Board of Directors 2016-2017
 Teri is an active member of the AASA, having joined in 2009. She has previously served on the Board as Vice-President (2015-16), Education Chair (2014-15), Education Co-Chair (2013-14) and Midwest Regional Representative (2012-13) as well as participating on the Education Committees (2010-2016). | 
Stephanie is a long-time member of AASA, having joined in 1998, and is currently serving on the AASA Board of Directors as the President. She has previously served as the Vice President, Western Region Representative, By-Laws Chair, Education Chair, Chair of Membership and Secretary. |
 Megan Berlinger is currently the Business Administrator for the Heart and Vascular Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She has been a member of the AASA since 2011. Megan previously served on the AASA Board as Secretary (2015, 2014) and Education Chair (2013). |  Shaun Hernandez, Program Director for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, has been an active AASA member since 2012. Prior to his election as Secretary, Shaun served for three terms (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016) as Midwest Regional Representative. |
 Benson has been a member of the AASA since 2001, having been encouraged to join by AASA Past President and former Department of Surgery administrator at UCLA, Judy Duncan. At the time, Benson was the Administrator for the Divisions of General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Oncology at UCLA. |  Veronica has been a member since 2013 and has served on the Program Committee. She is the Administrator for the Department of Surgery and the Acute Care Surgery Trauma Service Line at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. |
 Dr. Hossain has served as the Administrator for the State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Surgery for over 10 years. Dr. Hossain’s primary responsibilities include the fiscal management of both State and Foundation departmental resources, and responsibilities relating to faculty recruitment, appointment/reappointment, promotion and retention. |  John has been a member of AASA since 2014. Since joining he has attended two regional, one annual conference and several webinars. He is currently the Administrator for the Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center and Operations Manager for Thoracic Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine. |
 Lonn McDowell, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE is the Vice Chair and Director of Administration for the University of Florida Department of Surgery. He taught Healthcare Human Resources Management in the Department of Health Services Research Management & Policy’s MHA program from 2005 to 2010 and currently teaches Healthcare Data Analytics II and a the program’s Professional Skills Seminar. |  Stephanie has been at Stanford for 30+ years where she has held various financial and management positions for the School and Stanford Hospital and Clinics and served on numerous committees over those years. |
 Adrienne Mitchell is the Director of Human Resources and Academic Affairs for the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago. As the senior HR and Academic Affairs leader for the department, she is responsible for establishing and implementing the human resource strategy, as well as the execution of academic affairs processes for the department. |  Amanda O’Connell is a Business Administrator in the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago. In her role in Surgery Administration, she partners with department and hospital leadership through various quality improvement initiatives, strategic projects, and event planning. |
