Leadership
OFFICERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
YASSMINE AKKARI, PhD, FACMG
Scientific Director, Cytogenetics
Technical Director, Molecular Pathology
Manager, Genetics Laboratory Operations
Legacy Health
Portland, OR, USA
Scientific Director, Cytogenetics
Technical Director, Molecular Pathology
Manager, Genetics Laboratory Operations
Legacy Health
Portland, OR, USA

LINDA BAUGHN, PhD
Co-Director of Cytogenomics Laboratory
Consultant, Department of Clinical Genomics
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine And Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

President-Elect
PATRICIA MIRON, PhD, FACMG
Associate Professor of Pathology,
UMass Memorial Medical Center,
Associate Professor of Pathology,
UMass Memorial Medical Center,
Quest Diagnostics
Worcester, MA, USA
Worcester, MA, USA

OBI L. GRIFFITH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Assistant Director, McDonnell Genome Institute
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Assistant Director, McDonnell Genome Institute
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA

Past President
ADRIAN M. DUBUC,PhD , FACMG
Assistant Professor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Director of Cytogenetics, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
ADRIAN M. DUBUC,
Assistant Professor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Director of Cytogenetics, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

JENNELLE HODGE, PhD, FACMG
Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics
Co-Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
Associate Director, Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics
Co-Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
Associate Director, Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN, USA

Secretary
ALKA CHAUBEY,PhD , FACMG
Chief Medical Officer, Bionano Genomics
San Diego, CA, USA
ALKA CHAUBEY,
Chief Medical Officer, Bionano Genomics
San Diego, CA, USA

RASHMI KANAGAL-SHAMANNA, MD
Associate Professor, Hematopathology
Associate Professor, Hematopathology
Director, Microarray Facility, Molecular Diagnostic Lab
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA
Houston, TX, USA

Treasurer
XINJIE XU, PhD , FACMG
Co-Director of Genomics Laboratory
Senior Associate Consultant
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Co-Director of Genomics Laboratory
Senior Associate Consultant
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

TREVOR PUGH, PhD, FACMG
Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Director, Genomics, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Director, Genomics, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

TERESA SMOLAREK, PhD, FACMG
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Director, Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Director, Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH, USA
JUNIOR BOARD MEMBERS

KILANNIN KRYSIAK, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA

REBECCA SMITH, PhD
Genetics Associates
Nashville, TN, USA
Genetics Associates
Nashville, TN, USA
CONSULTING ADVISORS

MIN FANG, MD, PhD, FACMG
Professor of Pathology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, USA
Professor of Pathology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA, USA

M. ANWAR IQBAL, PhD, FACMG
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of the Microarray CGH laboratory,
Associate Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Rochester, NY, USA
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of the Microarray CGH laboratory,
Associate Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Rochester, NY, USA

BRYNN LEVY, MSc(Med), PhD, FACMG
Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
Co-Director, Division of Personalized Genomic Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Medical Center & the New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY, USA
Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
Co-Director, Division of Personalized Genomic Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Medical Center & the New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY, USA

ALAN LENNON, PhD, FACMG
Director, Clinical Cytogenetics, FISH and Microarray Services
Director, Cytogenetic Technologist Training Program
PathGroup
Nashville, TN, USA
Director, Clinical Cytogenetics, FISH and Microarray Services
Director, Cytogenetic Technologist Training Program
PathGroup
Nashville, TN, USA

MARILYN M. LI, MD, FACMG
Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School,
Vice Chief of the Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School,
Vice Chief of the Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA, USA
STAFF

KARLA J. GAY, MPA, HMCC
Executive Director
Asheville, NC, USA
Executive Director
Asheville, NC, USA