2026 Board of Directors Candidates

Pat Root RN, BSN CGRN

 President- Elect


Dyan Darga MSN, RN, CGRN, NE-BC

Director at Large: Membership

I have worked as a GI staff nurse and also in the technician role, both assisting in procedures and scope reprocessing. I have been in a leadership role for 8+ years and have had great success leading people and creating efficient processes. I am organized, reliable, and enjoy meeting and interacting with new people. Most of all, I have a passion for Endoscopy, process improvement, and sharing my knowledge with other

I have been a member of SGNA for over 10 years and have attended annual conferences for 6 of those, including one where I presented a poster on gut bacteria and its implications for weight loss. I have attended multiple local conferences in Georgia where I spent much of my career and most recently attended the fall MSGNA conference in Traverse City, MI. I briefly served as Director at Large for the Georgia Chapter of SGNA until the pandemic brought meetings to a halt and I subsequently moved to Michigan.

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Director at Large: Policy & Procedures, Bylaws and COMON Representative

Linda Lawrence RN CGRN