Guidelines Workshops

Leah Goldberg

Emerging Leader Under 40

Fayoke Fatade

Emerging Leader Under 40

Angela Cummiskey

Emerging Leader Under 40

Joseph Michael Chua

Emerging Leader Under 40

Dave Calubaquib

Emerging Leader Under 40

Gaston Baza

Emerging Leader Under 40

Ashley Bartholomew

Emerging Leader Under 40

Shannon Baggett

Emerging Leader Under 40

Dr. Josh Wymer, DNP, MSPM, MA, RN, CNOR, CSSM(E), FACHE, FAAN

Award for Excellence

Dr. Josh Wymer is the Chief Health Information & Data Strategy Officer with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services serving 6.2M Missourians.

Jean Franks BSN RN CRNFA CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Nursing Practice

Jean Franks career has spanned over 40 years. Franks is the Sole Proprietor of Eastside Surgical Assistants, which she established in 1993.

Albert R Knight DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Evidence-Based Practice

MAJ Knight has co-authored multiple manuscripts published in peer reviewed journals and has been recognized for his outstanding achievementin conducting and promoting evidence-based practice by the Army Nurse Corps Association and AORN.

Dawn Berthiaume RN, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CRCST

Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship and AORN Leadership

Dawn Berthiaume is an Adjunct Faculty at Southwestern College, as an instructor in their Central Service Technician Certificate Program.

Karen Pacheco Elliott MSN, RN, CNOR, CSPDT

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education, Clinical or Academic

Karen Pacheco Elliott, MSN RN BS CNOR CSPDT, is the Professional Development Specialist for Regional One Health, Elvis Pressley Trauma Center, in Memphis Tennessee.

Sarah L. Griffin, BSN, RN, CNOR

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management

Sarah Griffin serves as the Perioperative Clinical Coordinator at Boston Children's Hospital, where she guides a team of 45 direct reports, overseeing daily ambulatory surgery clinical and administrative operations.

Karen White-Edwards, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives of the Year Award

Karen Edwards (White), BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR, is a high-performing, strategic-thinking professional with more than 14 years’ experience in the management of Perioperative Services.

Doreen Wagner PhD RN, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN

Outstanding Volunteer Leadership

Dr. Doreen Wagner is a Professor, Nurse Scientist, and the Assistant Director of Research and Scholarship at the Kennesaw State University, WellStar School of Nursing, in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she has taught nursing students for over 16 years.

Nancy Do, BSN, RN

Rising Star Award

Nancy Do, BSN, RN, stands as a trailblazer in her family, achieving the significant milestone of becoming the first-generation college student by earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University in August 2022.

Ashish Mathur, Ph.D

VP Innovation & Technology

David A. Wyatt

PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN, CEO/Executive Director

Wyatt served as AORN President, 2020-2021. He led the Board of Directors & staff to respond to the COVID19 pandemic & initiated the Comprehensive DEI plan. In 2015 he received the AORN Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing.

Sharon Ann Van Wicklin

PhD, RN, CNOR, CRNFA(E), CPSN-R, PLNC, ISPAN-F, FAORN, FAAN

Van Wicklin’s exhaustive collection of scholarly work as an author, researcher, and presenter reflects her ongoing contribution to conducting perioperative research and translating research findings into recommendations for evidence-based practice.