People

Silicon Valley ACS Executive Committee

PositionTermName
Chair2026Natalie McClure
Chair-Elect2026Karan Dikshit
Past-Chair2026Amanda Nelson
Secretary2025-2026Jigisha Shah
Treasurer2026-2027Ihab Darwish
Councilors2024-2026Grace Baysinger
2024-2026Natalie McClure
2025-2027Linda Brunauer
2025-2027Jane Frommer
2026-2028Ihab Darwish
2026-2028Madalyn Radlauer
Alternate Councilors2024-2026Karan Dikshit
2024-2026Howard Peters
2025-2027Eefei Chen
2025-2027Jose Ramirez
2026-2028Maria Dulay
2026-2028Maureen Scharberg
Current Members of the Executive Committee

Committees

CommitteeChairMembers
Executive CommitteeAmanda NelsonAll elected officers, councilors, and alternate councilors
AwardsNatalie McClureNatalie McClure (Mosher), Peter Rusch (Ottenberg), Natalie McClure (Radding), Kathy Armstrong (Teacher-Scholar), Jane Frommer (Bubble Grant)
Bylaws and Policiescurrently inactive
Budget and FinanceIhab DarwishTodd Eberspacher, Natalie McClure, Peter Rusch
Nominations and ElectionsNatalie McClure, Todd EberspacherLinda Brunauer
ProgramAmanda Nelson (as Chair-Elect)Todd Eberspacher, Natalie McClure, Sally Peters
Membership and HospitalitySally Peters
NewsletterGrace BaysingerJane Frommer, Lillian Peng
Student AffiliatesLinda Brunauer
WebsiteGrace BaysingerTodd Eberspacher (Admin), Jane Frommer
Younger ChemistsMadalyn RadlauerMatt Greaney, Jose Ramirez
Strategic PlanningMadalyn RadlauerAmanda Nelson, Jane Frommer, Natalie McClure, Jigisha Shah
Western Region BoardNatalie McClure
CommunicationsTodd EberspacherPadraic O’Reilly (social media)
Chemistry OlympiadNatalie McClureLinda Brunauer
Outreach (NCW/CCEW/ad hoc)Natalie McClureJigisha Shah, Kristin Schmidt, Amanda Nelson
Monterey Bay SectionAnais NguyenJane Frommer
BACS (Bay Area Chemistry Symposium)Matt Greaney
Western Regional MeetingNatalie McClureMadalyn Radlauer
ElectionsJigisha Shah (Secretary)
Project SEEDNatalie McClurecurrently inactive
Women’s Chemist Committeecurrently inactive
Minority Affairs-Diversitycurrently inactive
Science FairsNatalie McClureHoward Peters (Dave Parker Award)
Liaison to the Golden Gate Polymer ForumJane Frommer
Liaison to the Society of Plastic EngineersKaran Dikshit 
Paving the PathMadalyn RadlauerJigisha Shah, Megan Brophy, Jane Frommer
Book Clubcurrently inactive