Leadership team
PASPCR Officers
Elected Positions
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Suzie Chen, Ph.D. | President |
| Jonathan Zippin, M.D., Ph.D. | President-elect |
| Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D. | Secretary/Treasurer |
| John D’Orazio, MD, Ph.D. | Immediate Past President |
PASPCR Council Members
Elected Positions
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Andrew Aplin, Ph.D. | 2023-2025 |
| Carla Daniela Robles Espinoza, Ph.D. | 2023-2025 |
| Todd Ridky, M.D., Ph.D. | 2023-2025 |
| Robert Cornell, Ph.D. | 2023-2025 |
| Stacie Loftus, Ph.D. | 2024-2026 |
| Catherine Van Raamsdonk, Ph.D. | 2024-2026 |
| Rachel Belote, Ph.D. | 2025-2027 |
| Colin Kenny, Ph.D. | 2025-2027 |
| Patricia Possik, Ph.D. | 2025-2027 |
PASPCR Committee Members
Bylaws Committee
The By-Laws committee provides guidance regarding PASPCR bylaws, the set of rules that govern how PASPCR is to be run. The committee also will consider amendments and modifications to the society bylaws as the need arises.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ivana de la Serna | Chair; Member at Large |
| Jonathan Zippin | President-Elect |
| Tom Hornyak | Member at Large |
| Rachel Belote | Council member |
Communications Committee
The Communications committee is responsible for oversight of PASPCR website design and content along with society social media output.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Catherine Van Raamsdonk | Chair; Council member; Webmaster |
| Prashiela Manga | Member at Large |
| Colin Kenny | Council member |
Opportunity and Access committee
The Opportunity and Access committee is responsible for identifying possible structural racism that may be embedded within the society and for developing ways to elevate opportunities within the society for Black people, people of color and other under-represented minorities.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ivana de la Serna | Chair; Member at Large |
| Rachel Belote | Council member |
| Cynthia Cooper | Member at Large |
| Daniela Robles-Espinoza | Council Member |
| Christin Burd | Member at Large |
| Arup Indra | Member at Large |
Meetings Committee
The Meetings committee provides input to the local organizers of PASPCR annual meetings regarding meeting operations and strategy. Typically, this committee will be populated by members who have had experience with meeting planning and organization.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Deborah Lang | Chair; Member at Large |
| John D’Orazio | Immediate Past-President |
| Suzie Chen | President |
| Jonathan Zippin | President-elect |
| Tom Hornyak | Member at Large |
| Arup Indra | Member at Large; DEI link |
| Zalfa Abdel-Malek | Member at Large |
| Caroline Le Poole | Member at Large |
| Andrzej Slominski | Member at Large |
| Stanca Birlea | Member at Large |
Membership and Society Expansion Committee
The Membership and Society Expansion committee identifies strategies and actively participates in efforts to broaden the impact of PASPCR, grow the society and recruit new members.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Rob Judson-Torres | Chair; Member at Large |
| Jonathan Zippin | President-Elect |
| Stacie Loftus | Council member |
| Arup Indra | Member at Large |
| Pam Cassidy | Member at Large |
| Andrew White | Member at Large |
| Patricia Possik | Council member |
Mentorship and Training Committee
The Mentorship and Training committee is responsible for overseeing the PASPCR’s mentorship program and other societal educational and training opportunities.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Belitsky | Chair; Member at Large |
| Cynthia Cooper | Member at Large |
| Zalfa Abdel-Malek | Member at Large |
| Todd Ridky | Council member |
| Colin Kenny | Council member |
| Patricia Possik | Council member |
| Rachel Belote | Council member |
Nominations, Elections and Awards Committee
The Nominations, Elections and Awards committee is led by the PASPCR President-Elect, and is responsible for suggesting nominees for election to the Council and offices of PASPCR. They will attempt to ensure the widest possible representation from the three Americas as well as from fields contributing to the Broad area of pigment cell biology. The committee will also suggest nominees for Society awards and recognition.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Zippin | de facto Chair (President-Elect) |
| Ivana de la Serna | Member at Large |
| Patricia Possik | Council Member |
| Rob Cornell | Council Member |
| Christin Burd | Member at Large |
| Andrew Aplin | Council Member |