Board Bio's and Photos

Lori Getts RN, BSN, CHEP, CIC has 18 years of infection prevention experience in both acute care and most recently ambulatory care. She is part of the Parkview Health System Infection Prevention team in Northeastern Indiana. Prior to her current position in infection prevention, she served many years as a house supervisor on the night shift.  She received her Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing from Indiana University/Purdue University Fort Wayne and is certified in Infection Prevention as well as Emergency Preparedness. She has served on the APIC IN Program committee for 16 years, 3 years as Program Chair, 6 years as APIC IN librarian, 7 years as APIC IN treasurer and is currently the APIC IN President.

DJ Shannon, MPH, CIC, VA-BC, FAPIC has been involved in infection prevention and infectious diseases for 9 years with experience spanning research, state public health, academics, and acute care hospitals. DJ also holds an Adjunct appointment with IU Indianapolis teaching Infection Prevention and Infectious Disease Epidemiology graduate courses. With a background in human biology and epidemiology, his focus is on the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, vascular access, and infection prevention. DJ is a past Board Director and currently serves as a Program Planning Committee member for APIC Indiana. 

Gene Davis MHA, RN is an Infection Preventionist at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, Indiana. He has been doing Infection Prevention for 16 years. Gene received his diploma in Nursing from the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio and a Masters in Healthcare Administration from Indiana University. Gene has served one term on the Board of Directors of Indiana APIC and is now starting his second term as the State Secretary for APIC Indiana. Gene’s nursing background includes: Critical Care, Cardiac Cath Lab, Endoscopy and Nursing Administration. Gene serves as the Survey Readiness Coordinator (Joint Commission) for his hospital.

Janae Meyers, MPH, CIC has been an Infection Preventionist at Community Hospital South since 2018, and has been board certified since 2019. Prior to becoming an IP, Janae was the Antimicrobial Stewardship Epidemiologist at the Indiana Department of Health. She received her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Master’s in Public Health from Purdue University (Boiler Up!). In addition to serving as an APIC board member, Janae is the APIC IN NHSN Liaison, and has been the co-director for APIC Region 6 since 2020.

Rachael Heathers, BA, BSN, RN, CIC started her career in healthcare as a registered nurse in 2008, with nursing experience ranging from medical-surgical to critical care service lines. Before Rachael's nursing career, she utilized her Bachelor of Arts degree in biological and physical sciences while being employed as an adjunct professor of Microbiology at Ivy Tech Community College. She transitioned her nursing and science journey into infection prevention in 2012 and earned her infection control certification in 2015. In 2019, Rachael was given the opportunity to become a Program Manager of Infection Prevention for the Indiana University Health system. Additionally, Rachael holds volunteer positions related to the field of infection prevention. She was elected and currently participates on the board of directors and serves as the region four director for the APIC Indiana chapter. Rachael also is the co-lead for the Indiana State Department of Health (IDOH) Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Steering committee. As a lifelong learner, she completed her Master of Science in nursing with specialization in Infection Prevention and Control. 

Jeffory Zedaker, RN, BSN, CIC, CCHM has been an Infection Preventionist at Parkview Health for 4.5 years. He is certified in infection control and construction in healthcare management. Jeff is also the current Region 3 director. 

Adam Hartman, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC has been an infection preventionist at Parkview Health since April, 2021. He obtained a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Western Michigan University a BSN from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Masters in Public Health from Michigan State University. He currently serves as a member for the APIC IN board of directors and Region 3 Director. Prior to joining Infection Prevention Adam worked as a bedside nurse for Parkview. Outside of his work in infection prevention Adam often volunteers his time doing medical missions work around the globe.

Brittany Crumpacker, BSN, RN, CIC is the Infection Preventionist for IU Health System Health Solutions, serving areas such as Home Health, Hospice, Urgent Cares, Sterile Compounding Pharmacies, Warehouse/Distribution, Sleep Labs, and RT/DME. She has 15 years of Infection Prevention experience. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University. Brittany has served as a past APIC Indiana Board of Directors member. Prior to her work in Infection Prevention, Brittany was a pediatric and infusion Registered Nurse. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family of 6, reading, photography, and hanging out with the family goats.