Charlotte L. Guglielmi
Biography and Election Statement
CHARLOTTE L. GUGLIELMI, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR, is a perioperative nurse specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her diploma in nursing from Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing, Quincy, Massachusetts; her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Boston; and her master of arts degree in ministry and theology from St John's Seminary, Boston.
Guglielmi has been a perioperative nurse for 32 years and a member of AORN for 22 years. She is a member of
- AORN of Massachusetts Chapter 1 (1998-present),
- the Massachusetts State Council (1998-present),
- the Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly (1999-present), and
- the Leadership Specialty Assembly (2001-present).
She was a member of
- the Ambulatory Surgery Center Specialty Assembly (1998-1999).
Guglielmi has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate. Guglielmi received a Clinical Innovation Poster Award (2007), the AORN award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Practice (2000), a Massachusetts Chapter 1 President's Award (1999), a Research Poster Award of Merit (1999), and a Promisel Fellowship Award from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Nursing Department (1998).
Highlights of Guglielmi's service to AORN include that she is
- AORN Vice President (2006-present),
- a member of the Finance and Audit Committee (2004-present),
- a member of the Executive Committee (2004-present),
- a member of the AORN of Massachusetts Chapter 1 Board of Directors (2006-present).
She was
- AORN Secretary (2004-2006),
- a member of the AORN Board of Directors (2002-2004),
- chair of the Credentials Committee (2002-2004),
- chair of the Governance Task Force (2001-2002),
- chair of the Nominating Committee (2000-2001), and
- vice president of AORN of Massachusetts Chapter 1 (2003-2005).
Guglielmi is a member of the
- Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses (2001-present),
- Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety (2004-present), and
- American College of Surgeons Committee on Perioperative Care (2006-present).
She was a member of the
- Massachusetts Nurses Association (1998-2000) and
- Massachusetts Nurses Association Cabinet on Nursing Practice (1998-1999).
In her community, Guglielmi is
- a leader and Eucharistic minister (1998-present).
She has been
- a parish pastoral council facilitator (1998-2007),
- a convocation program coordinator (2007),
- a spiritual life and worship commission chair (1998-2000), and
- a Rites of Christian Initiation (RCIA) team member (1998-2006).
ELECTION STATEMENT. AORN is in the midst of major changes that will shape the future of our Association for decades. New executive leadership, many new staff members still learning our history and values, new ways of doing traditional work, and a new cohort of perioperative leaders are several key developments we have faced the past couple of years. In this climate of change, I believe the best way I can serve our Association is to seek another term as your Vice President.
I am a servant leader. "Servant leadership style emphasizes the leader's role as steward of the resources (human, financial, and otherwise) provided by the organization. It encourages leaders to serve others while staying focused on achieving results in line with the organization's values and integrity" (Robert Greenleaf). Servant leadership is about putting the association first and your personal aspirations second.
As Vice President, I can mentor our new leaders with knowledge of our recent history balanced with a vision toward our future. I offer stability, wisdom, experience, and a deep love of teaching and mentoring. As a perioperative nurse specialist and educator, I experience on a daily basis the challenges that we face in our workplaces: integration of a multigenerational and diverse workforce, the impact of regulators on practice, patient and workplace safety. AORN must have a vision that recognizes and understands the complexities of education while realizing the opportunities that incorporating new technology and simulation learning lend to us. Experiencing these venues and listening attentively to our staff every day help me to understand the stressors that influence our abilities to practice the art and science of nursing.
AORN must to respond to these stressors and provide the resources to assist nurses in their practice. We are and we must remain a leader in the nursing community. Our greatest asset is our intellectual capital. We must find creative ways to leverage this asset as we brand the next generation of AORN leaders. We have embarked on brave initiatives: Recommended Practices redesign, taking the PNDS to the next level, creating new pathways for leadership development, and collaborating with our professional and industry partners in new ways, to name a few. AORN is at an exciting crossroads, I am a powerful leader who desires to serve not for myself but for our members. I ask for your vote and your support.
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