Board of Directors

The NCANA Board of Directors consists of 9 active members (CRNAs) including 5 NCANA officers (president, president elect, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer) and 4 district directors. The officers comprise the NCANA Executive Committee.

The Board of Directors also includes 3 student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs). These associate members serve as non-voting student representatives and are appointed by the Board on a rotating basis.

Learn more about the Board of Directors and Executive Committee in the NCANA Bylaws. 

Megan Conner, PhD, CRNA President	Elena N. Meadows, DNP, CRNA Immediate Past President	Ian Hewer, PhD, CRNA President-Elect
Jimmy Hicks, MSN, CRNA Vice President	Bill Cobb, CRNA  Secretary	Kendra Hetrick, MSN, CRNA Treasurer
Kasey Morgan, MS, CRNA  District 1 Director	Stacey L. Schlesinger, DNP, MBA, CRNA District 2 Director	Aimee Finnie, CRNA District 3 Director
Cara Harrison, MSN, CRNA  District 4 Director	Coltin Greer, SRNA Student Representative Program: Wake Forest University	Reagen Godette, SRNA Student Representative Program: Western Carolina University
Joseph Schwind, BSN, RN, SRNA Student Representative Program: Duke University

Committees  

Committee Descriptions

AANA Foundation
Director:  

Education & Research
Chair: Zachary Smith
Committee Members: Ian Hewer, Sandra Pena, Derrick Glymph, Cassie Dozer, Stacey Schlesinger, Luci New, Renee Levine
Student members (LEAD Scholarship)- Rachel Civale (Duke University) & Corrine Hauck (Wake Forest University) 

Federal Political Directors
Co-Chair: Jessica Szydlowski and Stephanie Brogdon

Government Relations
Government Relations Director: Kimberly Gordon
Chair: Linda Stone
Committee Members: Tiffany Lin, Jessica Szydlowski, Kasey Morgan, Forrest Dunnahoo, Elena Meadows, Bill Wade, Johanna Newman 

Public Relations
Chair: Chrissy Kress
Committee Members: Kate Jones, Ali Papi

Program
Co-Chairs - Chris Simmons and Kendra Hetrick
Committee Member: Kasey Morgan

Political Action 
Committee Members: Bob Whitehurst, Kimberly Gordon, Alex Munsey 

DEI
Co-Chairs: Tatum Mealing, Heath Lambert
Committee Members: Kris Privette, Alex Prescott, Wakiya Berry, Sharzaud Karimi, Mumta Chambers, Mollie Meyers, Madsion Olson, Chrissy Kress, Kelly Ternes, Emily Sprenger

Bylaws
Chair - Bob Matthews 

History
Chair - Cathy Briggs 

Nominating
Board Nominated Member - Trish Tuttle
District 1 - Kristal Barbee
District 2 - Grace Simpson
District 3 - Christine Detwiler
District 4 - Robert Dickinson

Peer Assistance & Wellness
State Directors - Linda Stone and Luci New
Committee Members: Becky Cranford, Bowen Griffith, Sarah Browning, Nicholas Glover, Thomas Winn

State Reimbursement Specialist
Bob Matthews 

LEAD Scholarship Director
Deb Flaherty 

Want to get involved?
If you want to get involved and join an NCANA committee, please reach out to the NCANA office ([email protected]).