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A large number of affiliates of the NFNA prepare to enter the ACNP/Flight Nursing Program. These future program alumni range from prelicensure students to non-degree seeking students gaining additional clinical experience before program entry to PhD students studying topics of importance to those practicing in air medical services.

Here are a few alumni of the National Flight Nurse Academy:


ManacciChristopher Manacci, MSN, ACNP-C, CCRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Cleveland Clinic, Critical Care Transport
Lecturer and Clinical Director, ACNP/Flight Nursing Program, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University

Email: cfm6@case.edu

Appointed: 2004
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate School: Ursuline College; Lorain County Community College - ADN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Nurse Specialist
Interests: critical care transport, trauma, cardiothoracic critical care, trauma, complex medical management, program development, health delivery system innovations, international rescue, academia, the use of synthetic natural environments and human simulation in clinical education

NiemanCarolyn Nieman, MSN, APRN-BC, CFRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

In Memoriam

LorenzLisa Lorenz, MSN, APRN-BC, CFRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Community Hospitalists
Southwest General Hospital

Lecturer,  Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing,  Case Western Reserve University

Email: lal18@case.edu

RosenthalLaura Rosenthal, MSN, CFRN

Director of Advance Practice
University of Colorado Hospital

SagueJonathan Sague, MSN, CFRN, EMT-P

Appointed: 2006
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate School: Bowling Green University - BSN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy - CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, trauma management, surgical critical care, complex medical management, fire suppression, rescue, extrication 

RutherfordKim Rutherford, MSN
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate School: Bowling Green University - BSN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy - CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, trauma management, surgical critical care, complex medical management 

Carrie Aiken, MSN
Appointed: 2009
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate Schools: Gannon University - BSN; University of Findlay - BS Biology
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, emergency medicine, transplant medical management

AdoniAndrea Adoni, MSN
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate Schools: University of Akron - BSN; Lorain County Community College - ADN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy - CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, trauma management, surgical critical care, complex medical management

SteinerStephanie Steiner, MSN
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate Schools: Walsh University- BSN; Walsh University- ADN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy - CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, trauma management, emergency medicine, pediatric critical care 

HollowayDave Holloway, MSN
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University - BSN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy – CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, trauma management, surgical critical care, complex mechanical circulatory support, air medical transport                   

VidakAmanda Vidak, MSN
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University - BSN
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, National Flight Nurse Academy - CWRU
Specialty Interests: critical care transport, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical critical care, complex medical management  

James RutherfordJames Rutherford, MSN, ACNP-BC, EMT-B
Appointed: 2008
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University - MSN
Acute care nurse practitioner
Specialty Training: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Flight Nurse Specialist, National Flight Nurse Academy – CWRU