Meet the Candidates
- Home
- Get Involved
- AORN Governance
- National Voting
- Voting Ballot
Voting for the 2025-2026 AORN Board of Directors and the 2025-2026 AORN Nominating Committee will open on March 5, 2025, and close at 11:59pm (ET) on April 7, 2025.
Don't Miss the Candidates Town Hall
Register for the Meet the Candidates Town Hall on Saturday, February, 22.
Click on the candidate links below for their election statements.
| Office | Candidates | State |
|---|---|---|
| President-elect (1 to be elected) | Heidi Nanavati, MSN, CRNP, CNOR | ID |
| David Reinhart, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, FAAN | GA | |
| Treasurer (1 to be elected) | Donna J. Doyle, DNP, RN, CNOR, NE-BC, FAORN | OH |
| Laura Gayton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM | MO | |
| Board of Directors (4 to be elected) | Leigh Anne Bartlett, MSN, RN, CNOR | NC |
| James "Jay" Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC | WV | |
| Sonja Furr, BSN, RN, CNOR | NC | |
| Amanda Heitman BSN, RN, CNOR | NC | |
| Andrey Ibragimov, MSN, RN, CNOR | IL | |
| Hung-Fu "Charlie" Lin, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CRNFA, CNOR-PEDS, CNAMB, FAORN | CA | |
| Daphny Peneza, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, FAORN | TN | |
| Nikki Washington, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN, CNOR, CSSM | CA | |
| Elizabeth J. Williams, MSN, RN, CNOR | TN | |
| Nominating Committee (2 to be elected) | Erica Basora, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR | GA |
| Richard Dorritie, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE, CNOR | NY | |
| Michelle L. Griffin, BSN, RN, CPSN, CNOR | TN | |
| Jaimeson Hatch, MSN, RN, CNOR | AK | |
| Joanne D. Muyco, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNOR | TX |
