Meet the Board Members

Vasco Deon Kidd, PA-C, has been reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Physician Assistant Board. Mr. Kidd currently serves as the Director of Advanced Practice Operations at UC Davis Health. Previously, he was an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine beginning in 2021, and Director of the Advanced Practice Providers Program at UCI Health from 2019 to 2023. From 2016 to 2019, he served as Director of Advanced Practice Providers and Director of the Physician Assistant Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship Training Program at Arrowhead Orthopedics. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kidd held academic appointments as Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator at Moreno Valley College (2013–2015) and at the University of Texas Health Science Center (2010–2012). From 2003 to 2010, he was the Lead Physician Assistant at Kaiser Permanente. Mr. Kidd holds a Doctor of Health Science degree in Health Sciences from A.T. Still University, a Master of Science in Health Professions Education from Western University of Health Sciences, and a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the California Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

Term: 7/28/2023 – 1/1/2027

Juan Armenta, has been reappointed to the Physician Assistant Board by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, where he has served since 2018. After earning his law degree in 1990, Mr. Armenta’s Los Angeles area practice focused on tort litigation including municipal liability defense. He formed his own firm in 1994 in Rancho Mirage, where he practices focusing on areas that overlap with medical care delivery including workers’ compensation and insurance fraud. He has been on the litigation team or lead appellate lawyer on numerous appellate opinions in the area of fraud against governmental entities and insurance companies. Besides serving on the Physician Assistant Board, his other public service includes youth athletic coaching and sponsorships and service on various boards including a water utility. Mr. Armenta has also lectured in mandatory continuing education classes for attorneys in the areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury law.

Term: 2/25/2021 – 1/1/2025

Diego Inzunza, PA-C, of Castro Valley, was reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Physician Assistant Board where he has served since 2020. Mr. Inzunza has been a physician assistant in the Department of Plastics/Burn and Reconstructive Surgery at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center since 2022. He was a physician assistant in the Emergency Department at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center through United States Acute Care Solutions/VEP Healthcare from 2018 to 2022. He was a physician assistant at University Medical Partners from 2021 to 2022. He was a Group Supervisor with the San Mateo County Probation Department from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Inzunza was a Medical Translator at Santa Clara County from 2012 to 2016. He was a Community Outreach Coordinator for the City of San Jose Vice Mayor from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Inzunza is a member of the California Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. He earned a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Samuel Merritt University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science from University of California, Santa Cruz.

Term: 12/5/2024 – 1/1/2028

Deborah (Debbie) Snow, was appointed as a public member to the Physician Assistant Board by Toni G. Atkins, Senate President Pro Tempore on February 1, 2023. Ms. Snow previously served two terms as a member of the Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. She received her Bachelor of Arts from California Baptist University in Riverside, CA, majoring in English and Behavioral Science. Ms. Snow is retired from her position as library assistant at the University of California, Riverside and has spent her career working in library professions. Ms. Snow has been involved in consumer advocacy for several years and has authored articles regarding consumer protection issues facing healing arts boards. Ms. Snow is a member of the Humane Society and also volunteers with, Schools on Wheels, an organization established to provide tutors to children experiencing homelessness.

Term: 2/1/2023 – 1/1/2027

Veling Tsai, M.D., has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Physician Assistant Board. Dr. Tsai has been an Attending Physician at Caring ENT since 2016. He has been Clinical Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine since 2008 and an Attending Surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles Olive View Medical Center since 2012. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the American College of Legal Medicine. Dr. Tsai earned a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Term: 7/10/2024 – 1/1/2028

Philip DaVisio, PA-C, has been a Supervisory Physician Assistant and Hospital Lead Physician Assistant at Kaiser Permanente since 2016, and Assistant Professor at A.T. Still University, College for Health Communities since 2021. He was an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant at Dameron Hospital Emergency Department for Valley Emergency Physicians and Envision from 2004 to 2022. Mr. DaVisio was a Regional Physician Assistant Director at Valley Emergency Physicians from 2011 to 2014. Mr. DaVisio is a member of the Academy of Doctoral PAs, Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, California Academy of Physician Assistants, and the American Academy of Physician Associates. He earned a Doctor of Medical Science degree in Healthcare Administration and Management from the University of Lynchburg, a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from A.T. Still University and a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Kettering College of Medical Arts.

Term: 11/20/2024 – 1/1/2027

Bhavana Prakash, PA-C, of San Jose, has been a Physician Assistant and Program Manager for the Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford Children’s Health since 2024 and a Supervising Physician Assistant at The Permanente Medical Group since 2015. She is a member of the American Congenital Heart Association. Prakash earned a Doctor of Medical Science degree from A.T. Still University, a Master of Medical Science degree from Saint Francis University, and a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Stanford University.

Term: 2/21/2025 – 1/1/2028

Edwin (Ed) Perez, of Sacramento, was a manager at Labor Relations and Performance Management, California Department of Water Resources from 2019 to 2024. He was a Labor Relations Specialist, Department of Water Resources from 2015 to 2019. Perez was a Labor Relations Specialist & Labor Relations Analyst at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2013 to 2015. He is a member of the Asian Pacific American Public Affairs Association (APAPA), the Hamptons Community Foundation, the Hamptons Owners Association, the Gardenland-Northgate Neighborhood Association, and a Community Activist with AARP.

Term: 2/20/2025 – 1/1/2027

Eric Bergersen, PA-C, of Long Beach, has been the Regional Medical Director at Bicycle Health Medical Group since 2020. He was the APC Director at VEP Healthcare from 2018 to 2020. Bergersen was an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant at VEP Healthcare from 2017 to 2019. He was a Clinical Consultant at GYANT from 2018 to 2019. Bergersen was the Lead Emergency Department Technician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2012 to 2015. He is a member of Physician Assistants in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine. Bergersen earned a Master of Science degree in Health Care Administration from Oklahoma State University, a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from George Washington University, and Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University.

Term: 2/11/2025 – 1/1/2028