Little Rock, AR - Susan A. Rogers, RN, BSN, CCM, of Overland Park, Kan., took office as the 15th President of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), an international organization of over 9,000 members and a leading non-profit 501(c)(6), multi-disciplinary professional association dedicated to the support and advancement of the care management profession. Ms. Rogersbegan her term at CMSA's 15th Annual Conference & Expo held June 21-25, in Orlando, Fla., at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.

Ms. Rogers is the CEO/Principal Consultant of Rogers Professional Guidance and has worked as a nurse case manager for almost 15 years. She began as a generalist case manager working with psychiatric and medical cases then transitioned to managing workers' compensation cases, developing life-care plans, and administering product lines. She established a utilization management process for rehabilitation professionals and developed a PPO network on the provider side. While assisting the development of a hospital system's case management program, Ms. Rogers became confident in her role as a leader in the case management community. She is committed to serving the healthcare community by acting on steering committees and advisory boards.

"Having goals for promoting the value of care management to consumers, healthcare professionals, businesses, educators, and legislators is essential," says Ms. Rogers, "and defining care management as 'consumer-friendly' contributes to these goals."

Along with Ms. Rogers, CMSA welcomed the following officers to its 2005-2006 Board of Directors at the Orlando meeting:

CMSA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2005-2006

• President, Susan A. Rogers, RN, BSN, CCM, Overland Park, Kan.
• President-Elect, Connie Commander, RN, CCM, ABDA, CPUR, Pearland, Texas
• Vice President, Connie Sunderhaus, RN, CCM, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
• Secretary, Claire Lauzon-Vallone, RN, CCM, CPQ, CLNC, MBA, Houston, Texas
• Treasurer, Mary Jane McKendry, RN, MBA, CCM, CHE, Haverhill, Mass.
• Immediate Past President, Sherry Aliotta, RN, BSN, CCM, Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Executive Director, Jeanne Boling, MSN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, Little Rock, Ark.
• Associate Executive Director, Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN, Little Rock, Ark.

• Jeff Frater, RN, BSN, CCM, Redding, Calif.
• Carol Gleason, MM, RN, CRRN, CCM, LRC, Marblehead, Mass.
• Peggy (Margaret) Leonard, MS, RN,C, FNP, CM, Tarrytown, N.Y.
• Rebecca Perez, RN, CCM, CPUR, CPUM, St. Louis, Mo.(Member-at-Large)
• Nancy Skinner, RN, CCM, Whitwell, Tennli>
• Teri Treiger, RN, MA, CCM, CPUR, Quincy, Mass. (Chapter Presidents' Council Representative)