Board of Directors

Meet the Team

PRESIDENT

Lindsay Spencer, BSN, RN, CPAN has been a nurse for 9 years. She was born and raised in Omaha, NE before moving to Tulsa, OK. She currently works as a charge nurse for St. Francis Hospital adult PACU. She loves to travel and always has a good book in her hands. She is a dog mama to RJ and Gidget.

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Stephanie Baker, BSN, RN CPN, CPAN - has been a RN for 11 years; during this time she has worked in the PICU, the pediatric float pool, and currently, the pediatric PACU at The Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. She earned her BSN at The University of Oklahoma in 2011, and she obtained her CPN certification in 2017. She enjoys reading.

PAST RESIDENT

Janice Hamouz-Fultz, BSN, RN has been a nurse for over 38 years. She has had a variety of work experience in the ICU, Open Heart, ER and now Surgical Services in the Pre/Post/PACU area for the last 15 years. She has worked in Colorado, California, Hawaii, Ohio, Indiana, and Oklahoma. She has a passion for working with her patients and is always exploring new ways to advance the profession.

TREASURER

Cathy Tellone, MSN, RN, CAPA has 24 years of experience in the perioperative setting and has been CAPA certified since 2011. Cathy currently works at the OKC VA Medical Center in the Outpatient Surgical Unit. She completed her Master’s degree in 2017 with an emphasis in education and enjoys teaching as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University in the RN-BSN program. Outside her professional career, Cathy enjoys being involved in activities with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and spending time with her husband, two grown sons, and four grandchildren.

SECRETARY

Jacque Emperly, RN has been an RN for 30+ years. She began her career in NICU and PICU, then went to outpatient surgery about 15 years ago. She began in PACU, then transitioned to pre/post with a job change. Phase 2/post op became her home. She received her CAPA certification 3 1/2 years ago. She wishes she had done it much earlier. It opened up so much knowledge and the opportunity for continued education. She currently lives and works in Edmond.

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Toni Strickland BSN, RN, CPAN - has worked at OU Medicine Inc. pretty much all of her 33 years as a nurse. She currently works as the PACU/OPS/MRI educator at Children’s Hospital. Toni has been a member of ASPAN and an OSPAN board member since 2013. Toni is married with one son and 3 grandchildren. When not working they love to water and snow ski, scuba dive, and spend time at the lake.

Kristen Warren, RN has been at Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa for almost 12 years. The greater part of her nursing career was spent in the Pediatric Emergency Center and as a float RN in the Children’s Hospital. She has been in the Children’s OPAD and PACU for the past two years.
She returned to school for Nursing after working as a Safety and Environmental Coordinator at Saint Francis for two years. She attended Northeastern State University and The University of Oklahoma graduating Cum Laude with three Bachelor Degrees. She lives in BIxby, OK. She enjoys traveling, camping, hiking, and kayaking with her husband and two daughters.