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Board of Directors

The United Trauma Conference is guided by a Board of Directors that brings together leadership from three founding organizations — the American Trauma Society (ATS), the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN), and the Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA). For years, each organization worked to strengthen the trauma system from its own vantage point: patient advocacy and injury prevention, nursing practice and clinical excellence, and the operational strength of trauma centers nationwide. This board unites those perspectives under one table, drawing on physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and hospital administrators from trauma programs across the country. Together, these directors and officers set the strategic direction for the United Trauma conference, shape its educational programming, and ensure the conference continues to reflect the needs of the broader trauma community it serves. Meet the directors and officers currently serving on the board below.

Dale Hill
President
Dale Hill
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Clayton, NC
Liz Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN
President-Elect
Liz Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN
Georgia Trauma Commission
Amber Kyle, MSN, RN
Secretary / Treasurer
Amber Kyle, MSN, RN
University of MS Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Susan Kennedy
Board Member
Susan Kennedy
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Melissa Smith, MSN, RN
Board Member
Melissa Smith, MSN, RN
Vanderbilt University Medican Center
Nasville, TN
Mark Hayes, R.Ph.
Board Member
Mark Hayes, R.Ph.
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Karen Macauley
Board Member
Karen Macauley
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
St Petersburg, FL
Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN
Board Member
Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN
SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN
Board Member
A. Britton Christmas, MD, FACS
The F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Trauma Center
Atrium Health, Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC