CSA Nominations & Elections

CSA 2025 Special Election Nominations & Election 

The CSA Board and House of Delegates currently has one vacancy up for election: 

• Large Practice Forum 

If you would like to nominate a colleague, or yourself, as a candidate for the election please read the information below before clicking on the nomination link at the bottom of the page.  

If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please contact CSA Deputy Executive Director Kate Peyser at kpeyser@csahq.org or (916) 290-5830. 

Nomination process 

The online nomination period for CSA’s 2025 special election is open from July 7 to July 23.  

Candidate requirements: 

• Active CSA Member for at least one year. 

• Member of the CSA Large Practice Forum.   

Requirements to nominate or second a candidate for this special election: 

• Active CSA Member. 

• Member of the forum you are nominating a position for.  

Forum Director Role  

The Director position represents their Forum on the House of Delegates and Board of Directors. Members who intend to submit a nomination must first click here to review and acknowledge the forum director responsibilities. 

Questions 

If you have any questions about the nomination process or special election please contact CSA Deputy Executive Director Kate Peyser at kpeyser@csahq.org or (916) 290-5830. 

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Each year, CSA holds an election for open seats on the CSA House of Delegates. These include district and forum directors, delegates, and alternate delegates.

Timeline for CSA’s Annual House of Delegates Election

• Nominations Open – Late January to Mid February
• CSA House of Delegates Election – Late February to Mid March
• Election Results Announced – By March 31^st

Find the current House of Delegates here.

If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please contact CSA Deputy Executive Director Megan MacNee at mmacnee@csahq.org or (916) 290-5830.

2025 Elected and Re-Elected House of Delegate Members

District 2 
Dr. Vanessa Henke – Director 
Dr. Ludwig Lin- Delegate  
Dr. Stephanie Lim – Delegate  

District 3  
Dr. Sheela Pai Cole- Director 
Dr. Genevieve D’Souza – Delegate  
Dr. Jean-Louis Horn – Delegate  
Dr. Lawrence Ong – Delegate  

District 5 
Dr. Arash Motamed- Delegate  
Dr. Robert Wong – Delegate  
Dr. Steven Tham – Delegate  
Dr. Tara Humphrey – Delegate  
Dr. Daniel Abraham – Alternate Delegate  
Dr. Jonathan Hausman – Alternate Delegate  

District 7 
Dr. Anil Tiwari- Delegate  

Early Career Practice Forum 
Dr. Patricia Narciso – Delegate 

Large Practice Forum 
Dr. Mark Thoma – Director 
Dr. Andrew Ray – Delegate  
Dr. Megan E. Friedman – Delegate  

Small & Solo Practice Forum 
Dr. Forouzan Sabzevar – Alternate Delegate  
Dr. Stephen Skahen – Alternate Delegate  

 
Questions 

If you have any questions about the election process, geographic districts, or mode-of-practice forums, please contact CSA Communications Manager Kate Peyser at kpeyser@amgroup.us. or (916) 290-5830.   
 

House of Delegate Positions

New Geographic Districts in 2024

In 2023 the CSA House of Delegate approved the redistricting of the CSA Geographic Districts, aligning them with the new California legislative districts.

This adjustment is part of the regular redistricting of legislative districts that occurs every 10 years following the census.

Following this statewide effort, the CSA has realigned its Geographic Districts to match the newly established legislative maps. It is important to note that the CSA Geographic Districts are designed with a specific goal in mind. Our focus is on supporting grassroots advocacy efforts, and as such, our districts are strategically aligned around our members’ home addresses. Each district is composed of five Senate Districts to ensure comprehensive representation and engagement.

The CSA Geographic Districts as of January 1, 2024, have been restructured as follows, find the new map of Geographic District here:

1. District 1: Senate Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
2. District 2: Senate Districts 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
3. District 3: Senate Districts 4, 13, 14, 15, 17
4. District 4: Senate Districts 12, 16, 20, 23, 25
5. District 5: Senate Districts 21, 24, 26, 27, 28
6. District 6: Senate Districts 19, 22, 29, 30, 31
7. District 7: Senate Districts 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
8. District 8: Senate Districts 18, 32, 38, 39, 40

All members will now see their new districts in their CSA profile, and we will be communicating this information to the full CSA membership and House of Delegates. The 2024 House of Delegates nominations and election will utlitize the new geographic districts. There are no changes to the mode of practice forums at this time.

To find your new CSA geographic district please log in to the CSA member portal here: https://csa.users.membersuite.com/home.

CSA Geographic District – Directors, Delegates, and Alternates

The CSA’s geographic districts are based on California State Senate districts, each containing 5 senate districts and 10 assembly districts. Districts are assigned to members by their home addresses to increase the ability to impact grassroots advocacy on state legislative issues. Each of these districts includes at least one major metropolitan center and at least one academic center. The focus for the Geographic District Directors, Delegates, and Alternate Delegates is grassroots advocacy.

Find the new CSA Geographic Districts here.

Learn about the Director and Delegate job descriptions for CSA’s Geographic Districts.

CSA Mode of Practice Forums – Directors, Delegates, and Alternates.

With a focus on supporting our members in practice and practice management issues, the CSA developed six mode-of-practice forums, where CSA members can engage with members in similar practice settings. Members will select the mode-of-practice forum they feel best fits their practice and may update it at any time. The six forums and the suggested criteria defining them are listed below:

Forum	Suggested criteria
In-training	Currently in training. However, if a fellow wants to convert to active in order to join another forum, they may do so (they meet the criteria for active), and then can select another forum
Early Career	≤ 5 years in practice
Academic	University-affiliated practice
Small & Solo	1-20 people; typically wearing all of the hats of the practice (insurance & hospital/facility contracting/billing & finance/hiring/partnership decisions)
Medium	15-60 people; typically with some division of labor and central/professional management but local decision making
Large	40+ people; Kaiser or other multi-specialty groups, professional management, centralized decision making

Learn about the Director and Delegate job descriptions for CSA’s Mode of Practice Forums.