CSA Officer Roles

OFFICERS
The officers of this Society shall be the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Past President, President-Emeritus, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Director and the Alternate Director from California of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

REQUIREMENTS
No person shall be eligible for election as an officer of this Society unless that person has been a voting member in good standing of this Society for two years, and a voting member in good standing of the American Society of Anesthesiologists for five years prior to the election. Any person eligible for election as an officer shall follow the conflict of interest statement in the Administrative Procedures Manual.

ELECTION
The officers shall be elected in the manner provided in these Bylaws in Section 8.06.

TERMS OF OFFICE
Terms of office are defined by the governance year, which is from the close of the Annual Session of the House of Delegates until the close of the next following Annual Session of the House of Delegates. The use of the term “year” in this section shall mean the defined governance year. Each office’s terms are listed below.

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Each year during the Annual Session, the CSA House of Delegates elects the Society’s President, a President-Elect, the Immediate Past President, Past President, a Speaker of the House of Delegates, and a Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates. Every two years, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer, are elected. Every three years, the House elects the Director and the Alternate Director from California of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

For the office of the President, the House of Delegates elects an eligible member who consistently and enthusiastically demonstrates leadership ability and a high level of involvement within the CSA. The duties and expectations of all officers are outlined in the CSA Bylaws. According to the Bylaws (4.051 President), the President shall:

Endeavor efficiently to administer the affairs of this Society during the term of office;
Attempt in all ways possible to contribute to the welfare of the public through the medical specialty of anesthesiology, further the aims and activities of this Society to the fullest extent, and perform such other services as custom, necessity and parliamentary usage require;
Counsel with the officers, district directors, committee members and other individuals on matters pertaining to the improvements of this Society;
Shall appoint all non-elected committee members, committee chairs, and division members, in consultation with committee and division chairs, subject to approval by the Board of Directors;
Shall make other special appointments, including but not limited to representatives to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Carrier Advisory Committee for California, and Liaison to the Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center;
Serve as ex-officio member of all committees of this Society and Divisions;
Deliver a report to the House of Delegates at the close of the term of office; and
Perform such other duties as are provided in these Bylaws.

CSA Presidents

71	Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA	2022-23
70	Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA	2021-22
69	Jeffrey Poage, MD, FASA	2020-21
68	Christine Doyle, MD, FASA	2019-20
67	Samuel Wald, MD, MBA, FASA	2018-19
66	Karen Sibert, MD, FASA	2017-18
65	Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA	2016-17
64	James Moore, MD	2015-16
63	Paul Yost, MD	2014-15
62	Peter E. Sybert, MD	2013-14
61	Johnathan L. Pregler, MD	2012-13
60	Kenneth Y. Pauker, MD	2011-12
59	Narendra S. Trivedi, MD, FASA	2010-11
58	Linda B. Hertzberg, MD, FASA	2009-10
57	Michael W. Champeau, MD, FASA	2008-09
56	Virgil M. Airola, MD	2007-08
55	Mark A. Singleton, MD	2006-07
54	Edgar D. Canada, MD	2005-06
53	Linda J. Mason, MD, FASA	2004-05
52	H. Douglas Roberts, MD	2003-04
51	Patricia A. Dailey, MD	2002-03
50	Daniel J. Cole, MD	2001-02
49	Steven D. Goldfien, MD	2000-01
48	R. Lawrence Sullivan, Jr., MD	1999-00
47	Richard D. Fogdall, MD	1998-99
46	Benjamin Shwachman, MD	1997-98
45	*Patrick G. Burch, MD	1996-97
44	Rosemarie Marshall Johnson, MD	1995-96
43	J. Kent Garman, MD	1994-95
42	Richard E. Tirrell, MD	1993-94
41	Thomas W. Feeley, MD	1992-93
40	*Jack L. Moore, MD	1991-92
39	Thomas H. Cromwell, MD	1990-91
38	Stephen H. Jackson, MD	1989-90
37	Norman Levin, MD	1988-89
36	Thomas A. Joas, MD	1987-88
35	*Arthur O. McGowan, MD	1986-87
34	*Bernard D. Morgan, MD	1985-86
33	Peter L. McDermott, MD, PhD	1984-85
32	*Paul E. Thomas, MD	1983-84
31	Caryl J. Guth, MD	1982-83
30	Russell T. Jackson, MD	1981-82
29	*Thomas T. Harkness, MD	1980-81
28	*Gerald Nudell, MD	1979-80
27	*Henry D. Green, MD	1978-79
26	*Solomon H. Statman, MD	1977-78
25	*Don R. King, MD	1976-77
24	Donald B. Dose, MD	1975-76
23	*Seymour Wallace, MD	1974-75
22	*Donald J. Lauber, MD	1973-74
21	*Gilbert E. Kinyon, MD	1972-73
20	*James L. Rhee, MD	1971-72
19	Harold L. Engel, MD	1970-71
18	*John R. Raymond, MD	1969-70
17	*Lewis H. Lambert, MD	1968-69
16	*Kathleen Belton, MD	1967-68
15	*John S. Hattox, Jr., MD	1966-67
14	*Sam Denson, MD	1965-66
13	*James S. West, MD	1964-65
12	*Charles D. Anderson, MD	1963-64
11	*Robert W. Churchill, MD	1962-63
10	*Francis E. Guinney, MD	1961-62
9	*John P. Howard, MD	1960-61
8	*Marshall L. Skaggs, MD	1957-59
7	*H. Rupp, MD	1955-57
6	*Douglass H. Batten, MD	1953-55
5	*Bruce M. Anderson, MD	1952-53
4	*Ernest H. Warnock, MD	1951-52
3	*Gordon C. Langsdorf, MD	1950-51
2	*Forrest E. Leffingwell, MD	1949-50
1	*Charles F. McCuskey, MD	1948-49
	* indicates deceased

