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Tina J DiMarino, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE - President
Tina has been in the ambulatory surgery industry for 26 years. She has her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from GWU, and an MBA from WTAMU. She also holds a Master and Bachelor degree from the Notre Dame of Maryland University. Tina is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She is also certified in the operating room (CNOR) and as a surgery center administrator (CASC).
Tina serves on committees for both ASCA and has published in AORN. She has knowledge and experience with ASC development, management and compliance and consults throughout Maryland and across the country. Tina is a current member of ASCA, AORN, ASOA, ACHE.
Jessica Bush, RN - Vice President
Jessica has been a registered nurse for 17 years. Her career started in bedside nursing as an ICU nurse until she transitioned into the ASC setting in 2009. She currently serves as the facility Administrator for The Surgery Center of Easton, a multi-specialty surgery center on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Jessica has been named in Becker’s Top Administrators to Know in 2016 & 2017. She has participated with ASCA’s Capitol Fly-In program to meet with members of congress and discuss issues affecting ASC’s. Her interests include State and Federal Regulations and improving processes within ASC’s that affect Clinical Quality and Patient Satisfaction.
Robert Eisenberg, MBA, RN, CASC - Treasurer
Robert Eisenberg has more than 20 years of leadership, clinical, and operations experience in the healthcare industry. His areas of expertise include business development, strategic planning, motivating and developing employees, and financial resources management. Working primarily in ambulatory surgery settings, he has held positions at multi-site healthcare organizations, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, and ASC management companies.
Robert received his undergraduate in Economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, his BSN from Johns Hopkins University and his MBA from Loyola University Maryland.
Sarah Meissner, RN - Secretary
Sarah Meissner is an experienced healthcare leader with 17 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and 7 years in the ASC industry. Sarah has held various leadership and administrative roles in the Baltimore, DMV, and NY tri-state areas and is passionate about enhancing patient safety, improving organizational culture, and optimizing operational efficiency.
Sarah is dedicated to creating a supportive environment for all clients, empowering teams using evidence-based strategies, and implementing initiatives to help organizations meet their goals and improve patient outcomes.
Andrea M. Hyatt, CASC
Immediate-past President
Andrea Hyatt has over 40 years experience in the healthcare industry spending the past 36 years in the ambulatory surgery arena.
Andrea recently stepped down from the role of President of the Maryland Ambulatory Surgery Association, and has been a member of the Board of Directors over 25 years. Andrea retired from her most recent position as the Director of ASC Operations for University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. She has served on several workgroups for the Maryland Health Care Commission and has helped the Commission develop the state survey for ambulatory surgery centers. She has served as a member of the Commission’s Health Associated Infection Advisory Committee and has served on the CON Modernization Workgroup. Ms. Hyatt was a board member of the Maryland Patient Safety Center for 8 years. Andrea has testified on numerous occasions before state legislators on behalf of MASA and lobbied on Capitol Hill for ASCA, the national organization representing the ambulatory surgery industry.
Beth White, RN
Beth White, BSN, RN, brings over 30 years of nursing experience to healthcare and leadership, including 15 years in an outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center. Currently Director of Nursing overseeing 6 endoscopy centers in Maryland. With extensive background in outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Centers, she ensures the seamless operation of clinical services while adeptly managing regulatory compliance and accreditation standards for the organization.
Beth is known for her expertise in outpatient surgical services, organizational compliance, quality and risk management, patient safety and credentialing. Her commitment to mentoring clinical staff, supporting nursing education, and fostering teams built on accountability and respect highlights her dedication to excellence.
With a collaborative leadership style and just the right amount of humor, Beth proves that excellent patient care and a positive workplace can go hand in hand.
