Meet Our Board

2024 Board Members

Position

Name

Facility

Chapter President

Elizabeth (Liz) Scharfe, DNP, RN, FNP, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

 

Chapter Past President

Dhaiwat Kothari

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center; Riverside Medical Center

Chapter President-Elect

Rashida Conway, RN, MSN, CIC

Kaiser Permanente

Chapter Secretary

Gretchen Ruggiero BSN, RN

Hi-Desert Medical Center; Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center HDMC D/P SNF

Chapter Treasurer

Shannon Ynfante, RN, CIC

Barstow Community Hospital

Chapter Treasurer-Elect

Brigette Davila, BSN, RN, CIC

Eisenhower Health

 

Chapter Membership Chair

Maria "Mia" Simms-Bullock

Riverside University Health

 

Chapter Legislative Representative

Allyson Luva, MSN, BSN, RN, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Director

Corina Haro

Kaiser Permanente SBC

Education Director

Michelle Garcia, RN, MSN, CIC, EBP-C, HACP-CMS

City of Hope Medical Center

Nominating and Award Chairperson

Cheryl Lopez, RN, CIC

San Antonio Regional Hospital

Vendor Representative


Tamara Alvarez

GOJO

Member at Large One

Bhumi Kothari, MD, CIC, CPHQ, HACP

 

Member at Large Two

 

 

2023 Board Members

Position

Name

Facility

Chapter President

Dhaiwat Kothari

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center; Riverside Medical Center

 

Chapter Past President

Brigette Davila, BSN, RN, CIC

Eisenhower Health

Chapter President-Elect

Elizabeth (Liz) Scharfe, DNP, RN, FNP, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Chapter Secretary

Gretchen Ruggiero BSN, RN

Hi-Desert Medical Center; Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center HDMC D/P SNF

Chapter Treasurer

Shannon Ynfante, RN, CIC

Chapter Membership Chair

Maria "Mia" Simms-Bullock

 

Chapter Legislative Representative

Allyson Luva, MSN, BSN, RN, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Director

Rashida Conway

Nominating and Award Chairperson

Cheryl Lopez

Vendor Representative


Nicholas Buonfiglio

PDI

 

2022 Board Members

Position

Name

Facility

Chapter President

Brigette Davila, BSN, RN, CIC

Eisenhower Health

 

Chapter Past President

Brigette Davila, BSN, RN, CIC

Eisenhower Health

Chapter President-Elect

Dhaiwat Kothari

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center; Riverside Medical Center

Chapter Secretary

Teresa M. Turbyfill, MSN, RN, PHN, CIC

NMRTC Twentynine Palms

Chapter Treasurer

Elizabeth (Liz) Scharfe, DNP, RN, FNP, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Chapter Membership Chair

Gretchen Ruggiero BSN, RN

Hi-Desert Medical Center; Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center HDMC D/P SNF

 

Chapter Legislative Representative

Mamta Desai, BS, CLS, MBA, CIC

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Director

Michael Connors, BSN, RN, CIC

Eisenhower Health

Nominating and Award Chairperson

Allyson Luva, MSN, BSN, RN, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Vendor Representative


Nicholas Buonfiglio

Duane Anderson

PDI

Stryker

 


2021 Board Members

Position

Name

Facility

Chapter President

Brigette Davila, BSN, RN

Eisenhower Health

 

Chapter Past President

Teresa Nelson, RN, BS, CIC

California Dept. Public Health

Chapter President-Elect

Michelle Ybarra, RN, WCC, CIC, LSSGB

Chapter Secretary

Teresa M. Turbyfill, MSN, RN, PHN, CIC

NMRTC Twentynine Palms

Chapter Treasurer

Elizabeth (Liz) Scharfe, DNP, RN, FNP

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Chapter Membership Chair

Gretchen Ruggiero BSN, RN

Hi-Desert Medical Center; Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center HDMC D/P SNF

 

Chapter Legislative Representative

Mamta Desai, BS, CLS, MBA, CIC

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Director

Charlene Bruce, RN, MSN, CIC

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center; Riverside Medical Center

Nominating and Award Chairperson

Allyson Luva, MSN, BSN, RN, CIC

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Vendor Representative

Ashley Simmers

Mölnlycke Health Care

 

 Mark House
 Vendor Liaison 
 Clean Sweep Group, Inc.
 mark.house@csgiu
 Mark House
 Vendor Liaison 
 Clean Sweep Group, Inc.
 mark.house@csgiu
 Mark House
 Vendor Liaison 
 Clean Sweep Group, Inc.
 mark.house@csgiu