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

2025–2026 Board members

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

President

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

West Palm Beach, FL

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

President-Elect

Sterile Processing Manager, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

Idaho Falls, ID

ANTHONY BONDON, BSM, CRCST, CHL

Immediate Past President

Director of Sterile Processing, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center

Marietta, GA

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

Secretary-Treasurer

Manager of SPD Education and Training, Emory Healthcare

Tucker, GA

SUSAN ADAMS, BA, CAE

Executive Director & CEO

HSPA

Chicago, IL

Directors (2024–2026)

JOSEPH AVILA, MBA, BHA, CRCST

Director

Regional Director, SPD, Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

STACEY MACARTHUR, MS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER

Director

Manager, Sterile Processing, Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, OR

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

Director

Manager, Sterile Processing, UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital

Longmont, CO

Directors (2025-2027)

ESEOA "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

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

50,000

certificants & members

5

Certifications offered

60+

years of experience

This commitment to advancing Sterile Processing (SP) knowledge, skill sets and professionalism is why over 50,000 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.