WUSS 2026 Conference Committee

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Academic Chair
Matthew Slaughter
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Portland, OR
AI, Analytics & Statistics
Denis Nyongesa
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Portland, OR
Careers & Professional Development
Mehrnaz Siavoshi
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Data Basics and Beyond
Derek Morgan
Bristol Myers Squibb
St Louis, MO
Open Source & Emerging Technologies
Wendy Christensen
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO
Pharma & Healthcare
Micky Salgado-Gomez
PharmaStat, LLC
Carlsbad, CA
Demo Theater
Chary Akmyradov
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Hands-On Workshops
Louise Hadden
CORMAC
Somerville, MA

OPERATIONS

Co-Operations Chair
Julie Kilburn
City of Hope and Oh SLO Good!
Nipomo, CA
Co-Operations Chair
Sally Carson
RAND/UCLA Retired
Los Angeles, CA
Catering Coordinator
Tasha Chapman
Oregon State Government
Salem, OR
Catering Coordinator
Maral Demirjian
UCLA
Glendale, CA
Facilities Coordinator
Sally Carson
RAND/UCLA Retired
Los Angeles, CA
Facilities Coordinator
Patrick Leon
Consultant
Riverside, CA
Registration Coordinator
Stephen Siler
Health Net
Sacramento, CA
Registration Coordinator
Julie Kilburn
City of Hope and Oh SLO Good!
Nipomo, CA
Classes Coordinator
Melanie Dove
University of California Davis
Sacramento, CA
Sponsor/Exhibitor Liaison
Jesse Canchola
Roche Diagnostics Solutions
Hayward, CA
Mobile App Coordinator
Wendy Christensen
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO
Mobile App Assistant
Mehrnaz Siavoshi
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Printing and Signage Coordinator
Casey Cantrell
Clarion Consulting
Acton, CA
Volunteer Coordinator
Yunin Ludeña
University of California Davis
Davis, CA
Assistant-at-Large
Michael Aleman
MedImpact
San Diego, CA

COMMUNITY CORNER

Coordinator
Bill Coar
Edgewise Therapeutics
Thornton, CO
Coordinator
Melanie Dove
University of California Davis
Sacramento, CA

COMMUNICATIONS

Website
Josh Horstman
PharmaStat, LLC
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail
Casey Cantrell
Clarion Consulting
Acton, CA
Social Media
Sally Carson
RAND/UCLA Retired
Los Angeles, CA
Social Media
Julie Kilburn
City of Hope and Oh SLO Good!
Nipomo, CA

EXEC COMMITTEE PROGRAMS

Scholarship Coordinator
Lida Gharibvand
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Mentorship Coordinator
Kirk Paul Lafler
Consultant & Trainer/California State Univ San Diego
Spring Valley, CA
Charity Coordinator
Jesse Canchola
Roche Diagnostics Solutions
Hayward, CA