The President-Elect shall:

Become familiar with the business and needs of this Society; Counsel with the President on matters affecting this Society;

Assist the President in the performance of duties;

Preside in the absence of the President at meetings of this Society where the President usually presides and serve as ex-officio member of all its committees and divisions;

Represent the President at other meetings and functions when requested by the President to do so; and

Otherwise be prepared to assume the leadership of this Society at the proper time.

The Immediate Past President shall:

Provide continuity between the preceding year and the current year;

Contribute personal knowledge and experience to the officials and members of this Society.

The Past President shall:

Contribute personal knowledge and experience to the officials and members of this Society.

The Secretary shall:

Act as the corporate secretary insofar as the execution of official documents or institution of official actions may require;

Ensure that accurate minutes are taken and distributed for meetings of the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates of this Society;

Oversee district elections;

Ensure that each applicant for active, affiliate, resident or other membership in this Society is investigated and that an accurate roster is maintained of all members of this Society, classified according to categories of membership;

Serve as the official correspondent of this Society with the American Society of Anesthesiologists;

Ensure that the Executive Office of the American Society of Anesthesiologists receives:
A. The name and category of membership of each new member accepted into this Society; the name and new category of each member of this Society whose status has changed; the name and category of any member dropped from membership in this Society and the reasons for such action; and any change in the roster of officers of this Society;

B. A report before January 15 of each year showing, as of December 31 of the preceding year, the roster of membership classified as to categories of membership, the names of the officers of this Society, and a copy of the current Bylaws of this Society specifying all changes;

C. A list of authorized delegates and alternate delegates who will represent this Society in the House of Delegates of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, at least 60 days prior to each annual session of the American Society of Anesthesiologists; and

Perform such other duties as are provided in these Bylaws.

The Treasurer shall:

Act as the official custodian of all monies, securities and valuable papers of this Society as the Board of Directors may require, and supervise their deposit in banking institutions;

Be responsible for a detailed accounting of all receipts and disbursements of this Society;

Submit at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors and of the House of Delegates a report concerning the financial transactions of this Society, to include all Society funds and actions of the Treasurer; and

Perform such other duties as provided in these Bylaws.

The Assistant Secretary shall:

Assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary’s duties;

Perform the duties of the Secretary when the Secretary is unable to act; and

Serve as Chair of the Membership Committee.

The Assistant Treasurer shall:

Assist the Treasurer in the performance of the Treasurer’s duties;

Perform the duties of the Treasurer when the Treasurer is unable to act; and

Serve as Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee

The Speaker of the House of Delegates shall:

Preside at meetings of the House of Delegates of this Society;

Serve as official parliamentarian of this Society; and

Serve as ex-officio member of the Bylaws Committee of this Society.

The Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates shall:

Assist the Speaker in the performance of the Speaker’s duties; and

Serve as Chair of the Bylaws Committee; and

Perform the duties of the Speaker when requested by the Speaker, and when the Speaker is unable to act.

The Director from California of the American Society of Anesthesiologists shall:

Counsel with the officers, directors, delegates and members of this Society on matters pertaining to the improvement of this Society;

Represent this Society on the Board of Directors and in the House of Delegates of the American Society of Anesthesiologists;

Submit a report at each session of the House of Delegates of this Society on all pertinent activities of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and its Board of Directors or House of Delegates which have taken place since the submission of the last such report; and

Perform such other duties as are provided in these Bylaws.

The Alternate Director from California of the ASA shall:

Assist the Director in the performance of the Director’s duties; and

Perform the duties of the Director when the Director is unable to act.

Serve on and report to the Board of Directors of this Society; and

Advise the Society’s Officers and Board of Directors