HAI Advisory Committee Members
Voting members are selected to their expertise within categories as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1288.5(b). Liaison members represent the professional organizations that appoint them. Members do not represent the healthcare facilities or departments for which they work.
Voting Members
Health Care Consumer
Carole Moss
Perry, CA
Ariana Longely, MPH
Costa Mesa, CA
Health Care Provider
Geany Ryan, RN, MSN, NP
Woodland, Hills, CA
David HA, PharmD, BCIDP
San Carlos, CA
Ethan Smith, PharmD, BCIDP
View Park, CA
Hospital Administrator
Amber Theel, BSN, MBA, CPHRM, CPHQ
Roseville, CA
Infection Preventionists
Patricia Sung, MPH, CIC
San Gabriel, CA
Anjali Bisht, MPH, CIC, CLSGB
Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Ellis, PhD, MSPH, CIC
Oakland, CA
Integrated Health Care Systems Expert or Representative
Michele Lampshire, RN, BSN, CIC
Southern CA
Carolyn Caughell, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC
San Francisco, CA
Local Health Department
Zachary Rubin, MD
Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA
Physician with Expertise in Infectious Disease or Hospital Epidemiology
Jorge Salinas, MD
Stanford, CA
Francesca Torriani, MD, FIDSA, AAHIVS
San Diego, CA
Non-Voting Liason Representatives
California Academy of Physician Assistants
Vacant
California Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology āā
Louise McNitt, MD
California Association of Communicable Disease Controllers
Vacant
California Hospital Association
Trina Gonzalez, MPP
California Medical Association
Michael Butera, MD
California Nurses Association
Kathy Dennis, RN
Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) of California
Howard Pitluk, MD, MPH, FACS
Infectious Disease Association of California
Jeffrey Silvers, MD