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Kathryn Schroeter, PhD, MA-Bioethics, MS, RN, CNE(Ret), CNOR, FAORN
Award for Excellence
Kathryn Schroeter currently works as a Nurse Scientist and Ethicist at Froedtert Hospital - a Level I Trauma Center in Milwaukee, WI, where she has also been a perioperative nurse and educator for 23 years.
Barbara Lee Nalley, CNOR, RN
Outstanding Volunteer Leadership
Barbara has been perioperative nurse for over 20 years and is a lifetime member of AORN. She currently practices as the Lead nurse practitioner/RNFA for Urogynecology for University of Maryland health systems.
David Wyatt, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN
CEO and Executive Director of AORN
David Wyatt leads AORN as CEO. Previously he held executive perioperative leadership positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, HCA Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and the University of Kansas Hospital.
Colette Palmer, MBA
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Colette Palmer, MBA, serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AORN as well as the leader of our philanthropic arm, the AORN Foundation.
Hung-Fu "Charlie" Lin
MSN, APRN, NP-C, CRNFA, CNOR-PEDS, CNAMB, FAORN
A cancer survivor & Nurse Practitioner/RNFA, Lin’s periop nursing centers on improving clinical outcomes, particularly in kids. He gives back to the surgical community as an RNFA faculty, international speaker, & provider of humanitarian surgical care.
Ray-an B. Talatala
DNP, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, FAORN
Talatala’s leadership in evidence-based QI projects has advanced health equity for underserved populations, reinforced patient safety, & driven nursing excellence locally, nationally, & globally. In 2023, AORN named him an Emerging Nurse Leader Under 40.
Rodney W. Hicks
PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Hicks is internationally renowned for patient safety research & advancing the science of safe medication use. Hicks’ leadership & work as an author led to AORN’s creation of medication safety standards that affect more than 65 million patients a year.
Vangie Dennis
MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAORN
Dennis' passion is to uphold the integrity of the periop profession. Her contributions with laser, electrosurgery, surgical smoke and leadership with organizations provided periop nursing with evidence-based practices for safety.
Julie Cahn
DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, NPD-BC, CNOR, FAORN
Cahn's career is dedicated to evidence-based practice and research to promote quality and safety for perioperative patients and personnel. She has implemented evidence-based practice initiatives, updated guideline recommendations, and performed research.
Kay Ball
PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAORN, FAAN
Kay Ball, AORN Past President, is recognized nationally & globally for her passion for surgical smoke evacuation and laser technology. Her research, many articles/books, and frequent presentations on workplace safety are valued throughout the world.
Taccoa Harris, DNP, MSN, RN, CNOR
System Nursing Perioperative Professional Development Coordinator
Taccoa Harris, DNP, MSN, RN, CNOR, is the System Nursing Perioperative Professional Development Coordinator for Emory Healthcare.
Shaunda Trimner, BSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Educator Nursing
Shaunda Trimner, BSN, RN, CNOR, is the Clinical Educator Nursing, for Tower OR, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Michele Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Co-Founder, President and CEO of G.A.M.E.S.
Michele Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE, is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of G.A.M.E.S.
Jaimie Weber, MBA-HM, MSN-Ed, RN, PHN, NEA-BC, CCRN, CNOR
System Director, Perioperative Services, Alameda Health System
Jaimie is the System Director of Perioperative Services at Alameda Health System where she oversees the complete operational and nursing function across the Perioperative Service line for multiple safety net hospitals in Alameda County.
Ingrid Rush, MHA, BSN
Clinical Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Specialist
Ingrid Rush, MHA, BSN, is the clinical trauma performance improvement and patient safety specialist at Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Dr. Ray-an Talatala, DNP, MAN, MN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC
Perioperative Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Dr. Ray-an Talatala, DNP, MAN, MN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, is the perioperative nursing professional development specialist at the New York City Health and Hospitals/Bellevue.
Jann Murray-García, MD, MPH
Pediatrician and Health Sciences Clinical Professor Emerita at the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Pediatrician and Health Sciences Clinical Professor Emerita at the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Blake K. Smith, MSN, RN
Clinical Documentation Sr. Analyst
Blake K. Smith, MSN, RN, serves as a Clinical Documentation Sr. Analyst at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE.
Peter B. Graves
BSN, RN, CNOR
Peter is an independent perioperative consultant, speaker, and peer-reviewed writer focused on infection prevention and evidence-based best practices within the operating room.
Maureen Spencer
M.Ed, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Maureen has published over 55 peer-reviewed publications, frequently presents lectures and abstracts at AORN and APIC conferences, and is an international speaker on an array of infection prevention and control topics.
