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Faculty

Administration

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• Michael Rieker, DNP, CRNA, Program Director
•   Clifford Gonzales, CRNA, PhD, Associate Director
• Courtney Brown, CRNA, MSN, Interim Associate Director
• Robin Geisel, BS, Administrative Coordinator  
• Denise Holmes, BS, Program Assistant

Didactic Lecturers

• Kasey Bensky, CRNA, MS
• Sandra Ouellette, MEd, CRNA, FAAN, Past President, International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists and American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Crystal Rouse, CRNA, MSN, Course Coordinator, Pediatric Anesthesia
• Kristy Tyndall, CRNA, MSN
• Kathryn Phares, CRNA, MSN
• Kristin Henderson, CRNA, MSN
• Elena Meadows, CRNA, MSN

Adjunct Lecturers

• Nancy Curll, CRNA, MSN
• Jennifer Ferguson, CRNA, MSN
• Joe Joyce, CRNA, MS
• LeAnn Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP
• LaDonna Martin, CRNA, MSN
• Michael McMillen, CRNA, MS
• Luci New, CRNA, MS
• Richard Ouellette, CRNA, Past-President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Sharon Pearce, CRNA, MS, Vice President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Marc Reichert, PharmD
• James Thomas, CRNA, MSN, Chief CRNA, WFBMC

Guest Lecturers

• Patti Dobbins, CRNA, JD
• Larry Hornsby, CRNA, Executive Vice President, AmSol and Past-President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD, Professor of Adult Health Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing
• Michael Kremer, CRNA, PhD, FAAN, Nurse Anesthesia Program Administrator, Rush University
• Lisa Mileto, CRNA, MS
• Joe Pellegrini, CRNA, PhD, DNP, Former Director of Research, US Navy Nurse Anesthesia Program
• Terry Wicks, CRNA, MHS, Past-President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists