Tracy Young has been a CRNA for more than 22 years with over 20 years of experience as an anesthesia management company founder and chief executive. He has grown the business to include well over 100 facilities and 1,000 physician anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Tracy has provided seed capital to help start businesses in the healthcare, technology and entertainment sectors. He sits on several boards of directors in the private sector and is also the incoming AANA Vice President as well as the Chair of the Innovation Panel, which created Rm8 and this Pitch Competition.

David graduated from Texas Wesleyan’s School of Anesthesia in 2003 and worked in Fort Worth and Austin before settling in North Carolina in 2008, where he served as both staff CRNA and Chief. In 2013, David founded Infinitus Medical Technologies, specializing in surgical positioning and medical device innovations. With multiple patents and a track record of bringing products to market, he and his team built IMT from the ground up, offering design and manufacturing services to global medical device companies. David draws on his Naval aviation and clinical background to prioritize patient and staff well-being. He transitioned full-time to IMT in 2021 and now supports fellow clinical entrepreneurs and serves on AANA’s Innovation Panel.

As a CRNA for more than 35 years, an educator, and a leader, Roxanne has combined her airway management expertise with a deep passion for improving basic airway management. She invented a new multipurpose, easy-to-use airway device for anesthesia and emergency providers to improve ventilation and oxygenation before securing the airway. The innovative, award-winning McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA) is the world’s first distal pharyngeal airway.

Amy Sheppard is a highly experienced CRNA with more than two decades of practice in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She earned her Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia from Texas Wesleyan University in 2001. With a particular passion for airway management and process improvement, Amy co-founded Magaw Medical in 2008, a company dedicated to developing innovative airway solutions. The company designed and developed the CoPilot VL video laryngoscope, and its success led to an acquisition by Dilon Technologies in 2017. Amy resides in Fort Worth, Texas, and is thrilled to be serving on the AANA Innovation Panel, actively supporting and serving fellow CRNA members.

Taylor Mayberry is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and MBA candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business (Class of 2026). Currently practicing at Harvard-affiliated hospitals, Taylor combines clinical expertise in anesthesia with a growing focus on healthcare strategy, finance, and innovation.