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Meet the Voices Behind Periop Leader Week
The speakers at Periop Leader Week are leaders just like you: directors, managers, administrators, and business professionals who live and breathe perioperative services every day. They represent the full spectrum of our community: hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, perianesthesia care, sterile processing, and beyond.
These aren’t just keynote names on a program. They’re colleagues who’ve tackled the same staffing challenges, navigated the same operational pressures, and built teams that thrive in some of healthcare’s most demanding environments.
Come ready to learn from people who get it, because they’re in it with you.
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Gregory Agoston, BS, MBA, CRCST, Lean Six Sigma
Vice President, Client ServicesSpecialtyCare -
Michelle Bassel, MBA, BSN, RN
Interim Perioperative Manager/DirectorAya Healthcare -
Hazel Boyd, MBA
Operations Manager, Transition & Occupancy PlanningBoston Children's Hospital -
Hope Byer-Everd, BSN, RN, LNC
Clinical Education ConsultantAdvanced Sterilization Products (ASP) -
Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP
Vice President of Accreditation/Certification Program Development and Accreditation ManagementJoint Commission -
Brooke Cardile
Director of Client Value ManagementOptum -
Janet L. Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
CEO and Co-FounderVertex Surgical Solutions -
Tala Christensen, MPH
Customer Outcomes ManagerLeanTaaS -
Leiran Cornish, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, LSSGB
Assistant Vice President, Surgical ServicesSt. Joseph's Health -
Melissa Covington
Operations Manager of Surgery COEChildren’s National Health System -
Thomas Davis, PE, MBA
DirectorHuron Consulting Group -
Matthew J. Dellaquila, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA
Service Chief and Medical Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management, and Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Jackson HospitalHenry Ford Health -
De André Delsol, MOL, CHL, CRCST
Director of SPD, SystemChike Healthcare Partners -
Dina Dent, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNL, NEA-BC
CEO/FounderMedconsult -
Becky Douglas, MBA, CLSSBB
System Administrator, Perioperative and Cardiovascular Services, Springfield Memorial HospitalMemorial Health -
Katherine Dziak, MS
Product Development Director, GlovesMölnlycke Healthcare -
Chris Eaton
Senior Product ManagerLiveData -
Geri Eaves, BSN, RN, CASC, CNOR
Vice President of Ambulatory ServicesMedHQ/Avanza Strategies -
Jeffrey Eckdahl, RN, BSN, MBA, CSSM
Director of Surgical ServicesGuthrie Lourdes Hospital -
Robert Eisenberg, MBA, RN, CASC
Senior Vice President and Ambulatory Surgery LeadSullivan Healthcare Consulting -
Laurie Farmer, MSN, RN
Principal ConsultantPatton Healthcare Consulting -
Chad Flora, BSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical DirectorMölnlycke Healthcare -
Loveleen Freeman, MS-HSA, CPHQ, LSSGB, PMP
Business Director, Perioperative Services | Chair, MedStar Abdominal Thoracic Robotics Operations CommitteeMedStar Health -
Katherine Gonzales, RN, BSN, MSM, CSSM, CNOR
Director of Surgical ServicesMemorial Healthcare System -
Edna Gilliam, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Perioperative Services and SPD, DVNemours Children's Health -
Jennifer Greisen
Principal, Strategic SolutionsAesculap -
Nyleen I. Flores, BA, FMSP, CPMSM, CPCS, CPCO, CPES, CASC
AdministratorLake Oconee Orthopedics -
Sharon Goodman, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CPNP
Director of Clinical Professional Development, Pediatric Service LineNorthwell Health Cohen Children's Medical Center -
Patty Gursky, CNOR, CRCST
Executive Director of Sterile ProcessingBaptist Health -
Renee Hege, CST, AGE
Director, Clinical and Educational ServicesSureCount Surgical -
Randy Heiser, MA, BA
PresidentSullivan Healthcare Consulting -
Amanda Heitman, BSN, RN, CNOR
Perioperative Educational ConsultantPeriop Anew -
Cindy Hess, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CNAMB
Director of NursingNortheast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center -
Kathleen Hickman, RN, BSN, MS, CASC, CLI
Administrator/Clinical DirectorDutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center -
Melissa Higgins, CST
Director, Customer AdvancementCensis Technologies -
Karen Hinsley, MSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Operations Manager, Transition & Occupancy PlanningBoston Children's Hospital -
Tracy Hoeft-Hoffman, MBA, MSN, RN, CASC
AdministratorHeartland Surgery Center -
Jenna Houtz, MBA, BSN, RN
Senior Manager of Customer SuccessLeanTaaS -
Dekeisha Howard, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Director of Perioperative ServicesChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia -
Leslie Jebson, MHA, MBA, FACHE, FACMPE
System Administrator, The Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute/Outpatient TherapiesPrisma Health -
Garrett Hollembeak CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, CIC
Editor-in-ChiefTransmission Control -
