Meet Our Board

Meet our board

The 2024 California APIC Board of Directors

President

Jessica Rosende, MPH, CIC, CSSGB
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Immediate Past President

Kymberly Lengyel, RN, BSN, CIC, PHN
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire

Legislative Representative

Karyn Wong, MPH
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

President Elect

Jessica Alicdan, MPH, CIC
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Secretary

Julie Johnson, MSN, RN-BC, CCTC
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Treasurer

Kristyn Schumacher BSN, RN, CIC, VA-BC (she/her)
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Treasurer Elect

Vacant

Membership Chair

Maricar Telmo, MSN, CNL, CIC
Local Chapter: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Education Chair

Maryam Lodin, MD, MPH-TM, CIC
Local Chapter: Kern Rivers

Communications Chair

Jarrod Becasen, MPH, CIC (he/him)
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Director

Cristine Lacerna, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, CPH
Local Chapter: Sierra

Director

Shaunté C. Walton, MS, CIC, FAPIC
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Director

Yesenia Khattak, BSPH, CIC
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Vendor Liaison
Kristen Ruinard
UVDI - UltraViolet Devices, Inc.

The 2023 California APIC Board of Directors

Legislative Representative

Karyn Wong, MPH
Children's Hospital Los Angeles University of Southern California
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Past-President

Kymberly Lengyel, RN, BSN, CIC, PHN
Keck Medicine of USC
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire

President

Jessica Rosende, MPH, CIC, CSSGB
Huntington Hospital
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

President-Elect

Jessica Alicdan, MPH, CIC
UC San Diego Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Secretary

Julie Johnson, MSN, RN-BC, CCTC
Cedars-Sinai
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Treasurer

Anjali Bisht, MPH, CIC
UCLA Health
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Treasurer-Elect

Kristyn Schumacher BSN, RN, CIC, OCN, PCCN
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Membership Chair

Maricar Telmo, MSN, CNL, CIC
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Local Chapter: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Education Chair

Maryam Lodin
Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Local Chapter: Kern Rivers

Communications Chair

Jarrod Becasen, MPH, CIC
Palomar Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Director

Cristine Lacerna, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, CPH
Kaiser Permanente
Local Chapter: Sierra

Director

Shaunté C. Walton, MS, CIC
UCLA Health
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Director

Yesenia Khattak, BSPH, CIC
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

Vendor Liaison
Shane Sullivan
Nephros Inc.


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The 2022 California APIC Board of Directors

Legislative Representative

Lisa Marie Kilgore, MBA-HCM, BSBM, CIC
Scripps Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

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President

Kymberly Lengyel, RN, BSN, CIC, PHN
Keck Medicine of USC
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire

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President-Elect

Jessica Rosende, MPH, CIC, CSSGB
Huntington Hospital
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

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Treasurer

Anjali Bisht, MPH, CIC
UCLA Health
Local Chapter: Greater Los Angeles

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Secretary

Maggie Turner, M.Ed., FAPIC, BSN, PHN, RN
California Department of Public Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

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Membership Chair

Maricar Telmo, MSN, CNL, CIC
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Local Chapter: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Education Chair

Palak Patel, BS, MPH, CIC
UC San Diego Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

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Communications Chair

Jarrod Becasen, MPH, CIC
Palomar Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Director

Cristine Lacerna, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, CPH
Kaiser Permanente
Local Chapter: Sierra

Director

Doe Kley, RN, MPH, CIC, T-CHEST
The Clorox Co.
Local Chapter: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Foundations
Frank Edward Myers III, MA, CIC, FAPIC
UC San Diego Health
Local Chapter: San Diego & Imperial County

Vendor Liaison
Shane Sullivan
Nephros Inc.



           

In Memory of

Jerry Pennington and Cheryl Richardson

Two of our dear, long-term CACC leaders passed away and will be sorely missed.