California Economic Development

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Member

on the CALED featured list of speakers/trainers

Board Member

of the Advanced Technology Incubator Advisory

http://www.canyonsecondev.org/index.shtml

Board Member for the Society

(2006-2009)

North America Representative for the Society (8,000 engineers)

Created 51 chapters worldwide, with the mission to bring together medical doctors and engineers and stimulate creation of new medical solutions.

Past Chair 2003-2006 of the Buenaventura Biomedical Engineering Chapter.

IEEE - Buenaventura Section

Chair of the IEEE Section 07-08 (1400 Engineers)

whose mission is to create events that stimulate exchange of ideas within engineering professionals in the Ventura County.  These activities include 100 speaker events, and several outreach initiatives with middle schools and local colleges.

Los Angeles Tissue Engineering Initiative

Committee Member

LATEI’s mission is to facilitate the exchange of information among research centers involved in tissue engineering in Los Angeles.

California Tissue Engineering Meeting

Committee Member

CTEM’s mission is to facilitate exchange of information among various research centers involved in tissue engineering in California.

Southern California Biomedical Council

Advisor and reviewer

on the invention screening committee

2007-today

LARTA

Reviewer of NIH funded Life Sciences inventions

2007-2008

Corridor 126 Initiative

Member of the Advisory Team 2006

whose mission is to create alliances in the area of biotech development between the universities and colleges located between Santa Barbara and Valencia. (2005)

Hospice of Conejo

Director of Board 2004-2007

with responsibilities for fundraising and grant writing.

Member of the Board of Directors. (1999)

Member of the Board of Directors. (1995-1999)