Board of Directors


Executive Leadership
Melissa Garafalo-Culmer, CAA President

President

Melissa Garafalo-Culmer, Au.D.
Ventura County Office of Education
Camarillo, CA


LIzette Montes, President-Elect

President-Elect

Lizette Montes, Au.D.
West Valley Hearing Center
Woodland Hills, CA


Melanie Rosenblatt, Au.D., Past President

Past President

Melanie Rosenblatt, Au.D., F-AAA, ABAC
University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA 

Gail Amornpongchai, CAA Treasurer

Treasurer

Gail Amornpogchai, Au.D., F-AAA, CCC-A
Stockton Hearing and Balance Center
Stockton, CA


Meghann Keehner, CAA Secretary

Secretary

Meghann Keehner, Au.D.
Gold Country Hearing and Balance
SAcramento, CA 


Directors
Kristine Dabu, 2025 Conference Co-chair
2025 Conference Co-Chair

Kristine Dabu, Au.D.
Sutter Health
Redwood City, CA

Jo Powner, CAA 2025 Conference Co-Chair
2025 Conference Co-Chair

Jo Powner, Au.D.
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA


Jackie Rico, Au.D.
Communications Chair

Yaqueline Rico-Gonzalez, Au.D., ABAC
Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center 
Lancaster, CA 


Membership Chair

Patty Anderson, Au.D.
California Hearing Center
San Mateo, CA




Alison Nachman
Continuing Education Co-Chair 

Alison Nachman, Au.D.
UCSF Benioff Children‘s Hospital Oakland
Oakland, CA 



Michelle Louie
Continuing Education Co-Chair 

Michelle Louie, Au.D.
UCSF Benioff Children‘s Hospital
Oakland, CA 



Celia Zhang
Academic Program Liaison

Celia Zhang, Au.D., Ph.D.
University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA

Educational Audiology Liaison

Position Open


Marcia Raggio
Northern CA Legislative Liaison

Marcia Raggio, Ph.D.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Linda Farrow, Southern CA Legislative Liaison
Southern CA Legislative Liaison

Linda Farrow, Au.D.
Whittier Hearing Center
Huntington Beach, CA



Christian Gentile
Central CA Representative

Christian Gentile, Au.D.
Valley Children's Hospital
Fresno, CA

Blaise Pfaffmann, Southern CA Representative
Southern CA Representative

Blaise S. Pfaffmann, Au.D., CNIM, CCC-A
Neurodynamics, Inc.
San Diego, CA


Soumya Venkitakrishnan
Northern CA Representative
Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Au.D., Ph.D.
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Suzanne Rotan, CAA Industry Representative
Industry Representative
Suzanne Rotan, Au.D.
Starkey USA
San Francisco, CA
Student Representatives

Andrea Abad
Cal State University Northridge

Cindy Huynh
Cal State University
Sacramento

Chris Rodriguez
San Diego State
University

Alexia Hernandez
San Jose State
University

Position Open
Cal State University
Los Angeles

Estefany Castillo
University of the
Pacific