An elected board of directors oversees all phases of ARCS Foundation Orange County. At monthly board meetings, the work and progress of the committees are discussed.
The fiscal year is July 1 –June 30, with the annual meeting each May. The year’s largest event is the Scholar Awards Dinner, when the scholars present the results of their research.
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Chapter President Nan W. Hultgren, Ph.D. UC Irvine Alum, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, 2018 UC Los Angeles, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NIH IRACDA Fellow |
Events Coordinator Mia M. Fujii ARCS OC Advisory Board Member, 2023, 2024 UC Irvine Alum, Electrical Engineering UC Irvine Alumni Association Advisory Board member Siemens Country Business Development Executive |
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VP, University and Scholar Relations Stephanie Hachey CEO and CSO, ImmunoTarget Therapeutics, Inc. NCATS ICTS TL1 Scholar, UC Irvine
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VP, Membership Chandra Jain Formerly at Beckman Coulter Instruments ARCS OC member since 2008 |
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VP, Alumni Relations Jacqueline Rojas, Ph.D. Retired STEM Educator Board Vice Chair of the AISS Foundation (Achievement Institute for STEM Scholars) |
VP, Communications Anna Papio Toda, Ph.D. UCI Irvine Alum, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Apple Inc. |
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