AANA Committees
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Council on Education
Education Committee
Committee Chair: William J. Ciccone II, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Kim Santaniello
Fellowship Committee
Committee Chair: Seth L. Sherman, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Lynnsey M. Ruiz, M.S.
International Committee
Committee Chair: Mark R. Hutchinson, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Melissa Villegas
Research Committee
Committee Chair: Jonathan F. Dickens, M.D., L.T.C., M.C.
Staff Liaison: Nick Sautter, M.S.
Surgical Skills Committee
Committee Chair: Scott Joshua Szabo, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Alex Andryk
Council on Governance
Bylaws Committee
Committee Chair: John J. Christoforetti, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE and Melissa Villegas
Committee on Committees
Committee Chair: John D. Kelly IV, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE and Melissa Villegas
AANA/EF Development Committee
Committee Chair: Paul E. Caldwell, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE
Emerging Leaders
Committee Chair: Jeanne Cameron Patzkowski, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Matt McNutt
Finance Committee
Committee Chair: Jason L. Dragoo, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Dennis Siena
Membership Committee
Committee Chair: Christopher Pokabla, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Lynnsey M. Ruiz, M.S.
Council on Communications
Communications and Technology Committee
Committee Chair: Clayton William Nuelle, M.D., FAANA
Staff Liaison: Christine Nogal, M.B.A., CAE
Council on Government Affairs
Advocacy Committee
Committee Chair: Patrick Wakefield Joyner, M.D., M.S.
Staff Liaison: Nick Sautter, M.S.
MAST
Committee Chair: Kelly G. Kilcoyne, M.D.
Staff Liaison: Fran O’Malley