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

2026–2027 Board members

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

President

Sterile Processing Manager, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

Idaho Falls, ID

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

President-Elect

Sterile Processing Manager, Bone & Joint Institute of Hartford HealthCare

Hartford, CT

ARLENE BUSH, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, DSMD, CRMST

Immediate Past President

Supervisor, Sterile Processing Service, Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center

West Palm Beach, FL

ANGELA MELISSA WARNER, BS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Secretary-Treasurer

Sterile Processing Supervisor, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, CO

SUSAN ADAMS, BA, CAE

Executive Director & CEO

HSPA

Chicago, IL

Directors (2025-2027)

ESEOSA "TONY" AMENAGHAWON, MS, BS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Director

System Director, ProMedica Hospital

Toledo, OH

NICHOLAS DAY, BS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Director

Manager, Central Sterile Processing/HLD/EMP, University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

KYREE THOMAS, MBA, AAS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Director

Clinical Educator, Wellstar Health System

Marietta GA

Directors (2026–2028)

JEFFREY BOJA, LSSMBB, PIEX, CMS, CCIM, CLC, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Director

Sterile Processing Manager, Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center

Grovetown, GA

WILLIAM FILIPPONI, BSHA, CRCST, CIS, CHL

Director

Sterile Processing Director, NKC Health

North Kansas City, MO

JUAN MIQUEL RAMOS, BSBA, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, LGBC

Director

Regional Director of Sterile Processing, Ascension

St. Louis, MO

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

61,000

certificants & members

5

Certifications offered

68

years of experience

This commitment to advancing Sterile Processing (SP) knowledge, skill sets and professionalism is why over 61,000 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.