Kathy is a board certified Histologist with over 20 years of experience. She started her career in Pharmaceutical Pathology and Animal Drug Discovery at Syntex Research in Palo Alto. She worked as an instructor at Foothill College teaching Basic Histology, alongside PhD's from NIH and other research facilities. Her experience has allowed her to work side by side with pathology groups in Puerto Rico and Florida and has set up multiple laboratories throughout Northern California. Kathy has been a member of the CSH since the early 80's and has held multiple positions within the organization. She holds the office of Chapter President  for the Northern Cal region and was newly elected State President. Kathy is dedicated to her field and strives to continue the growth of the CSH and assists in retaining speakers to enrich and enhance the annual symposium/convention experience.

Maria works as a Scientist at Vividon Therapeutics. She has over 20 years of experience in research and development and has worked with with plant biology and gene therapy while at the Salk Institute of Biological Sciences, Cibus LLC and Tocagen Inc. She earned her Associates degree in Biotechnology from Southwestern College, her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Biology from National University. She has worked in the histology field since 2014 and currently specializes in immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, CISH and FISH assays. She enjoys creating beautiful images using multiplex immunofluorescence and testing new techniques to help investigate various indicators using histology techniques. Maria has been an active member of the CSH since 2018.