Board of Directors

Selected by the SSH Membership, Board Members have the opportunity to share their talent and knowledge to help shape SSH and the future of simulation in healthcare. Please contact Taylor Jessup or see the SSH Bylaws if you have any questions about the SSH Board.

Jared Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, CHSOS, FSSH, FAAN

President

Jared Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, CHSOS, FSSH, FAAN

The Mount Sinai Hospital, Emergency Medicine & Medical Education *
New York, NY

Aaron Calhoun, MD, FAAP, FSSH

President-Elect

Aaron Calhoun, MD, FAAP, FSSH

University of Louisville, Pediatric Critical Care
Louisville, KY

Barry Issenberg, MD, FSSH

Immediate Past-President

Barry Issenberg, MD, FSSH

Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation
Miami, FL

Michael Spooner, MD, MBA, FSSH

Treasurer

Michael Spooner, MD, MBA, FSSH

Mercy One North Iowa Heart Center
Mason City, IA

Connie M. Lopez, MSN, CNS, CPHRM, CHSE-A, FSSH

Secretary

Connie M. Lopez, MSN, CNS, CPHRM, CHSE-A, FSSH

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region Risk Management & Patient Safety
Oakland, CA

Kristen Brown, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-AC, CHSE-A, FAAN

Board Liaison on Executive Committee

Kristen Brown, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-AC, CHSE-A, FAAN

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

At-Large Members

Matthew Charnetski, MSMS, CHSE, CHSOS

At-Large Member

Matthew Charnetski, MSMS, CHSE, CHSOS

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Marie Gilbert, DNP, RN, CHSE-A

At-Large Member

Marie Gilbert, DNP, RN, CHSE-A

Central California Center for Excellence in Nursing
Fresno, CA

Kim Leighton, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, CHSOS, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN

At-Large Member

Kim Leighton, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, CHSOS, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN

ITQAN Clinical Simulation & Innovation Center, Hamad Medical Corp.
Doha, Qatar

Keith Littlewood, MD, FASA, FSSH

At-Large Member

Keith Littlewood, MD, FASA, FSSH

University of Virginia Schools of Medicine and Nursing Simulation
Charlottesville, VA

Tonya Schneidereith, PhD, MBA, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN

At-Large Member

Tonya Schneidereith, PhD, MBA, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
 and SIMPL Simulation, LLC 
Brooklandville, MD

Mark R. Owens, LTC/USA (Ret), SVP

At-Large Member

Mark R. Owens, LTC/USA (Ret), SVP

TacMed Solutions
Anderson, SC 

Amy Follmer, BS, CHSOS-A, CHSE, FSSH

At-Large Member

Amy Follmer, BS, CHSOS-A, CHSE, FSSH

Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning at The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 

 Vinay Nadkarni MD, MS

At-Large Member

 Vinay Nadkarni MD, MS

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 

C. Eric McCoy, MD, MPH

At-Large Member

C. Eric McCoy, MD, MPH

University of California Irvine - School of Medicine
Irvine, CA

Executive Director

Jennifer Manos, RN, MSN, MBA

SSH Executive Director

Jennifer Manos, RN, MSN, MBA

Cincinnati, OH