Governance

Darcie Opalko, MBA, MS, RN, CSSM, CNOR, NEA-BC has 26 years of experience within Surgical Services as an RN and Surgical Technician, with 15 years in a Leadership role helping to foster positive relationships throughout the hospital. Darcie is passionate about the importance of certification and maintaining professional growth for the safety of our surgical patients.

Leigh Anne Piper has 20+ years of perioperative experience as a leader and an educator. Semi-retired, Leigh Anne most recently worked at MercyOne Clinton, Iowa as Vice President of Physician Relations and Practice Management. Prior to that, she was the Director of Perioperative and Cardiac Services at MercyOne. A firm believer in higher education, Leigh Anne also taught nursing courses for Lewis University and Highland Community College as well as serving as Perioperative Nurse Educator at Freeport Health Network. Currently, Leigh Anne serves as the Carroll County (IL) CASA Supervisor for the 15th Judicial Circuit. Her passion for volunteering, addiction to gardening, and love of traveling fill her spare time. Leigh Anne and her husband, Bill, have three (3) grown children and 4 grandchildren.

Arthur Shapiro is the Director of Surgical Services at St John’s Episcopal Hospital. He oversees perioperative services as well as outpatient endoscopy and infusion services. Arthur has been integral in the onboarding of the orthopedic and dental service lines at Episcopal Health Services. Arthur Shapiro has his master’s degree in nursing leadership from Grand Canyon University. He has his certification in CNOR, CNAMB, CSSM, and NE-BC. Arthur is a seasoned leader with 9 years of experience. Arthur has been a board member at CCI for 4 years and served in various volunteer roles at CCI.

Simone Auger is a legislative assistant based in Washington D.C. Her policy background includes Native American affairs, healthcare, education, housing and workforce development. She is particularly interested in advancing professional development opportunities for healthcare workers in tribal, rural and geographically Isolated communities. Simone holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Marylhurst University and a Master of Interior Architecture from University of Oregon. She has earned professional certificates in tribal relations, public policy and leadership from Portland State University, Arizona State University and Harvard Executive Education program. Simone enjoys exploring the quiet roads in the country on her bike, traveling, cooking and spending time with family. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Grand Ronde, Oregon.

Beth Bozzelli, MBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM, serves as the Vice President of Service Line, Surgical Services of LifePoint Health. Beth received her undergraduate degrees in Nursing and Organizational Innovation and her MBA with an emphasis on Strategy and Management.

She has been a nurse for 25 plus years, with roles ranging from staff nurse to Surgical Services Director, Assistant Vice President for Surgical Supply Chain, and Consultant. Beth has two national perioperative certifications, the CNOR clinical competency and the CSSM for surgical leaders, is a Certification coach, and has her green belt in Lean Six Sigma.

Beth is active in her local AORN Chapter, served on the board, and was named 2021 Nurse of the Year. At the national level, she chaired the AORN Scholarship Committee in 2021.

Gini Beatty is a Clinical Nurse Educator/Mentor in the Cardiovascular Operating Room at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, VA. Gini utilizes system strategies and tools to assess the competency of new nursing staff members while focusing on quality of care and patient safety goals. She integrates theoretical knowledge, evidence-based principles, and clinical nursing expertise into an educational experience for both new employees and experienced staff. Gini graduated from Florida State College at Jacksonville with an ADN in 2004, from Western Governors University with a BSN in 2017, and an MSN in 2019. Gini currently holds NPD-BC and CNOR certifications.

With a wealth of experience and a proven track record, Sara Angelilli DNP, MS, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, NE-BC currently serves as the Director of Clinical Nursing Operations at Allegheny Health Network. In this role, Dr. Angelilli leads the Digital Nursing Team, provides strategic planning and implementation support for network nursing projects, and spearheads professional development activities for paraprofessional technicians across a nine-hospital healthcare system. Previously, she served as the Director of Education for Perioperative, Procedural and Paraprofessional education for Allegheny Health Network.

