John Goehle is the Chief Operating Officer and partner with Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC - a Rochester, New York-based ASC management and consulting services company.

Prior to forming AHS, Mr. Goehle developed and managed two Rochester New York-based ambulatory surgery centers and provided management consulting services for a wide range of health care organizations, primarily in the Northeast.

Mr. Goehle has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh Scotland, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Ithaca College in Upstate New York. He holds the prestigious Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) credential. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York. Mr. Goehle is also an accreditation surveyor with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC).

Mr. Goehle is the host of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle available on iTunes and Google Play. He is also a frequent speaker on health care finance, technology and administration and has authored or co-authored eight books related to the ASC Industry including Ambulatory Surgery Center Governance - A Guide for Ambulatory Surgery Center Owners & Governing Body Members and The Survey Guide for ASCs - A Guide to the CMS Conditions of Coverage & Interpretive Guidelines for Ambulatory Surgery Centers. He is a former board member with the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association and one of the founders of the New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

Hazel Boyd is the Operations Manager of Perioperative Services at Boston Children's Hospital. In addition to managing the OR supply chain she chairs the new product, equipment, and technology request committee and provides leadership over the Central Processing Department. Prior to joining Boston Children's in 2013, she began her career in the operating room while serving in the United States Army for eight years. She completed her undergraduate program while on active duty and worked to complete her graduate program shortly after her transition to the civilian sector.

Over the past 20 years in Perioperative Services, Hazel has taken on more responsibilities and held a variety of titles from Director of Surgical Services to Business Director of Perioperative Services. She has worked in multiple enterprise systems requiring her expertise and focus on multiple campuses. At Children's her work extends beyond the hospitals walls where she has collaborated with Learning & Development to train others in High Reliability Principles. She has extensive experience with central processing, inventory management, Perioperative Construction & Design, OR software development, change management, and preference card maintenance and cleanup. Hazel lives with her family north of Boston, MA, and she is an avid runner and philanthropist.

Jasmine Hampton-Nicholson, MSN, RN, CNOR, embodies a commitment to excellence and innovation as the Vice President of Perioperative Services at Temple University Hospital, overseeing operations at both the Main and Chestnut Hill Campuses. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years, Jasmine has leveraged her expertise through progressive leadership roles to inspire and empower her team to deliver exceptional outcomes.
In her current capacity, Jasmine holds a pivotal role in the healthcare ecosystem, directing the full spectrum of surgical services. From the meticulous coordination of the operating room to the seamless management of the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Sterile Processing Department, Pre-Admission Testing, Endoscopy, and Materials Management, she ensures that every facet of the surgical journey is optimized for patient safety and satisfaction.
Jasmine's leadership philosophy is rooted in a deep understanding of the intricacies of surgical care coupled with a relentless pursuit of excellence. She fosters a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, empowering her team to embrace innovation and adapt to evolving healthcare paradigms.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Jasmine's Philadelphia roots run deep, anchoring her to the vibrant culture and culinary scene of her city. A passionate traveler, she finds inspiration in exploring new destinations, broadening her perspective and enriching her life experiences. Equally at home with a good book in hand or savoring the flavors of a new restaurant, Jasmine embraces life's pleasures with zest and enthusiasm.
As Jasmine continues to chart new horizons in healthcare leadership, her unwavering dedication to patient-centered care and operational excellence serves as a beacon of inspiration for her colleagues and peers. With her visionary leadership and compassionate spirit, she is poised to continue making a profound impact on the future of surgical services at Temple University Hospital and beyond.

Kathleen Ulrich, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, is a dedicated healthcare professional with a wealth of experience in perioperative and procedural services. She holds a Master of Science from Iona College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of New Rochelle. Kathleen has had the privilege of working at several respected institutions, including Duke University Health System, where she served as Assistant Vice President of Nursing, Perioperative Services. In this capacity, Kathleen was responsible for overseeing 106 operating rooms across three hospitals. She was instrumental in the development of the Surgical Care Unit in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), expanding operating room capacities, and supporting the implementation of innovative programs such as the Preoperative Optimization Clinic.

In January 2023, Kathleen joined Tampa General Hospital as the Senior Vice President of Surgical and Procedural Services. In this role, she continues to leverage her experience to oversee surgical and procedural operations, ensuring high standards of clinical care and regulatory compliance. Kathleen is known for her strategic leadership, ability to foster collaborative environments, and commitment to improving patient outcomes. Her efforts at Tampa General Hospital focus on enhancing patient safety, optimizing surgical processes, and driving performance improvements across the hospital's surgical and procedural platforms.

Gloria M. Collura MSN, RN, NEA-BC. Is a nurse and has spent the past 37 years working for the Northwell Health System in various capacities. The first part of her career was as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse and then she moved into surgical services as the first director for pediatric perioperative services for Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York. She wrote the business plan and helped develop the pediatric presurgical testing program for Cohen Children's Medical Center. She also ran the Center for Advanced Medicine Ambulatory Surgery Center and the Adult Presurgical testing program for Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She then spent some time at the Manhattan Ear, Eye and Throat hospital running perioperative and presurgical testing for them which served both pediatric and adult patients. Gloria is currently the Assistant Vice President for System Sterile Processing for the Northwell Health System. She oversees the Sterile Processing Departments of the Northwell Health System and runs the Joint Venture Offsite Reprocessing Center located in Bethpage, New York, where they reprocess and sterilize surgical instruments for hospital facilities and physician practices throughout Long Island, New York City and now in New Jersey. Gloria received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York and completed her master's degree in nursing administration also from Adelphi. With over 37 years of nursing experience both clinical and administrative for pediatrics and adults, the transition to Sterile Processing was very motivating to her. Gloria's work on quality improvement projects has been presented both locally and internationally. She co-authored a pediatric chapter in the Springer Publishing Company book entitled Health Literacy in Nursing, Providing Person-Centered Care. Gloria served as Director of Development for the American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association for the year 2017-2018. She is also a member of several professional organizations including ANA, AORN, and HSPA. Gloria has been married for 35 years to her husband Tony and is the proud mother of 3 adult children and is now the proud grandmother of 2. In her spare time, she like to travel and spend time with her family.

