AORN’s Board of Directors is responsible for the strategic vision and financial sustainability for the association that influences perioperative nursing practice across the globe.

(Top Left) Rebecca K. Vortman, Karen White-Edwards, Megan K. Nolan, William Duffy, Heidi Nanavati, Lisa Bailey, Deborah Marie Ebert;
(Bottom Left) Jamie Ridout, Elizabeth Pincus, Vangie Dennis, Darlene Murdock, Nakeisha M. Archer

Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO
PresidentVice President, Perioperative Services at AnMed Health Systems, Anderson, South Carolina

Elizabeth Pincus, MSN, MBA, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CNOR
President-electNursing Professional Development Specialist, Stanford Healthcare, Palo Alto, California

Darlene Murdock, BSN, BA, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Vice PresidentClinical Staff Nurse IV, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Jamie Ridout, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, CASC, NEA-BC
SecretaryAdministrator, Capital City Surgery Center (CCSC), Raleigh, North Carolina

Nakeisha M. Archer, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM
TreasurerDirector of Perioperative Services, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

Lisa Bailey, BSN, BS, RN, CNOR
Board of DirectorNursing Professional Development – Generalist, Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, Texas

William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN
Board of DirectorProgram Director for the Nursing and Healthcare Administration Master of Science, Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois

Deborah Marie Ebert, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, CCRN-K, CPAN, CAPA
Board of DirectorAssociate Vice-President of Perioperative Services, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas

Heidi Nanavati, MSN, CRNP, CNOR
Board of DirectorNurse Practitioner/RNFA, Idaho Shoulder to Hand Specialists, Boise, Idaho

Megan K. Nolan, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Board of DirectorDirector of Operating Room, Beth Israel Deaconess Milton Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Rebecca K. Vortman, DNP, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Board of DirectorClinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Karen White-Edwards, BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR
Board of DirectorProfessional Development Leader for Perioperative Services Administration, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas