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For Students & Volunteers

ACGC accreditation assures students, employers, educational institutions, the profession, and the public that a program meets established standards that will enable it to produce graduates prepared to enter the genetic counseling workforce.

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prospective students

Prospective students can identify accredited programs that meet their chosen profession’s standards for academic education and fieldwork training. Graduation from a program that was accredited by ACGC at the time of matriculation is required to establish eligibility for the certification examination in genetic counseling by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) and satisfies the educational requirements to be eligible for the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) board examination.

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For Volunteers

ACGC relies on its volunteers to complete a number of organizational activities critical to its mission. There are a number of ways in which you can become involved if interested in volunteering.

Volunteers completing work for ACGC including individuals who serve on the Board of Directors, Committee members, and Task Force members must comply with ACGC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality policies.

The management of the affairs of ACGC is vested in a Board of Directors, consisting of members with varying areas of expertise relevant to the process of accreditation.

The communication committee is charged with creating an integrated communication strategy for ACGC and for making recommendations on the strategy’s implementation and how resources will be deployed. The committee is also responsible for regularly updating and marketing information about the organization’s activities as well as contributing to industry publications on behalf of the Council. The Committee maintains branding for the association including the website, social media and publications.

The Finance Committee monitors financial investments, works with an investment advisor under the guidance of the investment policy, and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors with regard to fiscal policies.

The Program Review Committee reviews applications submitted by programs seeking ACGC accreditation. This committee will review accreditation applications to assess whether programs are compliant with the Standards of Accreditation and make recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the accreditation decisions.

ACGC also recruits volunteer members for various task forces throughout the year. If you are interested in being available for a future task force, please complete a Volunteer Application and submit it to the Executive Office. You may be contacted if task force topics align with your areas of interest/expertise.

volunteer opportunities

Please check back periodically to see the roles for which ACGC is seeking volunteers. Thank you to our many volunteers we could not do it without you!

Nominations for Board of Directors

Communications Committee

Volunteers completing work for ACGC, including individuals who serve on the Board of Directors, Committee members, and Task Force members, must comply with ACGC’s Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality policies.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact the ACGC Executive Office at info@gceducation.org.

