Meet our Board

2025 OC APIC Board

Past President

Suwannee Srisatidnarakul
City of Hope

President

Emily Barnard

President-Elect

Jennifer Rodriguez
USC

Treasurer

Carolyn Khong
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo

Secretary

Salah Fouad
Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center

Member at Large Year 1

Stacie Fujimoto
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Member at Large Year 2

Nakdong Brunelle
Memorial Care Long Beach

Membership Secretary

Michele Hom
Dignity Health

Social Media/ Webmaster (Appointed)

Mary Payumo
Kaiser Permanente Orange County

Vendor Liaison (Appointed)

Linsay Kincaid
GOJO / Purell

2024 OC APIC Board

Past President: Heather West – Kaiser Permanente San Diego
President: Suwannee Srisatidnarakul – City of Hope
President-Elect: Emily Barnard
Treasurer: Carolyn Khong – Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo
Secretary: Salah Fouad – Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center
Member at Large year 2: Sarah Pak – Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Member at Large year 1: Nakdong Brunelle – Memorial Care Long Beach
Membership Secretary: Amanda Frutos – Hoag Hospital
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Kristen Ruinard – UVDI: Advanced UV Air and Surface Disinfection Technology
Webmaster (appointed): Mary Payumo – Kaiser Permanente Orange County

 

2023 OC APIC Board

Past President: Barbara Goss-Bottorff – IP Consultant
President: Heather West – Kaiser Permanente Downey
President-Elect: Suwannee Srisatidnarakul – City of Hope
Treasurer: Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedics Institute
Secretary: Tommy Tetreault
Member at Large year 2: Emily Barnard – Loma Linda University Medical Center
Member at Large year 1: Sarah Pak – Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
Membership Secretary: Michelle Livingston – Hoag Hospital
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Tamara Alvarez – GOJO / Purell
Webmaster (appointed): Mary Payumo – Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange

From left to right: Michelle Livingston, Sarah Pak, Patti Steger, Heather West, Mary Payumo, Suwannee Srisatidnarakul, Barbara Goss-Bottorff, Tamara Alvarez

 

2022 OC APIC Board

Past President: Regina Sy-Santos – Hoag Hospital
President: Barbara Goss-Bottorff – IP Consultant
President-Elect: Heather West – Kaiser Permanente Downey
Treasurer: Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedics Institute
Secretary: Mary Payumo – Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
Member at Large year 2: Jessica Choi
Member at Large year 1: Emily Barnard – Loma Linda University Medical Center
Membership Secretary: Tommy Tetreault
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Tamara Alvarez – GOJO / Purell
Webmaster (appointed): Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedic Institute

2021 OC APIC Board

Past President: Mary Valliyanal – Anaheim Regional MC
President: Regina Sy-Santos – Hoag Hospital
President-Elect: Barbara Goss-Bottorff – IP Consultant
Treasurer: Kendall Waller – Tenet
Secretary: Kari Wawro
Member at Large year 2: Heidi Berry – Hoag Hospital
Member at Large year 1: Jessica Choi
Membership Secretary: Nicolette Pacheco
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Jay Denktas – NXN Sanitize
Webmaster (appointed): Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedic Institute

2020 OC APIC Board

President: Mary Valliyanal – Anaheim Regional MC
Past President: Hilary Metcalf – Mission Hospital
President Elect: Regina Sy-Santos – Hoag Hospital
Treasurer: Kendall Waller
Secretary: Michelle Livingston – Hoag Hospital
Member at Large year 2: Lilian Ablir – St. Jude MC
Member at Large year 1: Heidi Berry – Mission Hospital
Membership Secretary: Edina Fredell – Kaiser Downey
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Leah Hansen – Xenex
Webmaster (appointed): Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedic Institute

2019 OC APIC Board

President: Hilary Metcalf – Mission Hospital
Past President: Jennifer Yim – UCIMC
President Elect: Mary Valliyanal – Anaheim Regional MC
Treasurer: Melissa Garcia – Hoag Hospital
Secretary: Michelle Djubasak – OC Global MC
Member at Large year 2: Hosniyeh Bagheri – CDPH HAI Program
Member at Large year 1: Lilian Ablir – St. Jude MC
Membership Secretary: Diane Buell – Hoag Hospital
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Linda Baldy/ Leah Hansen
Webmaster (appointed): Patti Steger – Hoag Orthopedic

2018 OC APIC Board

President: Jennifer Yim – UCIMC
President-Elect: Hilary Metcalf – Mission Hospital
Past-President/CLR: Adela Torres – Kaiser Orange County
Treasurer: Melissa Garcia – Hoag Hospital
Secretary: Heather Beall RN – Mission Hospital
Member-at-Large Year 2: Vacant
Member-at-Large Year 1: Hosniyeh Bagheria – CDPH HAI Program
Membership: Barbara Goss-Bottorf – Hoag Hospital
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Lena Laroco – Placentia Linda Hospital

2017 OC APIC Board

President: Damaris Adela Torres – Kaiser Anaheim
President-Elect: Jennifer Yim – UCIMC
Past-President/CLR: Melissa Garcia – Hoag Hospital
Treasurer: Patti Steger – Hoag Hospital
Secretary: Heather Beall – Mission Hospital
Member-at-Large Year 2: Idamae Kennedy – CDPH HAI Program
Member-at-Large Year 1: Georgina Yacap – Mission Hospital
Membership: Hosniyeh Bagheri – CDPH HAI Program
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Sue Evans – Hoag Hospital

2016 OC APIC Board

President: Melissa Garcia – Hoag Hospital
President-Elect: Damaris Adela Torres – Kaiser Anaheim
Past-President/CLR: Ellen Persi – Hoag Hospital
Treasurer: Patti Steger – Hoag Hospital
Secretary: Sovirny Preston – Orange County Global
Member-at-Large Year 2: Claudia Skinner – St. Jude Medical Center
Member-at-Large Year 1: Idamae Kennedy – CDPH HAI Program
Membership: Hosniyeh Bagheri – CDPH HAI Program
Vendor Liaison (appointed): Edina Fredell – Kaiser Downey

2015 OC APIC Board

President: Ellen Persi – Hoag Hospital
President-Elect: Melissa Garcia – Hoag Hospital
Past-President/CLR: Patti Steger – Hoag Hospital
Treasurer: Elise Roberts – St. Joseph Hospital
Secretary: Kendall Waller – Los Alamitos Hospital
Member-at-Large Year 2: Virginia (Ginny) Scanlan – St. Joseph Hospital
Member-at-Large Year 1: Claudia Skinner – St. Jude Medical Center
Membership: Kari Wawro – St. Jude Medical Center