Meet The Team

After graduating from the Master of Science in Anesthesia program at UMKC in 2017, I started working for the Ozark Anesthesia Associates group serving Cox Health System in Springfield. I currently hold the office of president of the MOAAA.  In this capacity, I hope to continue our legacy of contributing to communities throughout Missouri, including our furry friends.  Furthermore, I would like to see MOAAA become the source of all information pertinent to the exposure and expansion of our profession throughout Missouri.

Prior to entering the CAA profession, I served in the US Navy as a Medical Service Corps officer.  I spent 9 years as a Hospital Administrator.  For fun, I enjoy flying small aircraft and can often be found trying my luck at Texas Hold 'em tournaments; though my wife, April, is the better poker player.

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Lena's bio will be posted soon!

Jamie graduated with her Masters’ of Science in Anesthesia from South University in 2012. She practiced in Ohio for 3 years until moving back to St. Louis, MO to be back home. She has been working at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital since 2015 where she serves as the AA student clinical coordinator. She was previously the treasurer for AAAA from 2015-2017. She is now excited to serve as the membership chair and treasurer for the MOAAA.

Kaitlyn graduated with her Masters’ of Science in Anesthesia from the University of
Kansas City in 2017. She has remained in Kansas City since graduation working in the main, neuro and CV ORs at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. As of 2023, she became the Lead Anesthetist at St. Luke’s. She has committed to staying involved with the Anesthesiologist Assistant profession by taking on both Secretary and Social Media Chair of the Missouri Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
(MoAAA) since 2019 while also serving on the board of the Kansas Academy of Anesthesiologist
Assistants (KSAAA) since 2022.

As a part of the MoAAA, she has made it her mission to partake in community outreach by
setting up various volunteer and fundraising opportunities for the friends and family of the
MoAAA. Her most notable accomplishment was the start of the annual MoAAA Virtual Fundraiser in 2020, with all proceeds going to the Toys for Tots organization. She is looking forward to branching out her volunteer efforts into more locations in Missouri where CAAs work, in order to spread knowledge of her
profession and extend a helping hand to the communities that support us.