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2022 Volunteers

  • Andrea Moon, MS, CGC | Clinical Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine – Chair
  • Tahnee Causey, MS, LCGC | Program Director, VCU MS Genetic Counseling Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Chloe Duggar, MS, LCGC | Specialty Genetic Counselor, Genome Medical, Inc.
  • Jessica Kianmahd, MS, LCGC | Pediatrics Genetics, UCLA Children’s Hospital
  • Ian Wallace, MS, CGC, MBA | Pullman Regional Hospital
  • Amanda Bergner, MS, CGC | Associate Professor of Genetic Counseling, Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program- Chair
  • Barbara Harrison, MS, CGC, Assistant Professor, Howard University
  • Jennifer Eichmeyer MS, CGC |Program Director, Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling, Boise State University
  • Jennifer Walton, MD, MPH, FAAP | Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Physician, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Mike Darren Suguitan, MS, LCGC | Genetic Counselor, ACL Laboratories
  • Nadine Channaoui, MS, CGC | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Catherine (Casey) Reiser, MS, CGC | Professor, Program Director, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Ilana Mittman, PhD, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Luminis Health
  • Janette Lawrence, MS, LCGC | Senior Genetic Counselor, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Heather Creswick, MS, LCGC | Assistant Professor, VCU MS Genetic Counseling Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Reese Teasley, CGMS, Executive Director, ACGC
  • Molly McGinniss, MS, CGC, Senior Director, Population Genomics Genome Medical
  • Dawn Allain, MS, CGC | Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Yue Guan, MB, PhD, ScM | Research Assistant Professor, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
  • Heather Creswick, MS, LCGC | Assistant Professor, VCU MS Genetic Counseling Program, Virginia Commonwealth University – ACGC Board Liaison
  • Terri Blase, MS, CGC | Director of Genetic Counseling Services, UNMC
  • Megan Hinton, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Northwestern Medicine
  • Emily Pei-Chen Hsieh, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Swedish Cancer Institute
  • Margaret Lilley, MSc, CGC, CCGC | Genetic Counselor, Alberta Precision Labs
  • Kate Reed, MPH, ScM | Director, Clinical Education Program, The Jackson Laboratory – Chair
  • Susan Armel, MSc, MS, MScCH (Ed), CGC | Senior Genetic Counsellor, The Familial Cancer Clinic Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Assistant Director, Clinical Supervision and Learning MSc Generic Counselling Program, The University of Toronto – Vice Chair
  • Erin Carmany, MS, CGC |Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine and Genetics Associate Director, Genetic Counseling Masters Program| Wayne State University – Vice Chair
  • Lisa Amacker North, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Levine Cancer Institute at Carolina Medical Center
  • Carrie Atzinger, MS, LGC | Co-Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • Sharon Aufox
  • Emma Bedoukian, MS, LCGC | Genetic Counselor and Educational Core Leader, Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cecelia Bellcross, PhD, MS, CGC | Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Kathleen Berentsen Swenson, MS, MPH, CGC | Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences & Education, Boston University School of Medicine, Director, Boston University Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling
  • Katie Lee Bergstrom MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Seattle Children’s Hospital
  • Janice Berliner MS, CGC| Program Director, Chief Administrative Officer, Genetic Counseling Master’s Program, Bay Path University
  • Barbara Bernhardt, MS CGC | Genetic Counselor, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Laura Birkeland MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, MGCS Assistant Professor (CHS), Genetic Counseling Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin- Madison
  • Bruce Blumberg, MD | Professor, Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
  • Rachel Bradshaw MS, CGC | Program Director, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  • Fallon Brewer
  • Pamela Brock, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, Clinical Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Kathleen Brown, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Laurel Calderwood, MS, LCGC | Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Children’s Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
  • Nancy Callahan, MS, LCGC | Clinical Professor, Director Emeritus, Genetic Counseling Program, School of Health and Human Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Tahnee Causey, MS, LCGC | Program Director, VCU MS Genetic Counseling Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Kathleen Collins, LGC | Genetic Counselor III, Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s
  • Stephanie Coury MS, CGC | Pediatric Clinical Genetic Counselor, Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Christina Dailey
  • Tina Cowen, PhD | Professor of Pathology, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
  • Rebecca Darrah, MS, PhD | Co-Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program, Co-Director of the MS in Genetic Counseling and MA in Bioethics Dual Degree Program, Casa Western Reserve University
  • Elysia Davis, MS, CGC | Medical Science Liaison, Natera
  • Kristen DeBerg, MC, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford Health
  • Paula Delk, MS, LCGC | Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics, Director, Genetic Counseling Program, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Beth Dellinger, MS, CGC
  • Jessica Denton
  • Martha Dudek, MS, LCGC | Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • David Flannery, MD | Director of Telegenetics and Digital Genetics, Staff Physician, Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare, Cleveland Clinic
  • Kathryn Steinhaus French, MS, LCGC | Genetic Counselor, University of California, Irvine
  • Elizabeth Gelfman
  • Jessica Giordano, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor of Genetic Counseling, Columbia University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Samantha Greenberg
  • Emily Hansen-Kiss, MS, MA, CGC | Assistant Professor, Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Nancy Hanson, MS, LGC | Cancer Genetic Counselor, Swedish Cancer Institute
  • Andrea Harbison | Genetic Counselor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Nina Harkavy
  • Amanda Higgs, MGC, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland Medical System
  • Megan Hinton, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, Genetic Counselor Feinberg School of Medicine, Prenatal and Preconception Genetic Counseling, Northwestern University
  • R. Lynn Holt MS, CGC | Program Director, Genetic Counseling, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Jennifer Ivanovich, MS CGC | Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Cynthia A. James, PhD, CGC | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Ashley Kuhl, MS, CGC | Genetic Counseling, Biochemical and Medical Genetics Clinics, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Kathryn Leal
  • Lauren Lichten, MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor, Emory Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Sharyn Lincoln, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Division of Genetics, Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Monica Marvin, MS, CGC | Associate Clinical Professor of Human Genetics, Associate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Director Genetic Counseling Program, University of Michigan Medical School
  • Diane Masser-Frye, MS, MSW | Genetic Counselor, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
  • Kristin DePrince Mattie, MS, LCGC |Genetic Counselor, Cooper University Health Care
  • Sarah Mazzola
