ONCB® is proud to announce this year’s Board of Directors. As leaders and volunteers, the directors bring a wealth of experience and new ideas to ONCB’s focus on the future of nursing.
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PRESIDENT Don Everly, MSN, MBA, RN-BC, ONC, OCNS-C Current Position: Nursing Education Specialist / Director of Life Support Training Center Employer: Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ Areas of interest: Trauma; Med-Surg Orthopaedics ONC: 2007; OCNS-C: 2011 Other certifications: NEA-BC, CEN, CPEN, CPN, CCRN-CMC, CCNS, CNS-BC, CMSRN Email: everly-don@cooperhealth.edu |
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PRESIDENT-ELECT Diane Ryzner, APN, CNS, OCNS-C Current Position: APN Educator, Orthopedics Employer: Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL Areas of interest: total joint replacement, geriatric fractures, patient education OCNS-C®: 2011 Other certifications: CCRN, board certified from ANCC as CNS in Adult Health Email: dryzner@nch.org |
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SECRETARY-TREASURER PUBLIC MEMBER Peg Wander Current Position: Principal/Owner Employer: Where Words Wisdom and Action Meet, Chicago, IL Areas of interest: Strategic Planning, Diversity Management and Capacity Building for Small Businesses, Strategic Communication Planning/Implementation, Project Management Email: peg_wander@yahoo.com |
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DIRECTOR Kathy Bolme, RN, ONC® Employer: Flathead Valley Orthopedics, Kalispell, MT Areas of interest: Total Joints, Sports Medicine, Education ONC®: 1999 Current position: Staff nurse E-mail: bolme@yahoo.com |
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DIRECTOR Donna Kurek, MSN, MHA, RN, ONC® Current position: Director, Medical Staff Quality Employer: Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond, VA Areas of interest: Joint Replacement, Quality and Performance Improvement Other certifications: CMSRN ONC®: 2001 Email: donna.kurek@hcahealthcare.com |
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DIRECTOR Barbara Larsen, BSN, RN, ONC® Current position: Staff Nurse on 7K Orthopaedics Employer: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown PA Areas of interest: Total Joints, Pain Management ONC®: 1991 Email: blarsen2342@aol.com |
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DIRECTOR Dorothy Pietrowski, RN, MSN, ACNP, ONC Current Position: Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Employer: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL Areas of interest: Management of Spine Conditions, Education ONC®: 2006 Email: dpietrowski@lumc.edu |
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DIRECTOR Matthew Price, MS, CNP, ONP-C, RNFA Current Position: Nurse Practitioner Employer: Orthopedic One/Upper Arlington/OH Areas of interest: Upper extremity, trauma Other certifications: Registered Nurse First Assist ONP-C®: 2012 Email: pricemc@gmail.com |
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EXAM PREP COMMITTEE CHAIR/EX OFFICIO MEMBER Kathleen A. Pirri, MSN, RN, ARNP, ONC, A-GNP Current Position: Nurse Practitioner Employer: All Florida Orthopaedic Associates, Saint Petersburg, FL Areas of interest: Sports Medicine, Trauma ONC®: 2006 Email: Kathy.pirri@afopa.com |
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RECERTIFICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR/EX OFFICIO MEMBER Maureen Wedepohl, BSN, RN, ONC Current Position: Pre-Admission Testing Nurse Employer: OASIS Hospital, Phoenix, AZ Areas of interest: Total Joint Replacement and Spine ONC®: 2005 Email: mostmprest@cox.net |
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TEST COMMITTEE CHAIR/EX OFFICIO MEMBER Pauline B. Elliott, RN, ONC Current Position: Orthopaedic Program Coordinator Employer: Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanicsville, Virginia Areas of interest: complication reduction, preoperative optimization, patient and staff education, acute care of spine, TJR and fracture care ONC®: 2012 Email: Pauline_elliott@bshsi.org |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE Current Position: Executive Director Employer: ONCB Areas of interest: Nursing Education, Patient Education ONC®: 1995 OCNS-C®: 2006 Other certifications: CMSRN, CNE E-mail: oncbstaffexec@gmail.com |
Upcoming director vacancies are posted on the ONCB Web site and in NAON News, official member newsletter of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses. Contact the ONCB national office (oncb@oncb.org) for more information.