Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall be composed of no fewer than ten and no more than thirteen active and student associate members, including the President, President Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, four District Directors, and three non-voting Student Representatives appointed by the Board of Directors on a rotating basis.

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

Interested in serving on the Board? More information can be found here.


Megan Conner, PhD, CRNA

President
Term: 2024 - 2026 
Ian Hewer, PhD, CRNA
President-Elect 
Term: 2024 - 2026


Sandra Keddy, DNAP, CRNA
Vice President
Term: 2025 - 2026


Patricia Tuttle, MSN, CRNA 
Secretary
Term: 2025 - 2026
Kendra Hetrick, MSN, CRNA
Treasurer
Term: 2024 - 2026
Kasey Morgan, MS, CRNA 
District 1 Director
Term: 2025 - 2027

Stacey L. Schlesinger, DNP, MBA, CRNA
District 2 Director
Term: 2024 - 2026
Christine Detwiler, DNP, CRNA
District 3 Director
Term: 2025 - 2027


Cara Harrison, MSN, CRNA
District 4 Director
Term: 2024 - 2026


Antonio Booe, Jr, SRNA
Student Representative
Program: UNCG
Term: 2025 - 2026
Jada Edwards, BSN, RN, SRNA 
Student Representative
Program: Charlotte
Term: 2025 - 2026
Daniela Szabo, SRNA
Student Representative
Program: ECU 
Term: 2025 - 2026

 

Committees  

Committee Descriptions

AANA Foundation
Director:  

Education & Research
Co-Chairs - Derrick Glymph & Rachel Civale 
Committee Members: Ian Hewer, Sandra Pena, Stacey Schlesinger, Luci New, Renee Levine, Nicholas Glover
Student members (LEAD Scholarship) - Corrine Hauck (Wake Forest University) 

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: Macey Arrington, Amanda Fox-Duncan

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

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

Nominating
Board Nominated Member - Jeremy Blount
District 1 - Yee Kwan
District 2 - Vadim Korogoda
District 3 - Kara Timmons
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 

Bylaws
Chair - Bob Matthews 

Federal Political Director
Johanna Newman

History
Chair - Cathy Briggs 

State Reimbursement Specialist
Derek Galvin 

LEAD Scholarship Director
Chrissy Kress 

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