Speakers
OR Manager Conference speakers represent facilities across the country that are making strides to improve the patient experience and business outcomes. Learn more about the speakers below, and make a plan for what you want to ask them at the conference!
Allison Massari
Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Burn Survivor, Celebrated Artist
Amanda Becker, MSN, RN
Clinical Systems Specialist, InformaticsMayo Clinic
Amy Sinder, BS
Director of OperationsSCA Health
Amy Williams, DNP, RN, CPAN, CSPDT, CSPM
Senior Manager for Clinical Education ComplianceSTERIS Instrument Management Services (IMS)
Anapa Nophlin, MS, CHFP, CASC, CSPPM, CPC
Principal ConsultantAmbulatory Surgery Consulting Partners
Blas Brown, Jr., MBA
Business Director of Perioperative ServicesMedStar Health
Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
System VP of Perioperative ServicesCommonSpirit Health
Carol Pehotsky, DNP, RN, CPAN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Surgical Services and Senior Director, Surgical NursingCleveland Clinic
Casey Orth-Nebitt, MSN, RN, CNOR
Director of SurgeryBuena Vista Regional Medical Center
Catherine Jones, BSN, RN, CAPA
Houston Methodist
Charlene Bunner, BSN, RN
Manager Surgical ServicesCleveland Clinic
Cindy Beauvais, MBA, BSN, RN, CAPA
Principal ConsultantAmbulatory Surgery Consulting Partners
Cindy Hess, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CNAMB
Director of NursingNortheast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center
Constance Tasker, MSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Manager Quality & EducationOrlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health
Dany Engel
Chief Executive OfficerHerzliya Medical Center
Dawnmarie Devito, MSN, Ed., RN, CPAN
Director of Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Same Day Surgery, and Pre Admission TestingRWJ Barnabas Health
Dr. Mor Brokman
Co-founder & CEOOpmed.AI
Edna Gilliam, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR
Assistant Vice President of Perioperative Services and SPDNemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Fawn Esser-Lipp, MBA, BSN, CASC, CNOR
Executive DirectorThe Surgery Center LLC
Gregg Agoston, MBA, BS CRCST, Lean Six Sigma Certified
Vice President, Business DevelopmentSpecialtyCare
Hank Balch
Founder and PresidentFirst Case Media, LLC
Hugh Morgan, MHA, CMPE, CPHQ
Vice President, OperationsSomnia Inc.
Ivelisse Vicente, MS, RN, RNFA, CNOR
Assistant Director of Nursing for Ambulatory ServicesUniversity of Rochester- Strong Memorial Hospital
James Becker
Chief Executive OfficerTrias MD
Janet Duran, DNP, MSN, MHA, LNC, ST, RN
Director of Surgical ServicesFisher Titus Medical Center
Janet Quigley, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nursing Director: Post Anesthesia CareMassachusetts General Hospital
Jeffrey Adams, MHA
Chief Administrative Officer, Surgical ServicesGeisinger Health System
Jennifer Bonnke, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CAPA
Clinical Nurse Educator of the Ambulatory Surgery Unit and Post Anesthesia Care UnitEndeavor Health
Jennifer Simonetti, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CPN
Director, Magnet Program, Patient Experience, Cultural LeaderCohen Children's Medical Center
Jenny Lee James, BSN, RN, CPAN
Registered Nurse, Perioperative CareStormont Vail Health
Jessica Gray, MS
Director Business Intelligence, Surgical ServicesSumma Health System
Jillian Wander BSN, RN, CPAN
Clinical Nurse EducatorEndeavor Health
Joan Dentler, MBA
FounderAvanza Healthcare Strategies
John Olmstead, MBA, RN, CNOR, FACHE
Senior Director, Surgical & Procedural ServicesAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
John R. Rosing, MHA, FACHE
Executive Vice PresidentPatton Healthcare Consulting
Juliette Triebe BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN
Clinical Nurse Educator of the Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and Cardiovascular InstituteEndeavor Health
Karen Ferris, MSN, RN, CNOR
OR ManagerVanderbilt University Medical Center