  • Leslie McCallen, MS, CGC | Senior Instructor, Pediatric-Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Alexandra McClellan
  • Willonie Mendonca, MSc., MS | Blueprint Genetics Laboratories Inc.
  • Michelle Merrill, MS, CGC | Co-Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program, Case Western Reserve University
  • Elyse Mitchell, MS CGC | Genetic Counselor, Cytogentics, Mayo Clinic Laboratories
  • Andrea Moon, MS, CGC | Clinical Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Cindy Morgan, MS, LCGC, Director, Human Genetics University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
  • Nichole Morman, LCGC | Genetic Counselor, OhioHealth Genetic Counseling
  • Salma Nassef, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Associate Program Director, School of Health Professions, BCM Genetic Counseling Program
  • Sarah Noblin, MS, CGC | Laboratory Genetic Counselor, Natera
  • Vivian Pan, MS, CGC | Director of Genetic Counseling Services, Cook County Health
  • Arti Pandya
  • Sheetal Parmar, MS,CGC | Head of Clinical Services, Natera
  • Jenna Petersen
  • Toni Pollin
  • Lillian Power
  • Alanna Kulchak Rahm, PhD, MS, LGC | Clinical Investigator Associate Professor, Geisinger Genomic Medicine Institute
  • Sara Reichert, MS MPH LCGC | Genetic Counselor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Jennifer Roggenbuck, MS, LGC |Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • Katherine Teague Schill, GC | Genetic Counselor, Venter for Advanced Fetal Therapy, Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Charlene Schultz MS, DrPH | Certified Genetic Counselor, Founder of Access Genetics, Access Genetics, LLC
  • Lisa S. Schwartz, MS, EdD | Associate Professor of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Jenna Scott, MS, CGC | Co-Director, UBC Master’s Program in Genetic Counselling, The University of British Columbia, Genetic Counsellor, BCCA Hereditary Cancer Program
  • Ann Seman, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Director of Clinical Education, Master of Science in the Genetic Counseling Program, MGH Institute of Health Professionals
  • Kate Shane-Carson, MS, LGC | Assistant Professor, Clinical, Human Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio University College of Medicine
  • Carly Siskind, MS, LCGC | Senior Genetic Counselor, Assistant Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine
  • Tamara Solomon, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Heather Stalker, MSc, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine, University of Florida
  • Christine Stanislaw, MS, CGC | Instructor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Wen-Hann Tan
  • Amanda Toland
  • Kayla Treat, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Indiana State University
  • Megan Tucker, MS, CGC | Assistant Director, Fieldwork Coordinator Genetic Counseling Program, Bay Path University
  • Kathleen D. Valverde, PhD, LCGC | Program Director, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jodie Vento
  • Meredith Weaver, PhD, ScM, CGC | Associate Project Director, American College of Medical Genetic and Genomics
  • Katherine Wusik-Healy, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Division of Human Genetics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Jerome Yankowitz
  • Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor and Program Director, Genetic Counseling, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Lauren Lichten, MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor, Emory Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine – Chair
  • Sara Berger, MS, CGC, Lecturer in Genetic Counseling, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Certified Genetic Counselor, New York-Presbyterian, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
  • Dawn Allain, MS, CGC | Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Division of Human Generics, Department of Internal Medicine – ACGC Board Liaison
  • Daniel Riconda, MS, CGC | Associate Professor, Genetic Counseling Program Director School of Health Professions & Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Leslie Cohen, MS, PhD, CGC | Manager, Women’s Health Remote Genetic Counseling, Sema4
  • Tiffiney Carter, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Houston Methodist Sugar Land, Houston Methodist West
  • Kate Shane-Carson, MS, LGC | Assistant Professor, Clinical, Human Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio University College of Medicine
  • Maria Gyure, MS, LCGC | Program Director, Clinical Genetics and Genomics Graduate Certificate Program, University of Connecticut – Chair
  • Jennifer Eichmeyer, MS, CGC | Program Director, Maters of Science in Genetic Counseling, Boise State University – Board Liaison
  • Patricia Brewer |Senior Contributing Faculty Member, Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University
  • Robin Smith, PhD
  • Tiffany Lepard, MS, CGC |Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director, The Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Lori Williamson-Dean, MS, CGC | Assistant Professor, The Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Kathleen Valverde, PhD, LCGC | Program Director, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jordan Foster, LCGC | Genetic Counselor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Leslie Cohen, MS, PhD, CGC | Manager, Women’s Health Remote Genetic Counseling, Sema4 – Chair
  • Sarah McBrien, PhD | Assistant Professor and Director of Curriculum & Assessment, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center – ACGC Board Liaison
  • Amy Crowley, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, IWK Health Centre
  • Andrea Shugar, CGC | Genetic Counselor, The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Carrie Castonguay, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Quest Diagnostics
  • Carrie Atzinger, MS, CGC | Co-Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • Claire Davis, CGC | Co-Director, MS Human Generics Program, Sarah Lawrence College
  • Curtis Coughlin, MBe, MS, PhD | Associate Professor, Pediatric-Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Fallon Brewer, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Genetic Counseling Program, Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Jessica Hartley, MS, MSc, CGC | Program Director, MSc in Genetic Counseling, University of Manitoba
  • Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Reproductive Genetic Counselor, Vanderbilt University Master of Genetic Counseling Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Judy Westman, MD | Medical Director, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Karen Dent, MS, CGC | Director of the University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, University of Utah
  • Lori Erby, CGC | Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Margaret Lilley, MSc, CCGC, CGC | Genetic Counselor, University of Alberta
  • Megan Cho, CGC | Associate Director, JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program
  • Rob Pyatt, PhD | Clinical Laboratory Director, LabCorp
  • Robin Grubs, MS, PhD, LCGC | Associate Professor, Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
  • Teresa Kruisselbrink, CGC | Genetic Counselor, Supervisor, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic
  • Therese Ingram Nissen, MA | Senior Instructional Designer and Technologist, The Jackson Laboratory
  • Tia Moscarello, MS LCGC | Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Genetics, Stanford University
  • Jessica Shank, MS | Laboratory Genetic Counselor, Seattle Children’s University
  • Jessica Kianmahd, MS, LCGC | Pediatrics Genetics, UCLA Children’s Hospital
  • Amy Donahue, MLIS, MGCS, CGC | Assistant Professor; Director of Student & Curriculum Inclusion, Master of Science Genetic Counseling Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Kestutis Micke, MS, CGC | Instructor, Ob/Gyn-Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Rebecca Sheedy Smith, LGC | Genetic Counselor, Medical Genetics/Genomics, Geisinger