MVCAC Committees

Executive Paula Macedo Contra Costa MVCD pmacedo@contracostamosquito.com
CalSurv  Chris Barker UC Davis CVEC cmbarker@ucdavis.edu
Information Technology

Danyelle Frakes Lewis

 Greater LA County VCD dfrakeslewis@glamosquito.org
Integrated Vector Management Nikia Smith Northwest MVCD nsmith@northwestmvcd.org
Laboratory Technologies 

Jessica Madden (co-chair)

 Shasta MVCD jmadden@shastamosquito.org
 

Andrea Troupin (co-chair)

 Delta MVCD a.troupin@deltamvcd.gov
Ad Hoc Drone Committee Eric Haas-Stapleton Alameda County MAD Eric.Haas@mosquitoes.org
Legislative Jeremy Wittie Coachella Valley MVCD JWittie@cvmosquito.org
Public Relations Robert Gaona Coachella Valley MVCD rgaona@cvmosquito.org
Regulatory Affairs  Jennifer Henke Coachella Valley MVCD jhenke@cvmosquito.org 
Reeves New Investigator Award Sarah Wheeler Sacramento-Yolo MVCD swheeler@fightthebite.net
Ad Hoc SIT Committee Angela Caranci Northwest MVCD acaranci@northwestmvcd.org
Training & Certification Tristan Hallum San Gabriel MVCD thallum@sgvmosquito.org
Vector and Vectorborne Disease Kelly Furey Marin/Sonoma MVCD kellyl@msmosquito.org
Vector Control Research Angela Carnaci  Greater LA County VCD acaranci@glamosquito.org

Executive Committee

Chair President Paula Macedo, Contra Costa MVCD
Members

President – Paula Macedo
President Elect – Michelle Brown
Vice President – Omar Khweiss
Past President – Steve Abshier
Jody Morgan – Sacramento Valley Region 
Amanda Poulsen – Coastal Region 
David Heft – Northern San Joaquin Region 
Thai (Jay) Thao – Southern San Joaquin Region 
Lora Young – Southern Region 
Vacant – Trustee Representative

CalSurv Steering Committee

Chair Chris Barker, UC Davis DART
Members

William Reisen, Professor Emeritus
Tina Feiszli, Supervising Biologist, VBDS
Mary Danforth, Epidemiologist, VBDS
Eric Haas-Stapleton, Research Committee Rep
Mark Dery, Vector/VBD Committee Rep
Luz Robles, PR Committee Rep
Dan Fisher, IT Committee Rep
Steve Abshier, Exec Committee Rep
Joel Buettner, MVCAC At-Large Member
Peter Bonkrude, MVCAC At-Large Member
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Information Technology Committee

Chair Danyelle Frakes-Lewis, Greater Los Angeles County VCD
Members

Christina Falk, San Joaquin County MVCD
Conlin Reis, Fresno Westside MAD
Dan Fisher, Sacramento/Yolo MVCD
Edward Prendez, Coachella Valley MVCD
Eric Haas-Stapleton, Alameda MAD
Greg Hacker, VBDS/CDPH (CDPH Liaison)
Luan Ngo, Orange County MVCD
Matt Nienhuis, San Mateo County MVCD
Sarah Valente, MVCAC (MVCAC Liaison)
Lora Young, Orange County MVCD (Board Liaison)
Robert Ferdan, Alameda MAD
Tim Valdepena, Davis Arbovirus Research & Training (DART) Lab (DART Liaison)
Wayne Shieh, Contra Costa MVCD
2026 Charges

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Integrated Vector Management Committee

Chair Nikia Smith, Northwest MVCD
Members

Jake Hartle, Placer MVCD
Mike Saba, Orange County MVCD
Arlilla Bueno, Merced County MVCD
Casey Stevenson, San Mateo MVCD
Mark Nakata, Delta MVCD
Marco Metzger, CDPH
Amanda Poulsen, Santa Cruz County MVC (Board Liaison)
Debbie Dritz, Sac-Yolo MVCD
Greg Alvarado, Coachella Valley MVCD
Katherine Brisco, Consolidated MAD
2026 Charges

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Laboratory Technologies Committee

