Guidelines Workshops

Speakers

Tracey H. Penaloza, MSN, RN, CNOR

Board Member

M. Tracey H. Penaloza is the director of Perioperative Services, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

Kathleen C. Law, DNP, MS, RN, CNOR

Director of Operative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Kathleen C. Law, DNP, MS, RN, CNOR, is the director of Operative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Jeffrey R. Keane, BSN, RN, CNOR

Educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Jeffrey R. Keane, BSN, RN, CNOR, is a unit-based educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

Laura A. Gayton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM

Board Member

Laura A. Gayton is the OR manager at St Louis University- South Campus, Missouri.

James W. Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC

Clinical Educator for General Surgery, Trauma, Pediatrics, Surgical-Oncology, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastics, West Virginia University Healthcare

James W. Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC, is a clinical educator for General Surgery, Trauma, Pediatrics, Surgical-Oncology, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastics, West Virginia University Healthcare, Morgantown.

Gerry Y. Asuncion, MS, BSN, RN, CSSM, CNOR, CNAMB, NPD-BC, CPHQ

Nominating Committee Member

Gerry Y. Asuncion is the director of Education and Professional Development at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, California.

Chelsea Dunthorn, RN, BSN, CNOR

Rising Star Award

Chelsea Dunthorn is the Operating Room & PACU Clinical Nurse Educator at Legacy Meridian Park in Tualatin, Oregon.

Larry L. Asplin, MSN, RN, CSSM(E), CNOR(E), FAORN

Outstanding Volunteer Leadership

Larry Asplin believes that Volunteerism within his surrounding community is important and has an inherent need to serve others.

Ruth Plotkin Shumaker, BSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management

Ruth Plotkin Shumaker is an Executive Leadership and Perioperative Management Consultant.

Mary Anne S. Toledano, MSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Evidence-Based Practice

Mary Anne Toledano is the System Perioperative Services Educator and Periop 101 administrator for Ochsner Health in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Karen M. Knapp, BSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Clinical Practice

Karen Knapp has 39 years of OR experience, 26 years as a CRNFA and 14 years as a travel nurse (CRNFA)/consultant working in settings such as ASCs, critical-access and large acute care hospitals.

Roderick McArdle, MSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education: Clinical

Roderick D. McArdle, is the Clinical Coordinator for the Operating Room at Boston Children’s Hospital at Waltham.

Dr. David R. Bradley Jr. DNP, AGCNS-BC, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education: Academic

Dr. David Bradley is an Active Duty Air Force Officer, perioperative, adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist.

J.D. Buchert, MSN, M.E.d., MS, RN, CPHQ

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Research Practice

J.D. Buchert has been in healthcare for over three decades and started as a combat medic in the US Army.

Sheila L. Allen, RN, BSN, CNOR(e), CRNFA(e)

Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship-AORN Leadership

Sheila Allen has been a perioperative nurse for over 50 years and has spoken and been published on perioperative clinical nursing topics, leadership, and mentoring for local to international audiences.

Kristy Simmons, MSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship-Perioperative

Kristy Simmons is a lifetime member of AORN with over 40 years of experience as a perioperative nurse.

Cassendra Munro, PhD, RN, CNOR

Award for Excellence

Cassendra A. Munro, PhD, RN, CNOR, has been a perioperative nurse for over 26 years and a member of AORN for over 24 years.

Ray Avenido, RN

Robotics Surgery Specialist

Ray Avenido, RN, is a Robotics Surgery Specialist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Jig Patel, ST, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER

Sterile Processing Educator/Quality Assurance Manager

Mr. Patel currently serves as the sterile processing educator/quality assurance manager for UCLA Health in Los Angeles.

Thomas W. Durick, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Dr. Durick is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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