Organizations Filed Purposes:
The mission of The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) is to promote patient safety through credentialing programs that support lifelong learning.
The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) is dedicated to promoting patient safety by enhancing provider quality in the field of nurse anesthesia. This is accomplished through the development and implementation of credentialing programs that support lifelong learning among nurse anesthetists.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS (NBCRNA) IS THE CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATION FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS. THIS INCLUDES INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 REGISTERED NURSES PER YEAR AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM EVERY FOUR YEARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 54,000 NURSE ANESTHETISTS. THE NBCRNA PROTECTS AND SERVES THE PUBLIC BY ASSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CREDENTIALED HAVE MET PREDETERMINED QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING NURSE ANESTHESIA SERVICES FOR ENTRY INTO PRACTICE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019, A TOTAL OF 3,183 CANDIDATES TOOK THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND 4,441 CANDIDATES TOOK THE SELF-EVALUATION EXAMINATION (SEE). FOR THE 2019- 2021 CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PERIOD, 24,665 CRNAS COMPLETED THEIR TWO-YEAR CHECK-IN. THE NBCRNA DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A SUB-SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN NONSURGICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (NSPM). FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019, 26 CRNAS TOOK THE NSPM EXAM. THE NBCRNA IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION BY OFFERING SPONSORSHIPS FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CREDENTIALING ADVANCEMENT AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE NBCRNA AWARDED $187,894 IN SUCH SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Karen Plaus | Chief Executive Officer | 50 | $288,361 |
| John Preston | Chief Credentialing Officer | 50 | $234,377 |
| Leah Cannon | Chief Operating Officer | 50 | $191,738 |
| Mary Browne | Senior Director of Testing | 50 | $166,079 |
| Hao Song | Director of Psychometrics | 50 | $162,072 |
| Lisa Kamen | Senior Director of Communications and Publications | 50 | $125,337 |
| Elizabeth Johnson | Credentialing Business Intelligence Manager | 50 | $112,553 |
| Matthew Ferris | Director of Test Development | 50 | $100,079 |
| Lori Anderson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Mcmullan | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dennis Spence | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Klinkhammer | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Cormac O'Sullivan | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Edward Susank | Director | 2 | $0 |
| David Coffman | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Pamela Chambers | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Zahniser | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Driscoll | Secretary/Treasurer | 6 | $0 |
| Terry Wicks | Vice-President | 6 | $0 |
| Mary Wojnakowski | President | 6 | $0 |
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