
Advisory Panel
The AHA Team Training Advisory Panel is made up of interprofessional experts in the field of team training and TeamSTEPPS. Their role is to provide strategic direction for AHA Team Training along with expertise on new resources and offerings.

Jennifer Calzada, MA, MPH
Director for Simulation Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation & Team Training
Tulane University School of Medicine

Kelly Carlson Eberbach, DNP, MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN
Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Department
Nemours Children's Hospital

Marcia Cooke, DNP, RN-BC
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University

Erin Eckert, MPA
Education Coordinator
Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality

Ross Ehrmantraut, RN
Education Coordinator
Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality

David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAPL, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
The Doctors Company

Dan Franceschini, MSN, RN, CHSE
HCA Healthcare - North Florida Division

Laura Goliat, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
The Breen School of Nursing, Ursuline College

Joseph F. Golob, Jr., MD, FACS, CPHQ
Medical Director for Hospital Patient Safety
The MetroHealth System

Yue Ming Huang, EdD, MHS
Education Director
UCLA Simulation Center

Jay Koren, BSN, RN
Manager of Clinical Informatics
The MetroHealth System

N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP, FASN
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Medicine, Director of Team Training
Tulane University School of Medicine

Thomas Kuriakose, MD
Physician Resident
Boston Children's Hospital & Boston Medical Center

Richard Lang, MD
Physician Resident
Naval Medical Center San Diego

Farrah Leland, JD
Associate Director
WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) at the University of Washington

Tonya Martino, RN, BSN, ND
Clinical Director of Team Performance
WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) at the University of Washington

Rita Preiksaitis, RN, BSN
Market Director, Clinical Professional Development
Louisiana HCA

Gina Prosser, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, LNHA
Regional Director of Wellness for Education and Quality
Arrow Senior Living

Kyle J. Rehder, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Medical Director
Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality
Physician Quality Officer, Duke University Health System
Director, PCCM Fellowship, Duke Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pedatric Critical Care Medicine, Duke Children's Hospital

Patricia A. Sharpnack, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF
Dean and Strawbridge Professor
The Breen School of Nursing, Ursuline College

Megan Sherman, MAEdHD
Associate Director
WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) at the University of Washington

Robert L. Smith, PhD
Director, Medical Staff Assistance Programs and TeamSTEPPS
The MetroHealth System

Randolph Steadman, MD, MS
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Houston Methodist Hospital

Margaret H. Sturdivant, MSN, RN, CPPS
Administrative Director, Patient Education
Duke University Health System

Lily Thomas, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vice President, System Nursing Research
Northwell Health