Management Board
Thomas “Van” Bates
BA, CST
Program Director
Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN
Jerad Claytor
MSHE, CST
Program Director, Surgical Technology
Marion Technical College
Marion, OH
Ron Ehlers
BSCS
Principal/CEO
Specialty Tech Solutions
Mission Viejo, CA
Staci K. Hegarty
MEd
Academia Director
Institute for Process Excellence
Denver, CO
Ron Kruzel
Executive Director, ARC/STSA
MA, CAE, CST
Dennis A. Stover
CSA, CST, FAST
President, Founder, and Program Director
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Joelton, TN