Dina Velocci, DNP, CRNA, APRN, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and resident of Key West, Fla., recently took office as the 2021-2022 president of the 59,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), headquartered in Park Ridge, Ill.

"It is my honor and a privilege to serve as president of the AANA in this watershed year, in which CRNAs continue to prove that they are indispensable to America's healthcare system and provide courageous, compassionate care wherever they are needed during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Velocci. At a time of drastic and unrelenting change, we anticipate that CRNAs will be asked to do more, and we know that we can do more."