Executive Committee 2026-27

President

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

Executive Secretary

Past secretary
Holly Hunsberger
Holly Hunsberger, Ph.D.
Rosalind Franklin University
Maria Traka

Treasurer

Past-Treasurer

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

Third-Year Councilors
Alexander Cates, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill
Daniel Cavanaugh
Daniel Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Richard Ortiz, Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University
Liudmila Romanova, Ph.D.
Rush University

Second-Year Councilors
Angel Alvarez, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Dominican University
Hannah Carlson
Hannah Carlson, Ph.D.
Lake Forest College
Briana Carroll, Ph.D.
University of 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

First-Year Councilors
Michael Stefanik
Michael Stefanik, Ph.D.
North Central College
UIC
DePaul University
Nicole Ferrara
Rosalind Franklin University
Loyola University

Undergraduate Program Liaison

Postdoctoral Councilors
 
TBD
Northwestern University
Raquel Romay-Tallon, Ph.D.
Rush University

Website Administrators

Social Media Coordinator
Alexander Cates, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill
Sugasini Dhavamani, Ph.D.
Sugasini Dhavamani, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Liudmila Romanova, Ph.D.
Rush

Outreach Advocate

Fundraising Coordinator
 
TBD
Michael Ebeid
Midwestern

Chicago Brain Bee Coordinators
Holly Hunsberger
Holly Hunsberger, Ph.D.

Guest Councilors
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