Governance

HSPA Leadership

HSPA is governed by an elected Board of Directors, responsible for positioning the Association to best serve our members while maintaining the Association’s focus and vision. The Board establishes policy, directs Association activities, and oversees finances and chapter activities.

The Board is comprised of a President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Executive Director, as an ex-officio member, as well as six elected Directors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2023--2024 Board members

MONIQUE JELKS, MSOL, CRCST

President

Clinical Educator, WellStar Cobb, Vinings, Paulding & Douglas Hospitals

Marietta, GA

ANTHONY BONDON, BSM, CRCST, CHL

President-Elect

Manager of Central Sterile, HSHS St. John's Hospital

Springfield, IL

DR. MARJORIE WALL, EDBA, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSSBB

Immediate Past President

Associate Director of Sterile Processing, Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

JAN PRUDENT, BA, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, CFER

Secretary-Treasurer

Sterile Processing Manager, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

Idaho Falls, ID

SUSAN ADAMS, BA, CAE

Executive Director & CEO

Executive Director, HSPA

Chicago, IL

Directors (2022--2024)

DENSLEY COKE, MBA, BSHM, CST, CRCST, CHL, CER

Director

Central Sterile Processing Manager, Northside Hospital – Forsyth

Cumming, CA

SARAH B. CRUZ, CSPDT, CRCST, CIS, CHL

Director

CS Quality & Education Program Development Coordinator, Bone and Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT

BRANDON M. GANTT, MHA, CRCST, CHL, CER

Director

Manager of SPD Education and Training, Emory Healthcare

Tucker, GA

Directors (2023--2025)

KENNETH CAMPBELL, BS, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL

Director

Director of Sterile Processing, Berkshire Medical Center

Pittsfield, MA

DEANNARD ESNARD, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, CFER, CQIA

Director

Manager, Central Sterile Supply & Surgical Services Inventory, Holy Redeemer Hospital

Meadowbrook, PA

SARA VINSON, MBA, CRCST

Director

Sterile Processing Director, UF Health Shands

Gainesville, FL

HSPA BYLAWS

Bylaws are the rules that govern a not-for-profit group, essentially serving as the organization's constitution. HSPA's bylaws:

  1. Provide a written set of rules for the Association

  1. Provide for meetings, elections of a Board of Directors and officers, filling vacancies, notices, types and duties of officers, committees, assessments, and other routine conduct

  1. Establish the Association’s major structural units

  1. Are a contract among members and must be formally adopted and/or amended by vote of the membership.

VIEW HSPA BYLAWS

Revised 07/12/2021

48,000

certificants & members

5

Certifications offered

60+

years of experience

This commitment to advancing Sterile Processing (SP) knowledge, skill sets and professionalism is why over 40,000 members and certification holders rely on HSPA to keep them sharp, focused and abreast of the very latest standards, best practices and technological advancements impacting the SP profession.