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Meet the Government Affairs Team |
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Cristina Duncan, Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations - Travel Nurses Inc Cristina Duncan, BSN, RN is an RN with over 30 years of experience. She began her nursing career in Memphis, TN as a Trauma ICU RN. She eventually decided she wanted to live the life of a travel nurse and spent many years as a PICU RN traveler. She later returned to Memphis to serve as the Transplant Coordinator in Transplant ICU at Methodist University Hospital from 2009 until 2012. Although she was sad to leave her daily nursing career, in 2012, she was joined the OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc. team serving the healthcare community in a different way. Throughout her time at OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc., she performed in a variety of roles, and now serves as the EVP of Operations & Clinical Services, providing clinical support, and operational, quality, and recruitment oversight to the corporate team. In addition to serving on the NATHO Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee, she is a proud member of the American Staffing Association and Staffing Industry Analysts. |
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James Hauser, Director of Government Affairs - Aya Healthcare James Hauser is the Director of Government Affairs for Aya Healthcare, a travel nurse and workforce solutions provider. James is the first government affairs role for the company and looks forward to building coalitions with health care providers and advocacy groups. James has been involved with many successful local and statewide elections in California and around the country. He most recently served as the Chief of Staff to a City councilman in San Diego and has worked for elected officials in both the State of California and Congress. |
Jenna Berg, Vice President and General Counsel - Fusion Medical Staffing, LLC Jenna Berg currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Fusion Medical Staffing. She has been with Fusion for about year and is learning more each day about both the company and the medical staffing industry. At Fusion, Jenna is responsible for companywide legal and risk strategy as well as protecting Fusion’s people and brand. Prior to coming to Fusion, she served as in house counsel for a global franchisor of a network that provided in home care to seniors. |
![]() | Joel Kozisek, Director of Operations - Atlas MedStaff Joel started with Atlas MedStaff in 2016 as a nurse recruiter and traveler advocate. In 2019 he joined the leadership team, helping with employee development and process improvement amongst the recruitment and client teams. In 2022 Joel took the position of Director of Operations and now oversees the recruitment, client, and compliance teams. Atlas joined NATHO in 2022 |
Liz Rollefson, Deputy General Counsel - Fusion Medical Staffing, LLC
Liz Rollefson is Deputy General Counsel for Fusion Medical Staffing where she is responsible for overseeing Fusion’s legal affairs. As part of her role at Fusion, Liz has helped create and grow the legal division of the company, focusing on protecting Fusion and its people through risk mitigation, litigation management, compliance, and regulatory affairs. Prior to Fusion, Liz worked in-house at a global franchise company where she focused on franchise agreement enforcement for the network of in-home senior care franchises. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, where they like to get outdoors as much as possible on nature walks, at their local zoo, and at sporting events. |
![]() | Rebecca Bovinet, Corporate Counsel - MedPro Healthcare Rebecca is Corporate Counsel for MedPro Healthcare Staffing where she advises on all staffing-related matters including, but not limited to, providing updates on impactful legislation. She is also in charge of Joint Commission and ensuring ongoing compliance. |
Rhiannon Goertz, Senior Director of Regulatory Operations - OR Nurses Nationwide Rhiannon Goertz, CHP graduated from East Carolina University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising. She relocated to Tennessee after graduation and spent two years in retail before switching careers completely to healthcare staffing. She joined OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc. in 2016 as the Operations Support Specialist and has since expanded her role to manage the company’s internal regulatory operations strategies, policies, and practices as the Senior Director of Regulatory Operations. She prides herself in her goal to promote and support standards within the healthcare staffing industry. In addition to serving on the NATHO Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee, she is a proud member of the American Staffing Association and Staffing Industry Analysts. |