Meet the Candidates
- Home
- Get Involved
- AORN Governance
- National Voting
- Voting Ballot
2023-2024 Candidates for Office
The candidates’ bios and election statements can be found by clicking each candidate’s name below. Voting for the 2023-2024 AORN Board of Directors and the 2023-2024 AORN Nominating Committee will open on March 4, 2023, and close at midnight (MT) on April 3, 2023.
Meet the 2023-2024 AORN Candidates
Meet the Candidates for the AORN Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee, 2023-2024 term. Listen to their Town Hall presentations and be prepared to vote online March 4, 2023, and close at midnight (MT) on April 3, 2023.
| Office | Candidates | State |
|---|---|---|
| President-elect (1 to be elected) | Nakeisha M. Archer, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM Kristy P. Simmons, MSN, RN, CNOR | TX LA |
| Treasurer (1 to be elected) | Heidi L. Nanavati, MSN, CRNP, CNOR Karen Y. White-Edwards, BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR | ID TX |
| Board of Directors (4 to be elected) | Gerry Yosores Asuncion, MS, RN, CPHQ, CNOR, CSSM Lisa A. Bailey, BSN, BS, RN, CNOR James W. Bowers, BSN, RN, CNOR, TNCC Laura A. Gayton, MHCA, BSN, CNOR, CSSM Jeffrey R. Keane, Jr., BSN, RN, CNOR Kathleen C. Law, DNP, MS, RN, CNOR Tracey H. Penaloza, MSN, RN, CNOR David Reinhart, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR | CA TX WV MO MA PA MD GA |
| Nominating Committee (2 to be elected) | Debra C. Callender, DNP, RN, CNOR, CSSM Richard Dorritie, PhD, BSN, RN, CNOR, CEN Natalie B. Jones, DHA, MBA, BHSA, BSN, RN, CNOR Leslie A. Petruzzelli, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEBC Kenneth Worley, BSN, RN, CNOR Stella Yau, BSN, RN, CNOR | FL NY FL IL AR CA |
Nominations by Petition
In accordance with AORN Bylaws, Nominations by Petition closed at midnight (MT) on January 17, 2023.
