2026 HSPA Board of Directors Election

HSPA has partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) to administer the 2026 election. If you are an Active or Associate member in good standing, you will receive an email with voting access and instructions from the HSPA Election Coordinator on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. If you are an Active or Associate member and do not receive an email by March 12, 2026, please contact support@directvote.net.

NOTE: The voting service provider requires that all membership information be sent to them by February 10, 2026.  In order to vote, you must be an HSPA member by that date.

Voting Will Take Place March 11 to April 1, 2026

Election Overview

In 2026, HSPA will be filling the following leadership positions:

President-Elect: The President-Elect will serve consecutive one-year terms as President-Elect, President and Past President:

· President-Elect: (2026-2027)

· President (2027-2028)

· Past President (2028-2029)

Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer will serve a two-year term (2026-2028).

Directors: Three Directors will serve a two-year term (2026-2028).

Polls will close at 11:59:59 pm CT on Tuesday, April 1, 2026.

 

President-Elect Candidates

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Sarah B. Cruz AS, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CSPDT

Sterile Processing Manager

Hartford, CT

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Sara Vinson, MBA, CRCST

Executive Director of Enterprise Reprocessing

Cleveland, OH

Secretary/Treasurer Candidates

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Stacey MacArthur BA, MS, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL

Director, Central Sterile Processing Department

Portland, OR

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Angela Warner BS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Supervisor, Sterile Processing

Aurora, CO

Director Candidates

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Jeffrey Boja LSSMBB, PIEx, CMS, CCIM, CLC, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Sterile Processing Manager

Grovetown, GA

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William Filipponi BSHA, CRCST, CIS, CHL

Director, Sterile Processing

North Kansas City, MO

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Tami Heacock MBA, CRCST, CIS, CHL, ST

System Director Sterile Processing and Distribution

Fort Myers, FL

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Juan Ramos, BSBA, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, LGBC

Regional Director of Sterile Processing

St. Louis, MO

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Kelly Swails MA, BA, CST, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER 

Director of CSPD

St. Louis, MO 

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Cynthia Timm CRCST, CHL

Health System Specialist

Jacksonville, FL

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