Guidelines Workshops

Carol D. Applegeet

MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAORN, FAAN

Applegeet's passion for perioperative nursing & AORN is demonstrated through her leadership, lectures, & advocacy. She led advancements for AORN initiatives including certification, Syntegrity, ambulatory surgery and Perioperative Surgical Home.

Brenda G. Larkin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CSSM, CNOR, FAORN

Outstanding Achievement In Nursing Evidence-Based Practice

Crystal A. Bricker MSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education, Clinical

Josh Wymer MSN, RN, CSSM, CNOR, NEA-BC, FACHE

The DAISY Nurse Leader Award

AORN Lifetime Member Josh Wymer received the DAISY Nurse Leader Award at 2023 AORN Expo.

Christopher H. Stucky PhD, RN, CNOR, CSSM, NEA-BC

Outstanding Achievement In Nursing Research Practice

Antonia (Toni) Hughes RN, BSN, MA, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship

Missi Merlino MHA, RN-BC, CNOR, CSSM

2021-2022 President’s Award

Joanne Oliver-Coleman BSN,RN,CNOR-E

Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award

Holly S. Ervine, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR

Nominating Committee Advisor

Holly S. Ervine is the AORN 2022-23 Advisor as well as the Past President of AORN from 2021-2022. She is a System Learning & Development Specialist RN at Wellstar Health System in Atlanta, Georgia.

Andrea Dyer, MSN, RN, CNOR

Nominating Committee Member

Andrea Dyer is an OR Training Manager at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Christopher Hudgins, BS, ASN, RN, CNOR

Nominating Committee Chair

Christopher J. Hudgins is a Clinical Application Specialist at 3M Health Care in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Karen White-Edwards, BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR

Board Member

Karen White-Edwards is a Nursing Director for Perioperative Services over Main 3 and Dunn 6, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Rebecca Vortman, DNP, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC

Board Member

Rebecca K. Vortman is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.

Heidi Nanavati, MSN, CRNP, CNOR

Treasurer

Heidi Nanavati is a Nurse Practitioner/RNFA at Idaho Shoulder to Hand Specialists, Boise, Idaho.

William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN

Board Member

William Duffy is the Program Director for the Nursing and Healthcare Administration Master of Science at Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois.

Lisa Bailey, BSN, BS, RN, CNOR

Board Member

Lisa Bailey is a Clinical Nurse Coordinator at HCA Healthcare, St. David’s Bailey Square Surgical Center in Austin, Texas.

Nakeisha McNeill Tolliver, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM

President

Nakeisha McNeill Tolliver is the Director of Perioperative Services, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.

Jamie Ridout, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, CASC, NEA-BC

Vice-President

Jamie Ridout is the Executive Director at Triangle Surgery Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Darlene Murdock, MSN, BBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM

President-Elect

Darlene Murdock is a Clinical Staff Nurse IV, at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

Elizabeth Pincus, MSN, MBA, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CNOR

Nominating Committee Advisor

Elizabeth Pincus is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Stanford Healthcare, Palo Alto, California.