General Information

Committee Chairs lead their associated committees for the term of at least one year. Committee chairs are appointed by the NCCGC Board of Directors and are not membership elected positions. Committee Chairs shall notify the Board of their intent to vacate their position so another member may be appointed. Committee members shall volunteer to serve for at least one year.

Annual Conference Committee

Members: Heather Tabery (Co-chair), Lauri Black (Co-Chair), Diane Zastrow

• Plan the annual NCCGC conference and hold regular planning meetings with committee members

• Explore and identify conference venue, coordinate with event planner at venue

• Identify and coordinate with conference sponsors and work with the Treasurer for budgets and adhere to policies about conflict of interest

• Design educational program and recruit speakers

• Apply for category 1 CEUs with NSGC, create evaluation form and all materials for application, submit required documents to NSGC following the conference for attendees claiming credits

• Create registration web page and manage registration prior to event

• Participate in day of conference activities such as venue set up,  audio-visual coordination, attendee check-in, speaker introductions and general communication during event, management of conference evaluation forms  

• Create speaker gifts within budget and disseminate to speakers

Communications & Networking Committee

Members: Kenny Wong (Chair), Anusha Klinder, Heather Tabery, Jess Gage, Liya Rabkina, Melissa Mills

• Establish public communication channels and member social events such as: 

  • Create and manage social media (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)

  • Plan social and networking events

• Maintain and update NCCGC website

• Additional communication pathways may include the following:

  • Establish liaison with the Genetic Disease Branch regarding state licensure and other related issues 

  • Establish a liaison with Southern California Genetic Counselors group

  • Explore communications with GCs in local industry to provide education to the membership (e.g., webinars about new technologies, GC roles, etc.)

Membership & Newsletter Committee

Members: Mara Hernandez (Chair), Brianna Tucker, Eva Ferino

• Manage membership communication such as: 

  • Review new member registrations and add to Google group

  • Assist members with posts to Google group

  • Answer incoming emails from members and prospective members

• Creation of a regular e-newsletter with member spotlights and relevant local events 

• Recruit new members from a variety of backgrounds including new graduates, experienced GCs, GCs new to the area, and those from clinical, industry and academic employers

Professional Outreach Committee

Members: Laurie Nemzer (Chair), Diane Zastrow, Jenny Kim, Ping Gong, Ronit Mazzoni

• Identify opportunities for the NCCGC organization to participate in local community and professional activities such as: 

  • Community outreach to diverse groups of students to inform about genetic counseling (e.g., high school, university, etc.) 

  • Coordinate with local genetic counseling programs (Stanford and UCSF) to engage GC students and prospective GC students