Back row left to right, Keith Torgersen, CRNA, MSN, CRNA Practitioner, Bette Wildgust, CRNA, MS, MSN, CRNA Educator, Maria D. Garcia-Otero, CRNA, PhD, CRNA Practitioner; James P. Singsank, CPA, MBA, Public Representative, Allyn Peterson, MS, RN, CNOR; Healthcare Administrator; Sass Elisha, CRNA, MSN, CRNA Educator, Christopher Reed, MSN RN, Student Representative, Judith Watkins, EdD, Public Representative
Front row left to right: Kay K. Sanders, CRNA, DNP, Vice Chair , Kathy Cook, CRNA, MS, Chair, Mary Marienau, CRNA, PhD, Secretary Treasurer, Frank Gerbasi, CRNA, PhD, Executive Director COA
Council Officers Kathleen A. Cook, CRNA, MS, Chair
CRNA Practitioner
Oregon Health and Science University
School of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Program
Kay K. Sanders, CRNA, DNP, Vice Chair
CRNA Educator
Texas Christian University School of Nurse Anesthesia
Mary Shirk Marienau, CRNA, PhD, Secretary/Treasurer
CRNA Educator
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences,
Master of Nurse Anesthesia Program
Council Members
Maria D. Garcia-Otero, CRNA, PhD
CRNA Practitioner
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Allynn R. Petersen, MS, RN, CNOR
Healthcare Administrator
Genesys Regional Medical Center
Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN
University Representative
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
James P. Singsank, CPA, MBA
Public Representative
Judith Watkins, EdD
Public Representative
Bette Wildgust, CRNA, MS, MSN
CRNA Educator
Crozer Chester Medical Center/
Villanova University Nurse Anesthesia Program
Sass Elisha, CRNA, EdD
CRNA Educator
Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
Keith Torgersen, CRNA, MSN
CRNA Practitioner
Director of Anesthesia
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Christopher Reed, MSN, MPH, RN, CCRN
Student Representative
Duke University Nurse Anesthesia Program