AORN Board of Directors 2001-2002 - Board Of Directors - Brief Article

AORN Journal, Jan, 2002

The AORN Board of Directors governs the affairs of the Association. Board members are elected by the House of Delegates at Congress. The President and President-elect each serve one-year terms; all other Board of Directors members serve two-year terms. Elections are staggered so the Board is never completely composed of new members.

The Board meets after Congress each year and at least two other times during the year. Reports from the Board of Directors' meetings are prepared by the Secretary and have been submitted to the AORN Journal for publication. At the 2002 Congress, delegates will elect a President-elect, a Vice President, a Secretary, three Board of Directors members, and three Nominating Committee members. Candidate profiles and election statements are published in this issue of the AORN Journal (see page 77).

At Congress, Board members will wear pale blue ribbons attached to their badges. Candidates will wear light green ribbons. The President's ribbon is black.

Photographs of the Board of Directors members accompany this article. The caption for each photograph identifies the person's elected office, his or her job title and location, and the year his or her term expires.

President Sheila L. Allen, staff nurse, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, La. (2002)

President-elect Donna S. Watson, nurse practitioner, Gig Harbor Naturopathic Clinic, Gig Harbor, Wash. (2002)

Vice President Betty J. Shultz, president and perioperetive educator, Surgical Services Specialists, Westlake, Ohio, and (per diem) staff nurse and RN first assistant, University Hospital Health Care Systems, Cleveland. (2002)

Secretary Mary Jo Stelert, clinical nurse specialist/IVF program, Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology, Denver. (2002)

Treasurer William J. Duffy, assistant vice president, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp, Evanston, Ill. (2003)

Michelle Burke, administrative director of perioperative services, St Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York, Queens Village, NY. (2002)

Debra L. Fawcett, assistant professor of nursing, Indiana University at Kokomo. (2003)

Lorraine J. Butler, assistant vice president, Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. (2002)

Paula R. Graling, clinical nurse specialist/management coordinator, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va. (2003)

Anita Jo Shoup, clinical nurse consultant, Regent Medical, Edmonds, Wash. (2003)

Sharon A. McNamara, director of surgical services, Kaleida Health, North Collins, NY. (2002)

Debora S. Tanner, director, Riverside Surgery Center, Hampton, Va. (2003)