NYSAASC Board of Directors

Jon Van Valkenburg

Jon Van Valkenburg, CASC

NYSAASC President

Executive Director
Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center
East Syracuse, NY

Jeffrey Flynn

Jeffrey Flynn, CASC

NYSAASC Vice President

Administrator / Chief Operating Officer
Gramercy Healthcare
New York, NY

Helen Lowenwirth Helen Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC

NYSAASC Treasurer

Administrator
East Side Endoscopy
New York, NY

Christina Norman Christina Norman, RN, CASC

NYSAASC Secretary

Administrator
Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center
Cheektowaga, NY

Elisa Auguste

Elisa Auguste

Chair, Program Committee

Administrator
Precision Care Surgery Center
E. Setauket, NY

Debbie Bielawski Debbie Bielawski

Administrator
Saratoga-Schenectady Endoscopy Center
Burnt Hills, NY 

Rowena Ferguson Rowena Ferguson

Administrator
Specialty Surgery Center of CNY
Liverpool, NY

John Goehle

John Goehle, MBA, CASC, CPA

Chair, Education Committee

Chief Operating Officer
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC
Rochester, NY

Giovanna Guerci Giovanna Guerci, CHC

Chief Operating Officer / Principal
Friedlander & Associates, LLC
Lake Success, NY

Kathleen Hickman

Kathleen Hickman, RN, BSN, MS, CASC

Chair, Membership Committee

Administrator / Clinical Director
Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center
Poughkeepsie, NY

Steven Housberg

Steven Housberg, MHA, CASC

Chair, Quality Committee

Administrator
Advanced Endoscopy Center
Bronx, NY

Stephanie Melski-Haux Stephanie Melski-Haux

Administrator
Sterling Surgical Center
Orchard Park, NY

 Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith, MBA

Chair, Legislative Committee

Executive Director
Specialist's One-Day Surgery Center, LLC
Syracuse, NY