Armi Holcomb Installed as President, Katrina Bickerstaff as Vice President/President-Elect
CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) is pleased to introduce its 2015-2016 Board of Directors, including President Armi Holcomb, BSN, RN, CPAN, and Vice President/President-Elect, Katrina Bickerstaff, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA.
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Prior to the presidency, Ms. Holcomb served ASPAN in a number of capacities, including as Vice President/President-Elect, member of ASPAN's Standards and Guidelines Committee, Clinical Practice Committee, and the Membership and Marketing Strategic Work Team.
Armi is a PACU/SDS nurse at Children's Mercy Hospital—South (Overland Park, Kansas) a position she has held since 2001. She is responsible for treating patients both in pre-op and post-op settings. The theme she selected for ASPAN's 2015-16 term is: "Renew Perianesthesia Passion: Inspire Excellence," which will culminate at the 35th National Conference in Philadelphia, PA, from April 10-14, 2016.
Ms. Holcomb holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines) and certification as a perianesthesia nurse (CPAN). She and her family reside in Overland Park, KS.
Vice President, Katrina Bickerstaff, will also serve a one-year term, after which she will assume the office of President, as the Society's bylaws stipulate. She looks forward to working with the Board to ensure that ASPAN continues to advance its mission and vision. Ms. Bickerstaff is a Staff Nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA), and works in areas including PACU, Same Day Surgery, Preoperative Holding and Evaluation, and the Extended Recovery Unit. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA).
Other ASPAN Board members include:
Secretary:
Teresa Passig, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, CCRN
Treasurer:
Deborah Bickford, BSN, RN, CPAN
Immediate Past President:
Jacque Crosson, MSN, RN, CPAN
Regional Director – Region 1:
Regina Hoefner-Notz, MS, RN, CPAN, CPN
Regional Director – Region 2:
Jennifer Kilgore, BSN, RN, CPAN
Regional Director – Region 3:
Sylvia Baker, MSN, RN, CPAN
Regional Director – Region 4:
Amy Dooley, MS, RN, CPAN
Regional Director – Region 5:
Kimberly Godfrey, BSN, RN, CPAN
Director for Clinical Practice:
Susan Russell, BSN, RN, JD, CPAN, CAPA
Director for Education:
Linda Beagley, MS, BSN, RN, CPAN
Director for Research:
Elizabeth Card, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CPAN, CCRP
ASPAN Chief Executive Officer:
Kevin Dill
ABPANC President:
Linda Lakdawala, DNP, RN, CPAN
ASPAN represents the interests of over 60,000 nurses who practice in preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, outpatient surgery, and pain management settings. Its mission includes providing members with the latest in perianesthesia education, research, standards, networking, and advocacy. ASPAN is available online at www.aspan.org.
Contact:
R. Douglas Hanisch
Marketing and Communications Manager
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Email ∙ 877.737.9696, x. 215
90 Frontage Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034