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SCAD is led by a volunteer Board and Officers who set strategy, oversee science and education, and protect the society’s finances and ethics. An Executive Director and standing committees, covering areas like Membership, Marketing, Awards, and Student Fellowships, turn board policies into daily work. Past presidents and fellows advise the group, ensuring continuity and institutional memory.

Directors

  • Sabiha Bunek
  • Razvan Ghinea
  • Federico Ferraris
  • Ernesto Lee
  • Rodrigo Maia
  • Joe C. Ontiveros
  • Esam Tashkandi
  • Marcos Vargas
  • Josko Viskic
  • Rade D. Paravina
  • Cristina Gasparik

Officers

  • Razvan Ghinea — President
  • Joe C. Ontiveros — Board Chair
  • Esam Tashkandi — Vice-President
  • Josko Viskic — President Elect
  • Sabiha Bunek — Immediate Past President

Executive Director

  • Magda Eldiwany

E. Bruce Clark Award Committee

  • Stephen F. Bergen

Fellowship & Student Awards Committee

  • Joe C. Ontiveros and Magda Eldiwany

Membership Committee

  • Sabiha Bunek, Esam Tashkandi, Richard Trushkowsky

Marketing & Web Committee

  • Josko Viskic (Social Media Coordinator), Federico Ferraris, Razvan Ghinea, Esam Tashkandi

Past Presidents

  • Sabiha Bunek (2023 - 2025)
  • Federico Ferraris (2021-2023)
  • Aki Yoshida (2018-21)
  • Newton Fahl (2016-18)
  • Dan Nathanson (2014-16)
  • Edward J. Swift (2012-14)
  • Stephen J. Chu (2010-12)
  • Rade D. Paravina (2008-10)

Fellows

  • Stephen J. Chu
  • Ronald E. Goldstein
  • William M. Johnston
  • Dan Nathanson
  • Joe C. Ontiveros
  • Rade D. Paravina
  • John M. Powers
  • Stephen R. Snow
  • Edward J. Swift
  • Esam Tashkandi
  • Aki Yoshida

E. B. Clark Award Recipients

  • Robert C. Sproul (2009)
  • Stephen F. Bergen & Jack D. Preston (2010)
  • Rade D. Paravina (2011)
  • John M. Powers (2012)
  • William M. Johnston (2013)
  • William J. O’Brien (2014)
  • Ronald E. Goldstein (2015)
  • Stephen J. Chu (2016)
  • Edward A. McLaren (2017)
  • Shigemi Ishikawa-Nagai (2018)