Committees

There are several openings on our committees for volunteers.
If interested, please contact our Section Office. 510 351 9922

Board of Trustees

Name Phone E-mail
Alex Mihailovski, Chair alexmet@pacbell.net
Igor Sobolev, Treasurer (925) 376-6402 i.sobolev@worldnet.att.net
Bryan Balazs (925) 423-5403 balazs1@llnl.gov
Larry Wiebe (925) 229-4557 wiebela@comcast.net
William Kuo (925) 422-2251 kuo2@llnl.gov
Advisor to the Trustees:  Gary Martin, CFP g_martin@ml.com

Administration

Name Phone E-mail
Audit – TBA
Budget – Neal Byington (415) 844-5744 x216 neal@byington.org
Long Range Planning:  Attila Pavlath (510) 559-5620 apavlath@pw.usda.gov
Long Range Planning:  Neal Byington (415) 844-5744 x216 neal@byington.org
Nominations & Elections:  Attila Pavlath (510) 559-5620 apavlath@pw.usda.gov
Section Handbook:  Glenn Fuller (510) 527-4412 glennfull@aol.com
Annual Report:  Attila Pavlath (510) 559-5620 apavlath@pw.usda.gov

Awards

Name Phone E-mail
Donald MacLean donald.maclean.b@bayer.com

Education

Name Phone E-mail
Undergraduate Education:  Steven Bachofer bachofer@stmarys-ca.edu
Chemistry Olympiad:  Allen Verstuyft AWVE@chevron.com
Educational Grants:  Bryan Balazs (925) 423-5403 balazs1@llnl.gov
Chemistry Teachers:  Ann Rosecrance (510) 420-3367 or

(510) 385-0037

 arosecrance@CRAworld.com
Resource for Educators:  Open
Student Affiliates:  Sam Markowitz (510) 642-2922 markowit@cchem.berkeley.edu

Government Affairs

Name Phone E-mail
Marinda Wu (925) 254-1620 marindawu@gmail.com

Programs/Meetings

Name Phone E-mail
Monthly Meetings:  Paul Vartanian pfvartanian@gmail.com
Regional Meetings:  Lee Latimer (650) 877-7664 lee.latimer@elan.com
Symposia:  Lee Latimer (650) 877-7664 lee.latimer@elan.com
National Meeting: Paul Vartanian pfvartanian@gmail.com

Member Affairs

Name Phone E-mail
Employment & Career Asst.:  Linda Wraxall (510) 236-8468 lindaw5601@aol.com
Employment & Career Asst.:  Marinda Wu (925) 254-1620 marindawu@gmail.com
Membership:  Lee Latimer (650) 877-7664 lee.latimer@elan.com
Professional Relations:

Minority Affairs

Name Phone E-mail
Sheila Kanodia (415) 844-5744 x2014 sushila.kanodia@gmail.com

Public Outreach

Name Phone E-mail
Public Relations & Comm.: Lisa Aquirre
Vortex:  Lou Rigali 510 368 9933 qpfans@qpfans.com
National Chemistry Week:  Alex Madonik (510) 872-0528 madonika@comcast.net
National Chemistry Week: Margareta Sequin (415) 405-0315 msequin@sfsu.edu
Project SEED:  Elaine Yamaguchi (510) 242-4932 esya@chevron.com
International Outreach:  Igor Sobolev (925) 376-6402 i.sobolev@worldnet.att.net

Senior Chemists

Name Phone E-mail
Open

Women Chemists

Name Phone E-mail
Trudy Lionel (415) 552-1707 tlionelsf@gmail.com
Margareta Sequin msequin@sfsu.edu
Marinda Wu 925-212-8273 marindawu@gmail.com

Young Chemist Committee

Name Phone E-mail
Open