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Kathleen C. Law, DNP, MS, RN, CNOR
Director of Operative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Kathleen C. Law, DNP, MS, RN, CNOR, is the director of Operative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey R. Keane, BSN, RN, CNOR
Educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeffrey R. Keane, BSN, RN, CNOR, is a unit-based educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Laura A. Gayton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Treasurer
Laura Gayton is the OR Manager at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.
James W. Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC
Clinical Educator for General Surgery, Trauma, Pediatrics, Surgical-Oncology, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastics, West Virginia University Healthcare
James W. Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC, is a clinical educator for General Surgery, Trauma, Pediatrics, Surgical-Oncology, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastics, West Virginia University Healthcare, Morgantown.
Chelsea Dunthorn, RN, BSN, CNOR
Rising Star Award
Chelsea Dunthorn is the Operating Room & PACU Clinical Nurse Educator at Legacy Meridian Park in Tualatin, Oregon.
Larry L. Asplin, MSN, RN, CSSM(E), CNOR(E), FAORN
Outstanding Volunteer Leadership
Larry Asplin believes that Volunteerism within his surrounding community is important and has an inherent need to serve others.
Ruth Plotkin Shumaker, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management
Ruth Plotkin Shumaker is an Executive Leadership and Perioperative Management Consultant.
Mary Anne S. Toledano, MSN, RN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Evidence-Based Practice
Mary Anne Toledano is the System Perioperative Services Educator and Periop 101 administrator for Ochsner Health in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Karen M. Knapp, BSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Clinical Practice
Karen Knapp has 39 years of OR experience, 26 years as a CRNFA and 14 years as a travel nurse (CRNFA)/consultant working in settings such as ASCs, critical-access and large acute care hospitals.
Roderick McArdle, MSN, RN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education: Clinical
Roderick D. McArdle, is the Clinical Coordinator for the Operating Room at Boston Children’s Hospital at Waltham.
Dr. David R. Bradley Jr. DNP, AGCNS-BC, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education: Academic
Dr. David Bradley is an Active Duty Air Force Officer, perioperative, adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist.
J.D. Buchert, MSN, M.E.d., MS, RN, CPHQ
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Research Practice
J.D. Buchert has been in healthcare for over three decades and started as a combat medic in the US Army.
Sheila L. Allen, RN, BSN, CNOR(e), CRNFA(e)
Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship-AORN Leadership
Sheila Allen has been a perioperative nurse for over 50 years and has spoken and been published on perioperative clinical nursing topics, leadership, and mentoring for local to international audiences.
Kristy Simmons, MSN, RN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship-Perioperative
Kristy Simmons is a lifetime member of AORN with over 40 years of experience as a perioperative nurse.
Cassendra Munro, PhD, RN, CNOR
Award for Excellence
Cassendra A. Munro, PhD, RN, CNOR, has been a perioperative nurse for over 26 years and a member of AORN for over 24 years.
Ray Avenido, RN
Robotics Surgery Specialist
Ray Avenido, RN, is a Robotics Surgery Specialist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
Jig Patel, ST, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER
Sterile Processing Educator/Quality Assurance Manager
Mr. Patel currently serves as the sterile processing educator/quality assurance manager for UCLA Health in Los Angeles.
Thomas W. Durick, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Dr. Durick is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR (E), CASC
Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. Geier has worked in the ASC industry for over 30 years and has been responsible for every aspect of financial and clinical operations in ambulatory surgery centers.
Michelle Schmitz, BS, CIC
Clinical Infection Control Practitioner
Certified in infection prevention, Michelle has over 20 years of experience in the field, with one of her focused areas in surgical site infection prevention.
