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Andrea Dyer, MSN, RN, CNOR
Nominating Committee Member
Andrea Dyer is an OR Training Manager at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Christopher Hudgins, BS, ASN, RN, CNOR
Nominating Committee Chair
Christopher J. Hudgins is a Clinical Application Specialist at 3M Health Care in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Karen White-Edwards, BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR
Board Member
Karen White-Edwards is a Nursing Director for Perioperative Services over Main 3 and Dunn 6, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Rebecca Vortman, DNP, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Board Member
Rebecca K. Vortman is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
Heidi Nanavati, MSN, CRNP, CNOR
Treasurer
Heidi Nanavati is a Nurse Practitioner/RNFA at Idaho Shoulder to Hand Specialists, Boise, Idaho.
William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN
Board Member
William Duffy is the Program Director for the Nursing and Healthcare Administration Master of Science at Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois.
Lisa Bailey, BSN, BS, RN, CNOR
Board Member
Lisa Bailey is a Clinical Nurse Coordinator at HCA Healthcare, St. David’s Bailey Square Surgical Center in Austin, Texas.
Jamie Ridout, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, CASC, NEA-BC
Vice-President
Jamie Ridout is the Executive Director at Triangle Surgery Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Darlene Murdock, MSN, BBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM
President
Darlene Murdock is a Clinical Staff Nurse IV, at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
Elizabeth Pincus, MSN, MBA, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CNOR
Nominating Committee Advisor
Elizabeth Pincus is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Stanford Healthcare, Palo Alto, California.
Maureen Girard, MBA, BSN
Vice President of Sales, Medical Products and Solutions
Maureen Girard, MBA, BSN, joined AORN in March, 2020 as Vice President of Sales, Medical Products and Solutions. She is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all aspects of industry sales for AORN’s enterprise.
James Cousin, MBA, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
James Cousin, MBA, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer. He oversees accounting, the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo (top 150 national convention in the United States), HR, membership, HCO sales team, business intelligence, and facilities management.
Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Vice President of Nursing
Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR, FAAN, joined AORN in 2019 as Vice President of Nursing to lead and manage the division of nursing which includes the Nursing Education, Nursing Practice, and Ambulatory Surgery Departments.
Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN
CEO/Executive Director of AORN
Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, has been the CEO/executive director of AORN since March 2007. A veteran perioperative nursing executive, Linda has devoted her career to perioperative nursing practice, education, and executive management.
