AORN Elects '04-'05 Officers
SAN DIEGO -- New officers and members of the board of directors of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), were elected at the association's 51st annual Congress in San Diego, March 21-25, 2004.
The 2004 - 2005 Officers include (* Newly elected; **Re-elected):
President
William J. Duffy, RN, BSN, MJ, CNOR
Assistant Vice President of Perioperative Services
Evanston, Ill.
President-Elect
Sharon A. McNamara, RN, MS, CNOR*
Director of Surgical Services
Raleigh, N.C.
Vice-President
Lorraine J. Butler, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR*
Vice President, Perioperative Services
New Brunswick, N.J.
Secretary
Charlotte L. Guglielmi, RN, BSN, CNOR*
Perioperative Educator
Boston, Mass.
Treasurer
Paula R. Graling, RN, MSN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Perioperative Services
Falls Church, Va.
AORN Board of Directors members for 2004-2005 (* Newly elected; **Re-elected):
Susan K. Banschbach, RN, BSN, CNOR
Director of Surgery Services
Tulsa, Okla.
Richard (Ric) G. Cuming, RN, MSN, CNOR, CPAN*
Associate Director of Perioperative Services
Miami, Fla. and Adjunct Professor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Pat Hickey, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR
Director of Performance Improvement
Columbia, S.C.
Kate A. O'Toole, RN, BS, BSN, CNOR
Director of Perioperative Services
Libertyville, Ill.
Mary Jo W. Steiert, RN, CNOR
Gynecological OR Staff Nurse
Littleton, Colo.
Patrick E. Voight, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR*
Perioperative Nurse Consultant
Beverly Hills, Mich.
Nathalie Walker, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR**
Clinical Staff Registered Nurse IV
Metairie, La.
The members of the 2004-2005 AORN Nominating Committee are:
Rhonda L. Anders, RN, BSN, CNOR (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Thomas J. Macheski, RN, BSN, CNOR (Archer, Fla.)*
Laurie A. Mitchell, RN, BSN, MS, EdD, CNOR (Houston, Texas)*
Liane E. Salmon, RN, BSN, MEd, CNOR (Raleigh, N.C.)*
Deborah G. Spratt, RN, MPA, CNAA, CNOR (Rochester, N.Y.)
Serving as advisor is immediate past president, Betty J. Shultz, RN, CNOR
Source: AORN
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