DATES FOR THIS YEARS MEETINGS
        April 3, 2004       -  Forensics in the Fast Lane
                                         Concord Hospital, Concord, N.H.
                                                 
          June 1, 2004       -  End of year potluck meeting at
                                        Linda Thompson's home in West
                                        Lebanon. 
                                        Call or e-mail Linda or Eva for
                                           directions
                                        Linda.Thompson  e-mail
                                         or call 603-298-5707
                                        Eva.G.Daniels   e-mail
                                         or call 603-353-4220

    FORENSICS IN THE FAST LANE

     Presented by Katharine Wieder A.D.M.E.
                                 Chief Forensic Investigator 
                                 State of New Hampshire, Dept. of Justice
                                                       

  The delegates need your input regarding which 
candidates to vote for. Please advise any of the delegates
with your choices.
  Below is a short overview of each candidate. For more
 information and their position statements please go to:

Michelle Burke, RN, MSA, CNOR, is the clinical resource manager at the Greater New York Hospital Association, New York.  She earned her diploma in nursing from Beth Israel School of Nursing, New York; her bachelor of science in sociology degree from Marymount Manhattan College, New York; and her master of science in health administration degree at Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Mich.

Burke has been a perioperative nurse for 30 years and a member of AORN for 30 years. She is a member of AORN of Long Island (1994-present) and the New York State Council (1994-present). She was a member of the Leadership (1996-1998; 2001-2002), Cardiothoracic (2001-2002), and Ambulatory Surgery (2001-2002) Specialty Assemblies. Burke has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate.

Sharon A. McNamara, RN, MS, CNOR, is director of surgical services at WakeMed, Raleigh, NC. She earned her associate in nursing degree from Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY; her bachelor of science in nursing degree from Daeman College, Buffalo, NY; and her master of science in nursing degree from D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY.

McNamara has been a perioperative nurse for 26 years and a member of AORN for 26 years. She is a member of Capital AORN (2002-present), and she was a member of AORN of Western New York State (1994-2002). She is a member of the North Carolina Council of OR Nurses (2002-present), and she was a member of the New York State Council (1994-2002). McNamara also is a member of the Leadership (1996-present), Minimally Invasive Surgery and Lasers (2000-present), and Rural/Small Hospital (2001-present) Specialty Assemblies, and she was a member of the Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly (1995-1997). McNamara has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, eight times as a delegate and twice as an alternate.

Lorraine J. Butler, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR, is vice president,   
perioperative services at Robert Wood University Hospital, 
New Brunswick, NJ. She earned her diploma in nursing at Newport
Hospital, Newport RI; her bachelor of science in nursing degree 
from Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY; and her master of 
science in health care administration degree from Central Michigan
University, Mt Pleasant, Mich.

Butler has been a perioperative nurse for 36 years and a member 
of AORN for 29 years. She is a member of AORN of Middlesex 
(2003-present), and she was a member of AORN of Birmingham 
(2000-2003), AORN of Northern Garden State (1996-2000), AORN
of North Alabama (1995-1996), and AORN of The Emerald Coast
(1994-1995). Butler also is a member of the New Jersey State 
Council of Perioperative Nurses (1996-2000, 2003-present), and 
she was a member of the Alabama State Council of AORN (2000-
2003). She also is a member of the Leadership (1995-present), 
Ambulatory Surgery (1995-present), and RN First Assistant (2003-
present) Specialty Assemblies. She was a member of the
Perioperative Nursing Informatics Specialty Assembly (1998-2002).
Butler attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, nine times
as a delegate and once as an alternate.

Debra L. Fawcett, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, is an assistant professor in
nursing at the University of Indiana, Kokomo, Ind, and an
independent consultant. She earned her associate of nursing and 
her bachelor of science in nursing degrees from Indiana University,
Kokomo, Ind; her master of science in nursing degree from Ball 
State University, Muncie, Ind; and her doctorate in research from the
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati.

Dr Fawcett has been a perioperative nurse for 23 years and a 
member of AORN for 21 years. She is a member of AORN of 
Indiana Unit 1 (1994-present), the Indiana Council of OR Nurses
(1994-present), and the Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist 
Specialty Assembly (1998-present). Dr Fawcett has attended 
Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, three times as a delegate
and twice as an alternate.

Susan Renée Guerra, RN, MN, CNOR, CNAA, is a product 
specialist for Medtronic Ltd, London. She earned her bachelor of 
science in nursing degree from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, 
Calif, and her master of nursing administration degree from the 
University of California at Los Angeles.

Guerra has been a perioperative nurse for 22 years and a member of
AORN for 19 years. She is a member of eChapter (2001-present), and 
she was a member of AORN of Chicago (1994-1999) and AORN of
Dallas (1999-2001). She also was a member of the Operating Room 
Nursing Council of California (1994-2000), the Illinois Council of
PeriOperative Registered Nurses (1994-1999), and the Texas Council 
of OR Nurses (1999-2001). She is a member of the Nurses in Business,
Industry & Consulting (1995-present), the Nurse Educator/Clinical 
Nurse Specialist (2001-present), and the Leadership (2003-present) 
Specialty Assemblies. She was a member of the RN First Assistant 
Specialty Assembly (1994-2001). Guerra has attended Congress 10 
times in the past 10 years, nine times as a delegate.

