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!

Aja Johnson, BSN, RN

Main Line Health Lankenau Hospital

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

Bradley Eaton, PhD, RN

Associate PrincipalECG Management Consultants

Brenda Loft

Global Health Economics, Policy, and Market Access LeaderSolventum

Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM

System VP of Perioperative ServicesCommonSpirit Health

Cam Sexton

Senior Product Implementation Manager, iQueue for Operating RoomsLeanTaaS

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

OR ManagerHouston 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

Dani 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

Deborah Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CHL

Perioperative ConsultantUniversity of Rochester St. James Hospital

Debra Stinchcomb, MBA, BSN, RN, CASC

Senior ConsultantProgressive Surgical Solutions

Dr. Aurora Quaye, MD

AnesthesiologistMaine Medical Center

Dr. Francine Bono-Neri, PhD, RN, APRN, PNP

Co-Founder and PresidentNurses United Against Human Trafficking

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

Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP

OwnerLizzie Wounds, LLC

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

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 Goehle

Chief Operating OfficerAmbulatory Healthcare Strategies

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

Kari M. Cole, EdD, CRNA

Chief CRNALos Angeles General 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

Kim Hamilton

Director, Product Operations, iQueue for Operating RoomsLeanTaaS

Kimberly Parker, BSN, RN

Senior Clinical SpecialistSTERIS

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

Lindsay Lowder

VP Anesthesia ServicesSCA Health

Lisa Cadugan, MSN, RN, CNOR

Director, Surgical Services, Operations and Service Lines GroupHCA Healthcare

Mary Ryan

Sr. ConsultantAmblitel

Maureen Spencer, MEd, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Infection Prevention ConsultantAnsell

Melissa Lingle, MBA, BSN, RN

Managing ConsultantImpact Advisors LLC

Melissa Murray, RN

Specialty Team Coordinator - Vascular and Reconstructive PlasticsMain Line Health Lankenau Hospital

Michael Gillman, MD

Vice ChairmanLa Veta Surgical Center

Mindy Gingery, MSN, CRNA, ARNP

PresidentHeartland Anesthesia & Consulting

Miranda Clark MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR

Director Operating Room & Endoscopy - HospitalsSumma Health System

Miranda Cundiff, MBA

Digital Health Marketing ManagerBrainlab

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

Peter Graves, BSN, RN, CNOR

Independent ConsultantAnsell

Prof. Baruch Barzel

Opmed.AI

Renee Cooper, MSN-HP, RN-BC, CNL

Nurse Educator

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

Rose Andron, RN, MSN, CNML

Director, Operating RoomRush University 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, DNP, 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

Steve Spring, BA

Executive Director FinanceMassachusetts General Hospital

Steven Burmeister, DNP, RN-BC CNML

Lead Clinical Solution Architect - PerioperativeQventus

Sujata Deshpande

Managing Director, Perioperative DeliveryQventus

Sukhdeep (Raj) Talwar BSEE, MBA

Perioperative Business Manager, Surgical ServicesEisenhower Health

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

Vikki Harraden, RN, MSN, MHA, CNOR

Senior Clinical Consultant, Operating Room Specialty ProductsCardinal Health

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