The August 11th lunch meeting speakers will be:

COLONEL SUZANNE R. HANSEN

and
Lt Col Mark Mullen, Director, Gulf Coast Multi-Service Market Office
                            and 
CMSgt (ret) Mac Sanders, Customer Service Representative, TRICARE Regional Office - South

Colonel Suzanne R. Hansen is Deputy Commander, 81 st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.   As deputy commander of the Air Force's second largest medical center, she is responsible for the direct delivery of health care to almost 50,000 beneficiaries in the Keesler area.   She ensures the availability of major war and peacetime medical readiness forces and ensures medical services for more than 60 specialties operate efficiently while delivering compassionate health care.   She leads more than 2,000 health care professionals and, with the commander, manages a local annual budget of approximately $93 million dollars.  

Colonel Hansen was directly commissioned into the Air Force and entered active duty in January 1980. She has held a variety of nursing positions, from critical care to health promotions and administration from the group level to the Department of Defense.   She holds master's degrees in cardiovascular critical care and nursing administration.

Before assuming her present position, the colonel was commander, 62nd Medical Group, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.   Prior to that she was commander, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

EDUCATION:

1977          Bachelor of science, nursing, California State University, Fresno, Calif.

1984          Squadron Officers School, by correspondence

1986          Master of science, cardiovascular nursing, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver

1986          Air Command and Staff College, by seminar

1991          Master of science, nursing administration, University of Phoenix

1995          Air War College, by seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1.    January 1980-August 1984, staff and charge nurse, intensive care unit and emergency services, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

2.    August 1984-June 1986, Air Force Institute of Technology graduate student and teaching assistant, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

3.    July 1986-April 1988, charge nurse, 7100th Combat Support Wing Medical Center, Wiesbaden, Germany

4.    April 1988--June 1989, squadron section commander, 7100th Combat Support Wing Medical Center, Wiesbaden, Germany

5.    June 1989-Feb 1993, chief, Clinic Support Branch; health promotions coordinator, U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo.

6.    February 1993-October 1995, senior health care planner/analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

7.    October 1995-September 1998, chief, utilization management/discharge planning; senior nurse executive, 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

8.   September 1998-July 1999, commander, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

9.    July 1999-June 2001, commander, 62nd Medical Group, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.

10.   June 2001-June 2003, commander, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

11.   June 2003-present, deputy commander, 81 st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

First Lieutenant                     Jan. 6, 1980

Captain                                  Jan. 6, 1982

Major                                     April 1, 1988

Lieutenant Colonel                 Oct. 1, 1994  

Colonel                                  April 1, 2000

(Current as of June 2003)