The 2026-2027 NBCRNA Board of Directors

Sonya D. Moore, DNP, CRNA, EMBA, FAANA, FAAN

Dr. Sonya Moore, with over 20 years of nurse anesthesia experience, is the Program Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Case Western Reserve University, where she developed and implemented the Leadership Excel and Achievement Program (LEAP). As a part of her commitment to practice, she currently holds a PRN position with The Cleveland Clinic and an independent locums’ practice, through SDMS Anesthesia limited. Sonya is involved in the nurse anesthesia community as a member of the AANA and OSANA Board of Directors, and while on the AANA board, served as liaison to the NBCRNA. She values her roles outside of the community, such as being the co-chair of the MSK Leadership Academy DNP Founders Circles, which engages her with leaders in nursing at the national and international levels.

Vice President

Rishelle Zhou, DNAP, LLB, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN

Dr. Rishelle Zhou is a CRNA and Assistant Professor at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing. She also serves as a CRNA for the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, is a member of the NBCRNA Evaluation and Advisory Committee and is President of the Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists. Prior to her current roles, Dr. Zhou worked at the international accreditation organization for hospitals, Det Norske Veritas. She is a former NBCRNA Continued Professional Certification (CPC) item writer and served as an Emerging Leader Fellow on the NBCRNA Board of Directors from 2017 to 2019.

Secretary-Treasurer

Derrick C. Glymph, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, FIAAN, FAANA, FAAN, ANEF, COL (Ret.), USAR

Dr. Derrick Glymph is a nurse anesthesia educator with 21 years of anesthesia practice. For 16 years he has held leadership positions in nurse anesthesia programs in North Carolina and Florida. He retired from the U.S. Army Reserve after 35 years of service at the rank of Colonel. His Army Reserve roles included Commander and Deputy Commander of Nursing. Dr. Glymph served for seven years on the Florida Board of Nursing. As a former item writer for the NBCRNA Self-Evaluation Examination (SEE), he played a pivotal role in aligning the SEE with the National Certification Examination. He is an inaugural Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (FAANA). He is also the second CRNA to be inducted as a Fellow of the National League for Nursing's Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF).

Wesley J.L. Anderson, MSN, EMBA, MSS, MMAS, CRNA, COL, USA (Ret), CCRN

A retired Army Colonel with 35 years of leadership, Mr. Anderson served as the Deputy Chief, DOA at Brooke Army Medical Center. He oversaw the safe administration of 1,400 anesthetics a month, managed 28 main ORs, supervised a staff of 103 anesthesia providers, 54 anesthesia residents, 13 SRNA’s and 135 support staff. Mr. Anderson is President and CEO of WJLA Anesthesia Services, contracting company that fills the CRNA needs of medical facilities in the US, which he established upon his retirement from the Army. He is currently filling a contract position at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO, where he supports three facilities, a Level One Trauma Center and two outpatient facilities. He had held numerous volunteer positions, including as an item writer on the NBCRNA CPC Item Writing Panel.

Dawn Bent, DNP, CRNA, FAANA

Dr. Dawn Bent has been an anesthesia provider for over 20 years and has been an anesthesia educator for over 15 years. Dr. Bent currently serves as Program Director at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where she oversees didactic education, including the basics of anesthesia, inhalational agents, anesthesia pharmacology, basic and advanced monitoring, and pediatric content. Additionally, Dr. Bent serves on the Board of Trustees for the Pennsylvania Association for Nurse Anesthetists as the Chair for the Membership Engagement Committee and a member of the Communications Committee. Dr. Bent is a Certificant-Elected Director (CED) member of the NBCRNA Board of Directors. 

Benoit Blondeau, MD, MBA, FACS

Dr. Benoit Blondeau, MD, MBA, FACS is the surgeon member of the NBCRNA board. He obtained his PhD from the Faculté de Médecine de Tours, France and did his fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Connecticut. He has served in various positions over the past 15 years, in both administrative and leadership capacities. He served as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Palliative Care, and the Trauma Medical Director at the University of New Mexico and is currently the Chair for the Department of Surgery at HealthPartners in Minnesota. He also works with the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, where he serves as a Site Reviewer for the Commission on Cancer, and as the Vice Chair Committee on Trauma.   

