Program

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025

8:00 - 8:45 am Registration & Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 am Opening Remarks
Stacey Wong, MS, CGC
Heather Tabery, MS, CGC
Rebecca LeShay Araujo, MS, CGC

9:15 - 10:00 am Genetic Counseling: A Generation of Innovation
Bill Herbert, MS, CGC
Carrie Haverty, MS, CGC
Amie Blanco, MS, CGC

10:00 - 10:30 am Morning Break

10:30 - 11:30 am From Data to Diagnosis: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Exome and Genome Interpretation
Abby Sassaman, MS, CGC
Kirsten Kelly, MS, CGC

11:30 - 12:30 pm MAVEs Demystified: What They Are and Why They Matter
Colin Young, PhD

12:30 - 2:00 pm Group Photo & Lunch Break

2:00 - 3:00 pm Platform Presentations
Amber Yelvington Sher, MS, CGC
Anya Fields, MS, CGC
Emily Huang, MS
Joanna Paul, MS, MPH
Lindsey Young, MS, CGC
Mia Dragich, MS, CGC

3:00 - 4:15 pm Enhancing psychosocial assessments in genetic counseling
Chloe Reuter, MS, CGC
MaryAnn Campion, EdD, MS, CGC
Tia Moscarello, MS, CGC
Elizabeth Pollard, MS, CGC
Kayla Ruiz, MS, CGC

4:15 - 4:30 pm Afternoon Break

4:30 - 5:15 pm Support for Siblings of those with Genetic Diseases
Victoria Suslovitch, MS, CGC

5:15 - 5:30 pm Announcements

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2025

8:00 - 8:15 am Registration & Breakfast

8:15 - 9:00 am California Genetic Counseling Training Program Updates
Rebecca Araujo, MS, CGC
Andrea Hanson-Kahn, MS, CGC
Katia Dergham, MS, CGC
Stephanie Gandomi, MS, CGC
Pamela Flodman, MS, CGC

9:00 - 9:30 am Telomere Biology Disorders Through the Lifespan
Misha Rashkin, MS, CGC

9:30 - 10:00 am Lauren Ryan Memorial talk: Partnering with Latina Promotoras to Advance Equitable Access to Genetic Services, Cancer Education, and Cancer Care  
Guadalupe Carvajal, MS, CGC

10:00 - 10:30 am Taking the alternative out of alternative service delivery: Creating equitable access to genetic services in a community hospital system
Allison Wong, MS, CGC
Setareh Zandihaghighi, MS, CGC

10:30 - 11:00 am Morning Break

11:00 - 11:30 am Gene Curation in a Rapid Genome Sequencing Laboratory
Rishona Lavy, MS, CGC

11:30 - 12:15 pm Long Read Testing and Opportunities for Genomic Research
Rebekah Barrick, MS, CGC

12:15 - 12:45 pm Living with Alport Syndrome
Dyer Crouch

12:45 - 1:00 pm Closing Remarks
Heather Tabery, MS, CGC
Stacey Wong, MS, CGC