Medical Board of California - Members of the Medical Board and Executive Staff

Current membership is 15 - 8 physicians and 5 public members appointed by the Governor; 1 public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and 1 public member appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.

Medical Board of California
Officers

President: Sharon Levine, M.D.
Vice President: Gerrie Schipske, R.N.P., J.D.
Secretary: Silvia Diego, M.D.

Name:	Classification:	Appointing Authority:	Appointment Date:	Term Expiration:
Sharon Levine, M.D., President	Physician	Governor	03-11-09	06-01-15
Gerrie Schipske, R.N.P., J.D., Vice President	Public	Senate Rules Committee	06-01-07	06-01-15
Silvia Diego, M.D., Secretary	Physician	Governor	08-05-10	06-01-14
Michael Bishop, M.D.	Physician	Governor	12-21-11	06-01-13
Dev GnanaDev, M.D.	Physician	Governor	12-21-11	06-01-15
Reginald Low, M.D.	Physician	Governor	08-11-06	06-01-13
Denise Pines	Public	Governor		06-01-16
Janet Salomonson, M.D.	Physician	Governor	08-11-06	06-01-13
David Serrano Sewell, J.D.	Public	Governor		06-01-16
Barbara Yaroslavsky	Public	Speaker of the Assembly	09-24-03	06-01-15
Felix C. Yip, M.D.	Physician	Governor	02-01-13	06-01-14
Vacant	Public	Governor
Vacant	Public	Governor
Vacant	Public	Governor
Vacant	Physician	Governor

• Governor appointees may continue to serve in a grace period for 60 days past their expiration date.
• Senate and Assembly appointees may continue to serve in a grace period for one year past their expiration date.

Executive Staff

Linda Whitney, Executive Director
Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Deputy Director
Curt Worden, Chief of Licensing
Renee Threadgill, Chief of Enforcement
Jennifer Simoes, Chief of Legislation
Cassandra Hockenson, Public Information Officer

To contact a member of the Board or Executive Staff, please write or call:

Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA  95815
(916) 263-2389 phone
(916) 263-2387 fax