“Dean has been a valued part of the AANA team for many years,” said AANA CEO Wanda Wilson, PhD, CRNA. “His impressive abilities in the areas of project management, business operations, technology and finance will be critical to his new role, where he will continue to help streamline and oversee AANA’s financial, IT and business strategies.”
“I am very honored to have the privilege to serve the constituency of the AANA in my new role and as I have over the last six years,” said Comber. “I have personally seen the organization grow immensely in the finance, technology, and project management areas and look forward to ensuring the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness.”
Comber has had many roles in the association, most recently heading the AANA’s first-ever project management office where he orchestrated the development of the association’s project management framework, documentation and governance system and implemented the corresponding cloud-based project portfolio management software solution.
Other initiatives overseen by Comber include the ongoing redesign of the AANA website, CPC Core Modules, implementation of Tableau data visualization software for predictive analytics and the AANA’s financial accounting systems.
Comber has an MBA from Northern Illinois University (NIU) and a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of North Dakota.
About the American Association of Nurse AnesthetistsFounded in 1931 and located in Park Ridge, Ill., and Washington, D.C., the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional organization representing more than 50,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student registered nurse anesthetists across the United States. As advanced practice registered nurses and anesthesia specialists, CRNAs administer approximately 43 million anesthetics to patients in the United States each year and are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America. In some states, CRNAs are the sole anesthesia professionals in nearly 100 percent of rural hospitals. For more information, visit www.aana.com and www.future-of-anesthesia-care-today.com and follow @aanawebupdates on Twitter.
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