Sara earned her doctorate in nursing practice from Capella University and achieved dual master’s degrees in nursing education and organizational and industrial psychology. She is certified as an operating room nurse, nursing professional development practitioner, and nurse executive. She is a member of the Association of Perioperative Nurses, the Association for Professional Development Practitioners, and the Pennsylvania Organization for Nurse Leaders. Sara is the past president of the local AORN and ANPD chapters, a column coordinator for AORN’s digital community, “The Stitch,” and has served three years on the AORN Guidelines Advisory Board. She has co-authored several scientific articles on elastomeric half-mask respirator use during the COVID-19 pandemic. She speaks regionally and nationally on perioperative quality improvement projects, including preventing retained surgical objects and safe specimen handling.

Jessica Miller-Jones is an Operating Room RN with over 15 years of experience in various perioperative roles, including scheduling, circulating, scrubbing, and leadership. A certified perioperative nurse (CNOR) and Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM), Jessica is deeply committed to advancing the perioperative profession, serving as a certification coach and actively contributing to her local AORN chapter.

She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Healthcare Systems Leadership. Jessica’s passion for certification and professional development earned her recognition as one of AORN’s Emerging Periop Leaders Under 40 in 2023.

She is also dedicated to giving back, volunteering for surgical mission trips to provide care in underserved communities. In her personal time, Jessica enjoys playing softball, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Joseph K. Mollohan is a seasoned healthcare leader with over 28 years of experience, currently serving as Regional Director of Surgery at Community Health Systems, overseeing 20 hospitals, 10 ambulatory surgery centers, and 1 GI center. His expertise spans surgical services, leadership mentoring, operational efficiency, and electronic medical record implementation. He holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Loyola University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, and an Associate of Science in Nursing from West Virginia Institute of Technology, along with an RNFA Certificate and LEAN Healthcare Certificate. Throughout his career, he has driven improvements in patient satisfaction, throughput, and regulatory compliance, and served as Chairperson of the Competency and Credentialing Institute’s Certification Council, advancing CNOR and CSSM certifications.

Rory has 22 years of working in the assessment world, driving the growth of assessment programs across the world in the certification, licensure, education, and talent verticals. As the Vice President of Business Development for Strasz Assessment Solutions, Rory helps organizations with their item banking, scoring, software, and test delivery needs, while supporting clients and the industry using his extensive background in testing and assessment. During his career, Rory has proudly worked with hundreds of associations, universities and colleges, and Fortune 500 technology providers. Previously, Rory served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Client Success for PSI Services, running the go-to-market teams for this global full-service testing organization. Dr. McCorkle also worked as the President of International Credentialing Associates (ICA), providing test development, market research, and program management consulting for credentialing organizations. Other past roles include Career Resources Product Manager at IEEE, Product Manager of Credentials at the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Exam Developer at Prometric.

Rory serves extensively in the nonprofit community. He is the 2024 Chair for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board of Directors and a member of ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) committee. His past roles have included chairing the 2019 Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Innovations in Testing Conference. He has previously served on several Boards of Directors around the testing industry, including as President of the Performance Testing Council, Security Director for the IT Certification Council, and Director at Large for the Credentialing Network Group (CNG). He has previously chaired the ATP Security and Marketing Committees, ICE External Stakeholders Committee, ICE Education Committee, as well as serving as Treasurer for CNG and on the ICE Exchange Program Committee. Dr. McCorkle has also served on multiple committees for credentialing organizations, including Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

Rory received a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He also holds an MBA from Drexel University and B.A. in Psychology from Millersville University. Finally, he holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE), I.C.E. Certified Credentialing Professional (ICE-CCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.

