 PROGRAM MANAGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy Wilson PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | wendy_wilson_fujino@yahoo.com Research and development scientist specializing in molecular diagnostic assay development. I love learning new technologies. Have served on the NCASM executive board for 13 years. For fun I am an avid road cyclist, hiker, and toastmaster. |
 STUDENT CHAPTER OUTREACH LIAISON ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Margaret Lee PhD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | mslee@ohlone.edu |
 WEBMASTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jennifer Kyle MSPH, PhD, CLS, PHM ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Research Scientist III Microbial Diseases Lab California Dept Public Health Richmond, CA (510) 412-1418 ncasm.webmaster@gmail.com Interested in research with applications to vaccine development and international health. Currently working with vaccine-preventable bacterial meningitis pathogens. |
NCASM COMMITTEES & CHAIRS
| Committee | Chair & Contact Information | Committee Members |
|---|---|---|
| Continuing Education | Rick Danielson drred1856@danielsonappliedconsulting.com | |
| Newsletter Editor | Help Wanted to apply please contact Hui at: xlau@ucdavis.edu | |
| Poster Coordinator | ||
| Program Planning Committee | Troy Cline tdcline@csuchico.edu | Hamida Nusrat Wendy Wilson Beatrix Kapusinszky Fred Deneau, Kenny Vo Deidre Pierry Jennifer Kyle Mark Stanley Janice Hamer Paul Foxall Joseph Chen Maria Brandl Susanne Lindgren Carole Toebe Paula Krauter Susan Munro Bill Murray Lynn Suer Mark Pandori Michele Jay-Russell Peter Agron Tracy Ruscetti Mir Noorbash Barbara Haller Katya Polovina Dennis Mangan Xiao Hui Lau Daniel Mills Elizabeth Joyce Elizabeth Antaki Jessica Ito Nan Ho Lisa Critchett Jashwin Sagoo Amy Kingsley |