Executive Committee 2025-26

President

President-Elect
Brian T David
Rush University
Kamran Avanaki
Kamran Avanaki, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago

Executive Secretary

Secretary-Elect
Maria Traka
Holly Hunsberger
Holly Hunsberger, Ph.D.
Rosalind Franklin University

Treasurer

Treasurer-Elect

Past Treasurer
Isabel Martinez-Pena y Valenzuela
Isabel Martinez-Pena y Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Mukesh Gautam
Mukesh Gautam, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Anna Lysakowski
(312) 996-5990
 

Third-Year Councilors
Michael Stefanik, Ph.D.
North Central College
Gonzalo Torres
Loyola University Maywood

Second-Year Councilors
Alexander Cates, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill
Daniel Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Sugasini Dhavamani, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Janis T Eells, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Richard Ortiz, Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University
Liudmila Romanova, Ph.D.
Rush University

First-Year Councilors
Angel Alvarez, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Dominican University
Hannah Carlson, Ph.D.
Lake Forest College
Briana Carroll, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Christine Coughlin
University of Illinois at Chicago
Stephanie Groman, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Fabian Preuss, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Matthew Smith, Ph.D.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Joseph Terranova
Joseph Terranova, Ph.D.
Midwestern University

Undergraduate Program Liaison

Postdoctoral Councilors
 
TBD
Kevin Koster, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Miranda Munoz, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Raquel Romay-Tallon, Ph.D.
Rush University

Website Administrators

Social Media Coordinator
Alexander Cates, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill
Holly Hunsberger
Holly Hunsberger, Ph.D.
Rosalind Franklin University

Outreach Advocate

Fundraising Coordinator
Emma Childs, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Monsheel Sodhi, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago Brain Bee Coordinators
Okunola Jeyifous
Dorothy Kozlowski

Guest Councilors
Alexandra Prokuda, Ph.D.
C2ST