Board of Directors
ASHG is a professional society, led by volunteers. Nominated and elected to serve on the Board consistent with the ASHG Bylaws, members guide the Society’s direction and resources, applying their broad perspective and diverse experience in the genetics and genomics research community.
Executive Committee
Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhDPresident
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Sarah TishkoffPast President
University of Pennsylvania
Heather Mefford, MD, PhDPresident-elect
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Chris Gunter, PhDSecretary
Serving in her personal capacity
Digna Velez Edwards, PhDTreasurer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Amanda PerlChief Executive Officer
Directors
Melinda C. Aldrich, PhDVanderbilt University Medical Center
Fowzan Alkuraya, MDLifera Omics
Chester W. Brown, MD, PhDUniversity of Tennessee
Megan Dennis, PhDUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine
Christine Eng, MDBaylor College of Medicine
Andy McCallion, PhDJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Heidi Rehm, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital/Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Rebecca Meyer-Schuman, PhDBaylor College of Medicine
Beth A. Sullivan, PhDDuke University
Krystal Tsosie, PhDArizona State University
Scott Williams, PhDCase Western Reserve University
Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only. Members do not represent their organizations.
Board Meeting Summaries
- Spring 2025, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2024, Denver, CO
- Spring 2024, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2023, Washington, DC
- Spring 2023, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2022, Los Angeles, CA
- Spring 2022, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2021, Virtual
- Spring 2021, Virtual
- Fall 2020, Virtual
- Spring 2020, Virtual
- Fall 2019, Houston, TX
- Winter-Spring 2019, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2018, San Diego, CA
- Spring 2018, Bethesda, MD