Katherine Houle, MSN, RN, CPAN
Manager, PeriAnesthesia, CRNA, Sedated ImagingGillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Kaye Reiter, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Perioperative Subject Matter Expert and ConsultantImpact Advisors LLC
Kelly Glendon, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Associate Chief Nursing Officer- Surgical ServicesSumma Health System
Kristy Hemingway, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Director of SurgeryOrlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health
Kwame Gyabaah, BS, CHL, CIS, CER, CRCST
Sterile Processing ManagerNemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Laurie Burns MSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA, CIRT
Clinical Nurse Educator, Operating RoomMain Line Health Lankenau Hospital
Leiran Cornish, MBA-HM, BSN, RN
Director of NursingDartmouth Health Outpatient Surgery Center
Lexi Connor, BSN, RN
Clinical Staff RN-Graduate of Nurse Residency Program 2023Main Line Health Lankenau Hospital
Lindsay Lowder
VP Anesthesia ServicesSCA Health
Lisa Cadugan, MSN, RN, CNOR
Director, Surgical Services, Operations and Service Lines GroupHCA Healthcare
Melissa Lingle, MBA, BSN, RN
Managing ConsultantImpact Advisors LLC
Melissa Murray, RN
Specialty Team Coordinator - Vascular and Reconstructive PlasticsMain Line Health Lankenau Hospital
Michael Burke
Founder and CEOCopient Health
Michael Gillman, MD
Vice ChairmanLa Veta Surgical Center
Miranda Clark MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Director Operating Room & Endoscopy - HospitalsSumma Health System
Nicholas Meo, BSN, CNOR
OR DirectorRWJ Barnabas Health
Nicholas Rizzo, MS-HSA, RN, CNOR
Assistant Director of Nursing, Operating RoomUniversity of Rochester- Strong Memorial Hospital
Patrel Nobles, MSN, RN, CNOR, NE-BC
Administrative Director, Surgical ServicesHCA Reston Hospital
Prof. Baruch Barzel
Opmed.AI
Renee Cooper, MSN-HP, RN-BC, CNL
Clinical Nurse EducatorEndeavor Health
Richard Gama, CMLSO, CST
Director of Laser SafetyAgiliti
Rick May, MD
Senior Principal (SVP)/Orthopedic SurgeonVizient Inc.
Robert Swanson, BS
Information Systems Application ArchitectMayo Clinic
Sam Sullivan, RN
Clinical DirectorUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
Samantha McColley, MHA
Solution Architect Informatics LeadMayo Clinic
Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Executive OfficerTexas Nurses Association
Sharon Goodman, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CPNP
Director, Pediatric Service Line, Quality ManagementCohen Children's Medical Center
Sharon Udy-Janczuk, EdD, MSN, RN, CNOR, NE-BC
Perioperative Services, Clinical Nurse Educator, Transition to PracticeNemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Sharona Ross, MD, FACS
Director of Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy and the GERD and Esophageal Cancer CenterAdvent Health
Sheila Robinson-Kiss, Msw, Lcsw
Mental Health EducatorRebalancing America and Beyond
Simone Nicholson, MSN, RN, CNOR
Nurse Manager Main Operating RoomMain Line Health Lankenau Hospital
Stephanie Woods, PhD, RN
Dean and Professor, Hunt School of NursingTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Steve Spring, BA
Executive Director FinanceMassachusetts General Hospital
Tariq Khan, BS
Associate Director of Materials Management in Perioperative ServicesMD Anderson Cancer Center
Thaina Dos Santos Jensen, BSN, RN
Acute Care Registered NurseStormont Vail Health
Tonya Seckner, MSN, RN, CPAN
Assistant Director of Perioperative ServicesUpstate Medical University
Tracy Hoeft-Hoffman, MSN, MBA, RN, CASC
AdministratorHeartland Surgery Center
Vikram Tiwari, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Senior Director, Surgical AnalyticsVanderbilt University Medical Center
Virginia Garner, RN
VP PerioperativeHealth First
W. Zeh Wellington, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Director of Procedural Care - Surgical ServicesAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital