Preparing Candidates
AORN’s Nominating Committee is responsible for preparing and presenting a slate of candidates.
Stay up to date on elected candidates and nomination results.
AORN Nominating Committee
2025-2026 Nominating Committee
Roderick D. McArdle Jr, MSN, BA, RN, CNOR
Nominating Committee Chair
Roderick D. McArdle Jr. is the Clinical Coordinator at Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts.
Gerry Y. Asuncion, MS, BSN, RN, CSSM, CNOR, CNAMB, NPD-BC, CPHQ
Nominating Committee Member
Gerry Y. Asuncion is the Director of Education and Professional Development at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, California.
Erica Basora, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR
Nominating Committee Member
Erica Basora is a Clinical Specialist at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
Joanne D. Muyco, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNOR
Nominating Committee Member
Joanne Muyco is a Nurse Scientist at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Nominating Committee Member
Melanie Perry is founder and Chief Nursing Officer at First Case Media, LLC, and an OR Circulator at Vaughan Regional Medical Center, Selma, Alabama.
Nakeisha McNeill Tolliver, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM
Nominating Committee Advisor
Nakeisha McNeill Tolliver is the Director of Perioperative Services, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