Marjorie Blouin, CASC
Marjorie has been a registered nurse for the past 40 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree with concentrations in business and nursing from Shepherd College. During her first 13 years as a nurse, she worked in a variety of environments at major hospitals: ICU/ Open Heart and Neurosurgery at Georgetown University Hospital; Burn Trauma/ICU at the Medical University of South Carolina; the Emergency Department at Charleston County Hospital in SC; Stonewall Jackson Hospital in VA, and Shady Grove Adventist in MD. The last 30 years she has worked extensively in the ambulatory surgery field as a Director, Administrator, and Consultant. Currently Marjorie is Director of Nursing at the Surgery Center of Chevy Chase. She has been involved in legislative issues for ambulatory surgery centers, and has testified in front of both the House and Senate regarding these issues in Maryland. Marjorie has also been a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. since 2000; surveying ASC’s throughout the United States.
Shannon Ireland-Magro, RN, CASC
Shannon is the Administrator of the Physicians Surgery Center of Frederick, a freestanding, multi-specialty ASC in Frederick, Maryland. She is a graduate of George Mason School of Nursing acquiring her BSN, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Health Care Administration at St. Josephs College in Windham Maine. She has a background in ICU/CCU and perioperative services working in diverse hospitals throughout the country to include Maryland, Idaho, Texas and Massachusetts. She has been active in the ambulatory surgery setting in the state of Maryland for 22 years actively involved in Governance, QI/RM and Management process. Ms. Magro has strong knowledge and experience, in various settings, of organizational compliance, startup ventures and acquisition process for CON in the state of Maryland. As a native of Maryland she has a passion for assuring the availability and sustainability of the ASC industry in the state as an efficient, available and cost effective option for the population served. She holds the belief that education of others, and involvement in the process the work that MASA completes will result in legislative decisions that will assist in keeping ASC’s strong in Maryland well into the future.
Pam Kasemeyer
LOBBYIST
Capital Consultants of Maryland
212 Duke of Glouchester Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Pam Kasemeyer, the Firm’s managing partner, has represented a variety of interests before the Maryland General Assembly and regulatory agencies for more than 25 years. An acknowledged authority on Maryland’s environmental and health care laws, she includes amongst her clients dominant trade organizations and corporate interests in the solid waste, energy, transportation, and health care sectors.
Ms. Kasemeyer’s background in environmental and health care policy is reflected in her law practice which includes legal counsel to her environmental clients on permitting and enforcement actions and representation of health professionals on licensure and disciplinary matters as well as contractual and practice management concerns.
Ms. Kasemeyer is a 1980 graduate of Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies. She received a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University in 1984 and her law degree from the University of Maryland Law School in 1993. In 1996, she joined Jay Schwartz, forming Schwartz and Metz, P.A., a predecessor to the current firm.
Steve Wise
LOBBYIST
Capital Consultants of Maryland
212 Duke of Glouchester Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Steve Wise joined the Firm in 2002 and became a partner in 2008. Steve represents a diverse group of clients before the General Assembly and State agencies, including trade associations and companies in the alcoholic beverage, debt collection, insurance, gaming, health care, telecommunications and environmental industries.
Mr. Wise’s legal practice focuses on administrative law and regulatory matters. He has appeared before the Liquor Boards in 16 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions and before the Office of the Comptroller, representing alcoholic beverage licensees on licensing and enforcement matters. Steve also represents health care professionals in licensing and disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Physicians, has appeared in many of the State’s Circuit Courts, and litigated cases both before the Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals.
Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1991 and his Master’s degree in Public Administration in 1994, both from Florida State University. He graduated cum laude from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law in 2001
Danna L. Kauffman, Esq
LOBBYIST
Capital Consultants of Maryland
212 Duke of Glouchester Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Danna L. Kauffman, Esq. brings a wealth of experience and contacts in Maryland State government to Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. Beginning in 1997, Danna served as Counsel to the House Environmental Matters Committee, and then spent three years as a senior legislative advisor to Governor Glendening, where she worked on a wide range of issues including healthcare. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Danna served as the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for LifeSpan Network, the leading senior care provider association in Maryland.
