Our History
In 2008 at an ACGME Educational Conference a small group of neurosurgery coordinators, led by Kathy Guzman (University of Southern California) and Lois Hengenius (University Hospitals, Cleveland) met and discussed the desire to have a dedicated neurosurgery coordinators meeting. A proposal was generated and sent to all the neurosurgery residency programs in the country to gauge the level of interest and support for such a meeting. An overwhelmingly positive response from program coordinators, program directors and department chairs resulted in this proposal being submitted to the SNS Council. The SNS Council approved the establishment of a coordinator meeting held just prior to the SNS Meeting. The first meeting was held in Salt Lake City in May 2009 with 65 coordinators in attendance.
The Annual Meeting has continued successfully each year. At the 10th anniversary meeting in 2018 discussions were held about the need to formalize the group to ensure continued success. A series of discussions, votes and collaboration resulted in the election of officers and the establishment of the Association of Residency Administrators in Neurological Surgery (ARANS) in May 2019.
Leadership
Available Officer Positions
President-Elect
One-year term, 2026-2027; successive year as President, 2027-2028
Vice President
One-year term; 2026-2027
Treasurer
Two-year term; 2026-2028
Member-At-Large
Two-year term; 2026-2028
Professional Organization Liaison
Three-year term; 2026-2029
Current Officers
President (2025-2026)
Samantha Phu
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai
Vice President (2025-2026)
Shanna Selsor, MHS
Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery
Stanford University
President (2024-2025)
Rita A. Raio, C-TAGME
Training Program Administrator
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Neurosurgery Training Program
North Shore University Hospital
President-Elect (2025-2026)
Margaret Minea, C-TAGME
Residency Program Administrator
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Kansas Medical Center
Secretary (2025-2027)
Kellie Devney, C-TAGME
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Treasurer (2024-2026)
Beth Battisti, MHA, C-TAGME
Program Manager
Department of Neurosurgery
Cleveland Clinic
Meeting Chair (2025-2027)
Courtney Gilligan, MHA
Education & Faculty Affairs Administrator
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
New Member Liaison (2025-2027)
Tobi Cooney, C-TAGME
Residency Program Coordinator
Section of Neurosurgery
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Member-At-Large (2024-2026)
Sophie White, MPH, C-TAGME
Senior Academic Specialist
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Maryland
Member-At-Large; Regional Groups (2025-2027)
Jose Gonzalez
Residency Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery
Riverside University Health System
Professional Organization Liaison (2024-2026)
Mary Gallagher
Director of Education
Department of Neurological Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Professional Organization Liaison (2024-2026)
Pam Lane, C-TAGME
Neurosurgery Residency Program Manager
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
