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2025 - 2026 AORN National Ballot Candidate Speeches
Watch the candidates' speeches for Board of Directors and Nominating Committee and be sure to vote before April 7.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 |
