Colette Palmer, MBA

Colette Palmer, MBA, serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AORN as well as the leader of our philanthropic arm, the AORN Foundation. In this combined role, Colette focuses on advancing both organizations’ missions through developing and managing strategic relationships with stakeholders across the healthcare industry. Through her efforts in leading AORN’s internal and external sales teams, she is responsible for accelerating the growth and market presence of the AORN enterprise. 

Colette has more than 25 years of experience guiding corporate and non-profit organizations through change management and business development, spanning markets from hospitality to healthcare. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Regis University and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Northwestern, and she was a nominated member of The University of Denver Institute for Leaders in Development. Colette’s experience serving clinicians, healthcare organizations, patients as consumers, and the operational teams behind these broad-reaching audiences is a driving force behind her passion for—and ongoing participation in—the advancement of healthcare.