Jennifer Jump, DNP, MSN, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CRNFA-E, CNOR
CEOJenVo Strategies -
Sinéad Ingersoll, FACHE, FACMPE, MHA
Chief Operating OfficerSt. Lawrence Region of Rochester Regional Health -
Jacqueline Jenkins, RN, MSN, CNOR
Director of Perioperative ServicesNemours Children's Health -
Georgina Hurley, MSN, RN, CNOR
Senior Clinical Director, Perioperative Nursing, Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPenn Medicine -
Beverly Kirchner, MSN, RN, CNOR, CNAMB
Vice President of ComplianceTriasMD -
Lee Levanduski
CEOTriasMD -
Malcolm Ladines, MS, MLS, BSN, RN, CSSBB, CQIA
Business Director, Perioperative Services, Baylor University Medical CenterBaylor Scott & White Health -
Jacquelyn Mancini, MBA
Director, Perioperative Business ServicesJefferson Health-Lehigh Region -
Paige MacConnell, MHA
System Manager, Business Operations | Surgical ServicesThe Guthrie Clinic -
Barry A. McElyea, MSN, RN, CNOR, NE-BC, FACHE
System Vice President, Perioperative ServicesThe Guthrie Clinic -
Christian T. Melendez, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, CNL
Director, Perioperative Services, Parkridge Baptist HospitalPrisma Health -
Kathleen Meyer, MBA, BSN, RN, CPPM
Manager, Pre-Procedural Operations, Procedural Care UnitSilver Cross Hospital -
Ann Marie Morris, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSGB
Associate Clinical Director, Perioperative Quality, Safety, and Education, Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPenn Medicine -
Jeffrey Oliver, Lt Col, Ret., CCNS, CNOR
Clinical Support SpecialistLiveData -
Rebecca McKenzie, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Enterprise Assistant Vice President, Perioperative and Procedural ServicesUK HealthCare -
Shane O’Neill, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialBaylor Scott & White Health -
Carol Pehotsky, DNP, RN, CPAN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Surgical, Procedural, and Dialysis NursingCleveland Clinic -
Dawn Pfeiffer, RN, CASC, CAIP
Director, Professional Services for ASCSTERIS -
Kelby Perry, MHA, BSN, RN
Director of Business Operations, Surgery AdministrationTampa General Hospital -
Heidi Pieper, MHA, LSSGB
Program Director, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery ProgramThe Ohio State University Wexner Center -
Bobby Parker, MDiv, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL
Vice President, Clinical SolutionsBeyond Clean -
Dykisha Potter, MPP
Workforce Operations PartnerNemours Children's Health -
Smiley Poswolsky
Workplace Culture & Belonging ExpertSmiley Poswolsky LLC -
Douglas Reynolds, MBA
Business Manager, SLH Surgical Services, Canton Potsdam Hospital, Massena Hospital, Gouverneur HospitalSt. Lawrence Region of Rochester Regional Health -
JoAnn (Starr) Richardson, CRCST, CIS, CER, LSSGB
SPD Manager, AdventHealth RedmondAdventHealth -
Matt Relano, MHA
Director, Business Operations, Perioperative and Procedural ServicesBanner University Medical Center -
Randy Robbins. MD
PresidentValiant Anesthesia Associates, PLLC -
Jennifer Rovegno, RN, BSN, ACC
FounderJSR Coaching -
Brendan Shaw
Chief Revenue OfficerReadySet Surgical -
Barbara Shannon, DNP, MBA, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR
Administrator, Surgery Center, MalvernNemours Children's Health -
Carmen Sincerbeaux, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC
Consulting Nurse Educator -
Jennifer L. Simonetti, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CPN, CPXP
Senior Director, Patient & Customer Experience; Magnet Program, Cultural LeaderNorthwell Health Cohen Children's Medical Center -
Sharon Udy-Janczuk, EdD, MSN, RN, CNOR-PEDS, CPN, NE-BC
Perioperative Services, Clinical Nurse Educator, Transition to PracticeNemours Children's Health -
Stephen Spake, MBA, MHA, PMP, CCP-F, CST
Senior Surgery Management ConsultantSullivan Healthcare Consulting -
Amy Steele, RN, BSN, CNOR
Associate Director, Customer SuccessLeanTaaS -
Akshay Tavkar, MBA, FACMPE, CASC
CEOSkyline Healthcare Solutions -
Susan Torti, RN, MBA, BSN
Vice President, Perioperative ServicesBayCare Health System -
Yessenia V. Salgado, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNOR
Senior Director of Clinical Operations, Surgical and Procedural ServicesTampa General Hospital -
Kate Ulrich, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nurse Executive, Perioperative and Surgical Services Leader -
Jennifer Vieau, RN, MSN, MHA, CNOR, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER
System Director, Sterile ProcessingDuke Health -
Marjorie Wall, EDBA, MSCO, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSSBB
Vice President, Processing Optimization and Customer SuccessSTERIS -
Alexandre Warman, DBA, CEBA
Administrator, Perioperative Business ServicesJefferson Health-Lehigh Region -
Eric Warren, CRCST, CSPDT
Director, System Sterile ProcessingThe Guthrie Clinic -
Wayne Zeh Wellington, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Director of Surgical Services - Procedural CareAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago -
Deb Yoder, RN, MHA, BSN, CNOR, CASC
PresidentAligned Surgery & Healthcare Consulting