James S. Furstein, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CPNP-AC, FAANA

Dr. Furstein is a Chief CRNA and Director of Clinical Quality for NorthStar Anesthesia at The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Furstein has over 20 years of clinical practice, organizational governance, academic engagement, and national-level service. He has volunteered on the NBCRNA Pediatric Subspecialty Workgroup (2017–2018), NBCRNA Item-Writing Panel – Continued Professional Certification Assessment (CPCA) (2019–2022), NBCRNA CPCA Practice Panel (2023–2024), AANA Practice Committee (2022-2025), AANA CPC Committee (2019-2021), and COVID-19 Task Force (2020). Dr. Furstein is committed to advancing public safety, strengthening professional excellence, and supporting the long-term integrity of CRNA certification.

Becky LeBuhn

Rebecca (Becky) LeBuhn is a co-founder and Chair of the Board of Citizen Advocacy Center, and is responsible for research, policy development, and publications. She has coordinated public participation on regulatory boards, specialty certifying bodies, federal regulatory proceedings, private sector decision-making, and technical standards development in such diverse fields as healthcare, medical devices, solar energy conversion, and indoor air quality. A professional writer, Ms. LeBuhn is the author of numerous publications and newsletters on various subjects including health professional licensure, specialty certification and recertification, continuing professional development, consumer-business relations, regulatory and healthcare policy, and financial services. Active in the public interest community, Becky has been the President of the National Consumers League and of the Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies. She currently serves as a public member of the American Board of Medical Specialties Stakeholder Council and in the past served as the public member on the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), and on the boards of directors of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.), the American Board of Radiology Foundation (ABRF), and ASTM International. She received the 2020 Mary Macomber Service Award from I.C.E.  Ms. LeBuhn earned her B.A. in Economics and Government at Wells College and her M.A. in Soviet Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. 

Sara Myers, DNP, CRNA

Dr. Sara Myers practices anesthesia at Truman Medical Centers in Kansas City, MO and is a clinical instructor and Professor for the Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia. Dr. Myers earned a BA from the University of Kansas, a BSN from Creighton University, and her DNP from the University of Missouri Kansas City. She has volunteered on a variety of national committees and panels, including the Medical Missions Foundation Board of Directors (2023-present), the NBCRNA Board of Directors Emerging Leader Fellow (2020-2022), and the AANA Practice Committee (2017-2020). Sara enjoys participating in at least one medical mission trip annually.  

Audrey Rosenblatt, PhD, CRNA

Dr. Audrey Rosenblatt is the Director of Advanced Practice Anesthesia Services at Lurie Children’s Hospital where she oversees management, strategic planning, and clinical care of pediatric patients. Dr. Rosenblatt has over a decade of clinical experience as a CRNA in pediatric anesthesia.  Her time at Lurie Children’s Hospital has been one of promotion and expansion, growing the team from 0 to 26 CRNAs. Dr. Rosenblatt supported development at Lurie within pediatric subspecialties creating dedicated teams for pediatric cardiac anesthesia in the Lurie Heart Center and maternal-fetal anesthesia within the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health. An advocate for clinical education, Lurie is the pediatric anesthesia training site for the Chicagoland CRNA programs. Lurie received accreditation from the COACRNA for a CRNA pediatric anesthesia fellowship in 2021 and Dr. Rosenblatt serves as the director. She is an assistant professor in Rush’s College of Nursing and serves as the assistant program director of didactic education in the nurse anesthesia program track. Her research expertise is in qualitative methods, with a focus on medical decision-making and well-being during clinical education. 

Barry Swerdlow, MD

Dr. Swerdlow is the Anesthesiologist member of the NBCRNA board. A didactic instructor, simulation coordinator, and lead instructor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, OR. Dr. Swerdlow organizes and leads yearly benchmark oral examinations. Dr. Swerdlow practiced clinically as an Anesthesiologist until 2025. He received his M.D. in Medicine from Harvard-M.I.T. Program in Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Swerdlow is committed to promoting patient safety through anesthesia education and training.

Stephen Sanchez, DNP, CRNA

Dr. Stephen Sanchez is a CRNA at PearMed and provides clinical anesthesia across multiple locations, including Westchester County, New York City, and Connecticut. In addition to his clinical duties, he serves as an adjunct professor for the nurse anesthesiology program at Fairfield University, where he mentors students, provides simulation-based education, lectures, and reviews care plans. He received his BSN from Lehman College and received his DNP – Nurse Anesthesiology from Fairfield University.

Emily Ford, DNP, CRNA

Emily Ford practices clinically at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Ford also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, teaching a variety of didactic, clinical, and simulation courses. She works daily at the intersection of certification standards, education, and clinical practice. Teaching and mentoring SRNAs and early career CRNAs has shown her how national standards translate directly into learning outcomes, professional identity, and patient care. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia from the University of Iowa. She previously volunteered on the NBCRNA Standard Setting Committee (2023).