Charlotte L. Guglielmi, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a perioperative
educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. She earned
her diploma in nursing from the Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing, 
Quincy, Mass, and her bachelor of science in nursing degree from the 
University of Massachusetts, Boston. She currently is working on a 
master in ministry degree at St John’s Seminary, Boston.

Guglielmi has been a perioperative nurse for 28 years and a member of
AORN for 18 years. She is a member of AORN of Massachusetts 
Chapter 1 (1994-present), the Massachusetts State Council of OR 
Nurses (1996-present), and the Leadership (2003-present) and Nurse
Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist (2001-present) Specialty Assemblies.
She also was a member of the Ambulatory Surgery (1996-2002) and
Cardiothoracic (1994) Specialty Assemblies. Guglielmi has attended
Congress nine times in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate.

 Thomas J. Macheski, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a staff nurse at Shands
at the University of Florida, Archer, Fla. He earned his bachelor of 
science in nursing degree from the University of Florida College of 
Nursing, Gainsville, Fla.

Macheski has been a perioperative nurse for 14 years and a member of 
AORN for 13 years. He is a member of AORN of North Central Florida 
(1994-present) and the Florida Council of OR Nurses (1994-present). 
He also is a member of the Integrated Health Practices Specialty
Assembly (2003-present). He was a member of the Perioperative 
Nursing Informatics (1998-2002) and Nursing in Business, Industry & 
Consulting (2001-2003) Specialty Assemblies. Macheski has attended 
Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, nine times as a delegate and 
once as an alternate.

Laurie A. Mitchell, RN, BSN, MS, EdD, CNOR, is a nurse manager
in cardiovascular/transplant surgical services at St Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital, Houston. She earned her bachelor of science in nursing 
degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Tex, and her
master of science in health education degree and her doctorate of
education at Texas Southern University, Houston.

Dr Mitchell has been a perioperative nurse for 17 years and a member
of AORN for 12 years. She is a member of AORN of Greater Houston 
(1994-present). She also is a member of the Pediatric (1994-present) 
and Cardiovascular (2003-present) Specialty Assemblies. Dr Mitchell 
has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, four times as a 
delegate.

Louise M. Pasaka, RN, MSN, FNP, CNOR, is with Professional 
Nursing Seminars, Taos Ski Valley, NM, and she is an RN first assistant
instructor and program coordinator at Northern New Mexico Community
College, Espanola, NM. She earned her diploma in nursing from Burge 
School of Nursing, Springfield, Mo; her bachelor of science in nursing 
degree from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; and her master
of science in nursing degree from Clarkson College, Omaha.

Pasaka has been a perioperative nurse for 32 years and a member of
AORN for 29 years. She is a member-at-large (1994-present) and a 
member of the RN First Assistant Specialty Assembly (1994-present).
Pasaka has attended Congress eight times in the past 10 years, twice 
as a delegate and once as an alternate.

Sharon A. Robinson, RN, MS, CNOR, is a staff RN and OR
educator at Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, NY; a staff RN at New 
York Pain Management, Latham, NY; and an adjunct faculty member at
Maria College, Albany, NY. She earned her associate of nursing degree
from Adirondack Community College, Glens Falls, NY, and her bachelor
of science in nursing and master of science in nursing degrees from 
State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, NY.

Robinson has been a perioperative nurse for 23 years and a member of
AORN for 17 years. She is a member of AORN of Eastern New York 
(1994-present) and the New York State Council (1994-present). She 
also was a member of the RN First Assistant (1995-1998) and 
Ambulatory Surgery (1995-1996) Specialty Assemblies. Robinson has 
attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, each time as a 
delegate.

Liane E. Salmon, RN, BSN, MEd, CNOR, is a staff development
educator for surgical services at Rex Healthcare, Raleigh, NC. She 
earned her diploma in nursing from Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario;
her bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and her master of education degree from
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Salmon has been a perioperative nurse for 26 years and a member of 
AORN for 24 years. She is a member of AORN of Tar Heels East 
(1994-present). She has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10
years, each time as a delegate.
Salmon received the Media award from the American Journal of Nursing
(1996) and the Regional Media Excellence in Nursing Journalism (1996)
and Information Technology award (1997) from Sigma Theta Tau.

 Marilyn L. Sanderson, RN, BSN, CNOR, is the prostate cancer 
coordinator for surgical patients in the urology department at Kaiser
Permanente, San Diego. She earned her bachelor of nursing degree 
from St Anselm College, Manchester, NH. She currently is working on a
master in health care degree from National University, San Diego.

Sanderson has been a perioperative nurse for 26 years and a member 
of AORN for 14 years. She is a member of AORN of San Diego (1994-
present) and the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly (1997-
present). She was a member of the Pediatric (1996) and Advanced 
Technology: Lasers & Minimally Invasive Surgery (1996) Specialty 
Assemblies, as well as the Operating Room Nursing Council of 
California (1997-2002). Sanderson has attended Congress nine times 
in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate.

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