Mary Jo Steiert has been a practicing perioperative nurse for 50 years. A diploma graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Denver, CO and furthered education at Regis University. She has practiced as a staff nurse in the scrub, circulating and first assistant roles and has been a charge nurse, educator, manager, and director of perioperative services in hospital settings as well as a clinical resource director in supply chain management. Most recently she has been a Clinical Director in several small and large multispecialty ambulatory surgery centers. On a different track, Mary Jo worked in the field of reproductive endocrinology where she designed and implemented an ambulatory surgery center and functioned as an infertility coordinator for IVF, donor and gestational carrier programs. Currently she is a consultant for perioperative leadership.

Amos is an enthusiastic nurse leader executive. Amos has practiced in the perioperative arena for over two decades. His primary areas of focus include community health and academic medicine. Experienced nursing instructor and board-certified nurse executive with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & healthcare industry. His practice qualifications in various settings include academic medical centers, Level 1 and Level 2 trauma centers, free-standing surgical hospitals, and community-based settings. He has also served as a lecturer in the University of Iowa College of Nursing, and instructor of nursing for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences. Amos earned his diploma in surgical technology from Western Iowa Technical and Community College, his Bachelor of Science in nursing from Morningside College both in Sioux City, Iowa. Amos also holds a Master of Arts in nursing from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Amos is a strong healthcare services professional skilled in physician relations, executive leadership, accreditation standards, nursing certification accreditation, process improvement, LEAN Methodology, surgical technology, nursing education, Traumatic Brain Injury, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Patient Safety, Safe Patient Positioning, and Perioperative Practice Guidelines and Regulations.

Amos has had the pleasure of volunteering with CCI since 2013. He has had the opportunity to work in areas of item review, quality assurance, line item, cut score for CNOR, CNAMB, and CSSM. Amos has the privilege of leading the perioperative division as administrative director for Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, Washington.

When not volunteering and working Amos keeps active in pursing his doctoral degree in nurse executive leadership, and can be found cooking, or hiking in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

Amanda Akers has spent the last three plus years as the Vice President, Client Success for PrefTech. As VP, Client Success she is determined to lead surgical teams to success by leveraging PrefTech’ s software to maintain and optimize their surgical preference cards, as well as improve efficiency, decrease waste, increase physician, and staff satisfaction, and identify opportunities for cost savings. Her goals and aspirations include finding ways to improve operating rooms’ overall performance and efficiency across the US in various ways making them a quality and safe place for patients to receive their care. After graduating from nursing school at George Mason University with her BSN, she served as an OR nurse for over 10 years leading orthopedics, sports medicine, and podiatry. She then spent five years in healthcare supply chain running value analysis for HCA’s Northern Virginia Market. During that time, she was able to obtain her MSN from Chamberlain College of Nursing. When Amanda isn’t working, she enjoys going on walks with her rescue dog Scotty and spending time with her husband and 11 year old daughter.

Dr. Kelly Marcum is a highly accomplished surgical leader with a 25-year career in perioperative services. As the Senior Director of Surgical Services at Community Health Systems, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of surgery leaders and driving the surgical services strategy for the organization.

Britta DeVolder, MBA, MSN, RN CSSM, CNOR is currently the Chief Nursing Officer at Community Surgery Center of Glendale in Glendale, California. She has previously held various leadership roles in inpatient and outpatient Perioperative services in California, Texas and Virginia and started in the operating room as a new graduate RN in Washington, DC. Britta graduated in 2007 from Simmons University with her BSN and from The George Washington University in 2015 with her MBA. Britta is a member of the CCI Certification Council and enjoys volunteering for CCI and other organizations. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

Seasoned RN with over four decades of experience, primarily in ASC/OR settings in a variety of capacities. A strong proponent of continuing education and certification and has been a volunteer with CCI, AORN, and SGNA.

Sheetal Tiwari is a passionate leader dedicated to driving organizational success by enhancing operations, boosting financial performance, and fostering strong stakeholder communities. As a change agent and growth catalyst, she excels at building best-in-class associations through strategic alliances with volunteer leadership and staff. With a keen focus on aligning outcomes with stakeholder needs, Sheetal delivers exceptional member experiences and is committed to creating inclusive organizations that reflect diverse populations and ideas.