Our Executive
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PRESIDENT Bonnie McLeod, RN, BScN, MN, CPN(C) Bonnie is presently a Perioperative clinical nurse educator with the Fraser Health Authority, Ridge Meadows Hospital site. Bonnie has 30+ years of perioperative nursing experience, with nursing education as the primary focus for the past decade. She has recently completed a Master's of Nursing (MN) degree with the University of Victoria. Bonnie represented British Columbia on the ORNAC Board from 2002-2006, was a member of the ORNAC Standards review committee for the 5th and 6th editions, and chaired the committee for Module 2 - Infection Control and Prevention, 7th edition. As the voting delegate on behalf of ORNAC, she has attended the Canadian Patient Safety Institute - "Halifax" conferences since 2005. Bonnie also participated with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Environmental Health reference group, guiding the CNA's Nursing and Environmental Health initiative. |
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PAST PRESIDENT Linda Socha, RN, BScN, RNFA, CPN(C), CEBT, CTBS Linda is presently the Clinical Nurse Educator - Operating Room - at Saskatoon City Hospital and a Tissue Donor Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Transplant Program. She has 20 plus years of perioperative nursing experience in various areas of specialties including general duty, Clinical Nurse Educator, and RNFA. Linda has worked in several OR environments throughout North America on travel contracts. She brings the ORNAC Board a global perspective on perioperative nursing practice. Her background with ORNAC includes serving on the Board as the Saskatchewan representative for 4 years (2001-2005), chairing the Perioperative Scope of Practice (2001-2003), and Chairing the Editorial Advisory Committee for the CORNJ (2001-2005). She was President Elect (2005-2007), President (2007-2009) and is now the current Past President (2009-2011). |
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TREASURER Alaine Young - Perioperative Clinician Alaine has been a nurse in the perioperative field for 37 years and holds the position of perioperative nurse clinician in Hamilton. She chaired the ORNAC Standards committee for the 2005 revision of Module 3 and was a member of CNA's perioperative Certification Exam committee. Alaine has been a past recipient of the Drake Thompson Writing Award for her article on Latex allergy and has co-authored several other articles for the Canadian OR Nursing Journal. She has also been called upon to be an expert witness in the legal arena. She sits on CSA's committee developing the newest document for "Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities in Canada". |
