Leadership
Board of Directors
2021 Board of Governors (Terms are 1/1 - 12/31)
Patrick Um, EM
President
Catherine Ferguson, EM
President-elect
Carlo Reyes, EM
Secretary
Ronald Thurston, Psych
Treasurer
Prashant Verma
Past-President
Laura Levitt, Anes
District I, '21-'22
Anthony Russell, Clinical Informatics, Ped
James Hornstein, FP
District I, ’20-'21 (completing unexpired term)
Scott Underwood, IM
District I, ’20-'21
Larissa Larsen, Derm
District II, '20-'21
Ryan Shanahan, EM
District II, '21-'22
Danielle Shaw, Ped/Psych
District II, '21-'22
Ashwin Kashyap, Onc
District III, '21-'22
Nancy Sun, EM
District III, '20-'21 (completing unexpired term)
Mark Suski, PS
District III, '20-'21
Committees
Districts
I
Ventura, Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore
II
Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo
III
Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Moorpark
Standing Invited Guests
Rene Bravo, Ped
District V, CMA Board Trustee; 10/19-10/21 + 10/23
Robert Levin, Ped Infectious Disease
Co. of Ventura Health Officer
2021 CMA Delegates
CMA Annual Session House of Delegates
Virtual, October 24-25, 2021
The House of Delegates convenes annually to debate and act on resolutions and reports dealing with myriad medical practice, public health and CMA governance issues. Policies adopted by the House are implemented by the Board of Trustees, which also deals with the many interim policy issues that arise between annual sessions.
The business of the House of Delegates consists primarily of resolutions and recommendations submitted by delegations or by individual delegates. Each item of business is assigned to a "reference committee," consisting of six members of the House. Each reference committee conducts a hearing to receive testimony for or against proposed resolutions from other CMA members and delegates. The committee then formulates recommendations for action by the full House, which votes to adopt, reject, amend or refer (for further study or for decision by the Board of Trustees) each recommendation. The House of Delegates exemplifies CMA's truly democratic governance.
Any CMA member may present testimony (i.e., speak for or against a resolution or recommendation) at reference committee hearings and may attend the meetings of the full House of Delegates as an observer. Soon, members will also be able to submit written testimony by commenting on submitted resolutions that will be accessible via their account dashboard.
For more information about becoming a member of CMA’s House of Delegates, contact Mary Carr.
CMA Delegates
Colleen Copelan, Psych
Ventura Delegate 7/20-6/22
Jeffrey Brackett, CD
AMA Alternate Delegate 7/21-6/23
Lynn Jeffers, PS, District V Vice-Chair
Ventura Delegate 7/21-6/23
Prashant Verma, A
Ventura Delegate 7/21-6/23
CMA Alternates
Raj Khanna, Ophth
Ronald Thurston, Psych
Jeffery Davies, EM
Patrick Um, EM
Young Physicians Reps
Catherine Ferguson, EM
Ventura YPS Alternate Delegate ’17 -‘18
Gagan Pawar, FP
Ventura YPS Alternate Delegate 7/21-6/23
District V Solo-Small Group Practice Forum Reps
Jerry Bruns, P
CALPAC Board, Senate District 19 Rep
Colleen Copelan, Psych
Community Reps & Committee Chairs
Scott Underwood, IM
VCMA Rep to Gold Coast Health Plan
Ron Thurston, Psych
Scott Underwood, IM
VCMA Reps to VCMC/VCHA Oversight Committee
VACANCY
VCMA Rep, Safe Harbor (MDIC)