Co-Chair’s

Jessica Madden, Shasta MVCD
Andrea Troupin, Delta MVCD
Members

Kim Hung, Coachella Valley MVCD
Megan Saunders, CDPH/VBDS
Steve Schutz, Contra Costa MVCD
Miguel Barretto, Alameda County MAD
Arielle Crews, San Mateo MVCD
Sheila Hofer, Santa Clara VC
Paula Macedo, Contra Costa County MVCD (Board Liaison)
Olivia Winokur, DART, UC Davis
Andrea Troupin, Delta MVCD
Jessica Madden, Shasta MVCD
Kara Kelley, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
Hannah Corman, San Diego County VCP
Chris Barker, DART, UC Davis
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Drone Committee

Chair Eric Haas-Stapleton, Alameda County MAD
Members

Heidi Budge, Contra Costa MVCD
Conlin Reis, Delta MVCD
Kiet Nguyen, Orange County MVCD
Mark Breidenbaugh, Northwest MVCD
Joel Buettner, Placer MVCD
Marty Scholl, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
Bryan Jackson, CDPH
2026 Charges

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Legislative Committee

Chair

Jeremy Wittie, Coachella Valley MVCD
Members

Jason Farned, San Gabriel MVCD
Conlin Reis, Delta MVCD
Lora Young, Orange County MVCD
Omar Khweiss, San Joaquin MVCD
Gary Goodman, Sacramento/Yolo MVCD
Matt Ball, Butte County MVCD
Ryan Clausnitzer, Alameda MAD
Tamara Chapman Davis, Marin-Sonoma MVCD
Tony Kovach, CDPH
Megan MacNee, AMG
Ed Manning, KP
Vanessa Cajina, KP
Brian White, KP
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Public Relations Committee

Chair Robert Gaona, Coachella Valley MVCD
Members

Nola Woods, Contra Costa MVCD
Judith Pierce, Alameda County MAD
Erick Arriaga, Delta VCD
Luz Maria Robles, Sacramento Yolo MVCD
Brian Brannon, Orange County MVCD
Adara Culpepper, Merced County MVCD
Allyx Nicolici, CDPH
Anais Medina Diaz, San Gabriel Valley MVCD
Meagan Luevano (KP)
Lisa Yarbrough (KP)
2026 Charges

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Reeves New Investigator Award Committee

Chair Sarah Wheeler, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
Members

Jamesina J. Scott, Lake County VCD
Bruce Eldridge, UC Davis Emeritus
Kerry Padgett, CDPH-VBDS
Kelly Liebman, Marin/Sonoma MVCD
Susanne Kluh, Greater Los Angeles County MVCD
Mustapha Debboun, Delta MVCD
Paula Macedo, Contra Costa MVCD (Board Liaison)
Kristi Maryman, AMG

Regulatory Affairs Committee

Chair Jennifer Henke, Coachella Valley MVCD
Members

Erika Castillo, Alameda MAD
Samer Elkashef, Central Life Sciences
Mark Hall, Greater Los Angeles County, VCD
David Heft, Turlock MAD (Board Liaison)
Ryan McNeil, Fresno MVCD
Mark Novak, CDPH
Eric Paquette, Orange County MVCD
Conlin Reis, Delta MVCD
Sarah Wheeler, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
Megan MacNee, AMG
Ed Manning, KP
Brian White, KP
Brenda Bass, KP
2026 Charges

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Training & Certification Committee

Chair

Tristan Hallum, San Gabriel Valley MVCD
Members

Amanda Bradford, Butte County MVCD
Nour Nesheiwat, Kern MVCD
Monica Patterson, Turlock MAD
Michael Niemela, CDPH-VBDG
Miguel Cardenas, Solano County MAD
Miquel Jacobs, Orange County MVCD
Jody Morgan, Pine Grove MAD (Board Liaison)
2026 Charges

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Vector & Vectorborne Disease Committee

Chair Kelly Furey, Marin/Sonoma MVCD
Members

Kim Hung, Coachella Valley MVCD
Doug Kunz, Coachella Valley MVCD
William Reisen, UC Davis
Erik Blosser, CDPH
Adena Why, Alameda County Vector Control
Casey Hubble, Placer MVCD
Mark Dery, Kern MVCD
2026 Charges

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Vector Control Research Committee

Chair Angela Carnaci, Northwest MVCD
Members

Sarah Wheeler, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD
Chris Barker, UC Davis, PacVec
Katherine Brisco, Consolidated MAD
Eric Haas-Stapleton, Alameda County MAD
William Reisen, University of California Professor Emeritus, Proceedings Editor
Renji Hu, CDPH
Wakoli Wekesa, East Side MAD
Jamie Mangan, San Gabriel Valley MVCD
Michelle Brown, West Valley MVCD (Board Liaison)
Sarah Valente, AMG
2026 Charges

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