Board of Directors


Executive Leadership
LIzette Montes, President

President

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


Kristine Dabu

President-Elect

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

Past President

Melissa Garafalo-Culmer, Au.D.
California State University, Northridge
Los Angeles, CA


Gail Amornpongchai, CAA Treasurer

Treasurer

Gail Amornpongchai, Au.D., F-AAA, CCC-A
University of the Pacific Hearing and Balance Center (Stockton)
Stockton, CA


Natalie Grigsby, CAA Secretary

Secretary

Natalie Grigsby, Au.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 

Directors
Kristine Dabu, 2025 Conference Co-chair
2026 Conference Co-Chair

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

Molly Kinder
2026 Conference Co-Chair

Molly Kinder, Au.D.
Sutter Health
San Jose, CA


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

Communications Co-Chair
Paige Townsend, Au.D.
Valley Audiology
Concord, CA 

Danielle Hall
Membership Chair

Danielle Hall, Au.D.
California Hearing Center
San Mateo, CA




Jo Powner, Au.D.
Northern CA Representative

Jo Powner, Au.D.
MarinHealth ENT,  Head and Neck Surgery
Santa Rosa, CA


Dianne Rich
Central CA Representative

Dianne Rich, Au.D.
Madera County Office of Education
Fresno, CA

Blaise Pfaffmann, Southern CA Representative
Southern CA Representative

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


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



Alison Nachman
Continuing Education Co-Chair 

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


Michelle Louie
Continuing Education Co-Chair 

Michelle Louie, Au.D.
Oakland, CA 


Alaina Bassett
Academic Program Liaison

Alaina Bassett, Au.D., Ph.D.
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Kristi Mendoza
Audiology Specialty Liaison

Kristi Mendoza, Au.D.
Optimum Audiology
Apple Valley, CA

Suzanne Rotan, CAA Industry Representative
Industry Representative
Suzanne Rotan, Au.D.
Starkey USA
San Francisco, CA
Student Representatives

Kaleigh Alderman
University of the Pacific

Sharokeena Boppell
Califonia State University, Northridge

Kelsi Fowler
San Jose State University

Sarah Garcia
San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego

Hope Lee
California State University, Sacramento

Riley Parker
California State University, Los Angeles