DCSWA Board of Directors

Any active DCSWA member is eligible to join our volunteer board. Board members plan professional development and social events and attend a monthly board meeting. The time commitment is just a few hours per month, plus attendance at DCSWA events as your schedule allows. If you’re interested or would like more information, email the DCSWA president (address below).

DCSWA Board of Directors
2023-2024

Officers

Sam Jones, President
Executive Producer, Tiny Matters
email: president @ dcswa.org

Michael E. Newman, Vice President
Johns Hopkins Medicine
email: vicepres @ dcswa.org

Carmen Drahl, Secretary
Freelance

Wayne Pereanu, Treasurer
Freelance
email: treasurer @ dcswa.org

Bruce Y. Lee, Social Media Chair
Senior Contributor, Forbes

Hannah Docter-Loeb, Social Events Chair
Freelance
email: socialchair @ dcswa.org

Miriam Fauzia, Membership Chair
Freelance
email: membership @ dcswa.org

Members at large

Jag Bhalla
Freelance

Liz Landau
NASA, Freelance

Rachel Lense
Freelance

Clinton Parks
Freelance

Kira Sampson
American Society of Hematology

Ben Stein
NIST

Leanne Wiberg
Freelance

Past DCSWA Presidents

2022…… Richard Sima

2021…… Emily Conover
2020…… Rachael Lallensack
2019…… Sushma Subramanian
2018…… Matthew Wright
2017…… Lauren Lipuma
2016…… Kasha Patel
2015…… Gabriel Popkin
2014…… Jennifer Lauren Lee
2013…… Aries Keck
2012…… Charles Blue
2011…… Jennifer Huergo
2010…… Andrea Widener
2009…… James Riordon
2008…… Shawna Williams
2007…… Brian Vastag
2006…… Gail Porter
2005…… Anne Bolen
2004…… Mitch Waldrop
2003…… Aaron Levin
2002…… Craig Hicks
2001…… Josh Fischman
2000…… Lisa Orange
1999…… Colin Macilwain
1998…… John Travis
1997…… David Jarmul
1996…… Carol Ezzell
1995…… Mary Knudson
1994…… Larry Shuster
1993…… Rick Borchelt
1992…… Tim Beardsley
1991…… David Wheeler
1990…… Larry Thompson
1989…… Joe Palca
1988…… Richard Harris