Alyssa Ferrer is the Senior Director of Operations for the STERIS-Northwell Health Joint Venture, overseeing quality, customer engagement, and operational improvement initiatives. With a background in Industrial Engineering and a degree in Mathematics and Physics, she began her career in manufacturing before transitioning to healthcare in 2016. At Northwell Health, she redesigned perioperative processes and developed tools still in use today. In 2021, she became Director of Quality and Process Improvement, driving performance across the joint venture. Alyssa is recognized for applying data-driven, patient-centered strategies to optimize surgical operations and deliver measurable quality and efficiency outcomes.

Emily currently serves as the Sentara Vice President of the Perioperative and Cardiovascular Service Lines, bringing over 30 years of experience in healthcare. Her background includes all aspects of nursing as well as leadership roles within the Perioperative department. As a corporate leader for more than 15 years, she has overseen a variety of service lines focused on strategic development, establishment, expansion, and growth to create capacity.

She has provided professional and personal precepting, mentoring, and coaching to healthcare colleagues; led the development of actionable data to support data-driven decision-making; and managed multiple projects related to the design, organization, and implementation of electronic health records to enhance clinical documentation and accurately reflect patient care. Her experience also includes opening hospitals and outpatient surgery centers (HOPDs, ASCs, and JVASCs).

She embraces collaboration, change management, and continuous learning, with a dedicated focus on improving the healthcare experience and fostering a culture of safety.

An expert leader who builds strong teams and implements new and creative solutions that result in improved quality, lower costs, and a better experience.

Chris is a results-oriented leader dedicated to building trust and transparency with over 25 years in healthcare. With a focus and specialty in Surgical Services, he exhibits thorough expertise in leading people, driving positive culture change, and facilitating hospital-wide improvement initiatives that deliver better quality and lower cost. Chris motivates others through honesty, integrity, collaboration, and mentoring.

He is experienced in working directly with C-Suite, departmental, and physician leaders in the formulation of operational improvement initiatives in both the perioperative environment and across integrated health systems. Known for his "rolling up his sleeves" approach, Chris excels at building and supporting teams to achieve organizational goals and vision.

In addition to his work as a healthcare consultant, Chris has held leadership positions in both acute care and community hospitals worldwide, providing executive leadership and oversight for key clinical service areas and care redesign. Prior to entering the private sector, Chris proudly served in the US Navy, delivering high-quality, compassionate medical care to servicemen and women for 12 years.

Chris holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland-University College. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and holds certifications as a Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM) and Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC).

Joy graduated from Baylor University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Dallas, TX in 1992. After completing an OR Internship at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, TX she became the Ortho Lead Nurse for 2 years. Joy joined CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center OR in 1995 and worked as a circulator, scrub, educator (7 years), interim biller/schedule/materials manager, member of the heart team, and was the OR Clinical Director for 10 years. In 2018, she transitioned to the Orthopedic Case Manager role and in 2021 became the Ortho Nurse Navigator as the Program Manager for CGSMC Joint Commission Advanced Certification in Total Hips and Total Knees.

Nyleen Flores, FMSP, CPMSM, CPCS, CPCO, CASC is a healthcare executive with a wealth of experience and passion for healthcare services management. Nyleen is a Marquis Who's Who honoree for Excellence in Healthcare Administration, a credentialing subject matter expert with experience in private specialty practice management, provider enrollment, surgical center administration and medical staff services management. Her background in healthcare and commitment to operational excellence ensures healthcare facilities provide an exceptional and unique healthcare experience for all patients. Additionally, her experience includes coordinating, evaluating, planning, developing, and improving the credentialing processes for multiple healthcare systems and surgery centers. Volunteer experience includes serving as the Chair of the Subject Matter Expert Subcommittee, Professional Development Council and Leadership Selection Committee for the National Association of Medical Staff Services.

Randy Heiser is the President of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, LLC, a perioperative consulting and implementation management firm. He has been a hospital consultant since 1983 and has specialized in perioperative consulting since 1992. He has directed more than 1,200 surgery department operational improvement studies in programs ranging from small community hospitals and freestanding surgery centers to some of the largest university hospitals in the US. He was instrumental in the design, development and implementation of the Surgery Benchmark Program that has been used by more than 280 hospitals. He has also participated in the design of several proprietary surgery scheduling information systems currently available in North America.

Randy holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Economics and a Master of Arts Degree in Applied Economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Allison Ng, MSN, RN, NEA- BC is the Director of Perioperative Scheduling and Block Management at New York- Presbyterian Hospital. Starting her perioperative leadership career as an assistant nurse manager in PACU, she served as a Patient Care Director in the OR before doing a 5-year stint in IT as a Director overseeing Epic Analytics. In her current role, she oversees OR access across 10 campuses, representing 150 active operating rooms and over 100 endoscopy suites.

Stephanie Casanova is the Director of Procedural Business Services at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the primary facilitator for the New Product Introduction Process and actively participates in initiatives directed at achieving cost savings. Mrs. Casanova also leads the analyst team responsible for creation and maintenance of the perioperative operational and capital budgets. Mrs. Casanova holds a BS and MBA from Bentley University.

Bryanne Harrington is currently the nurse director in the perioperative area, including the OR and Sterile Processing Department at Newton Wellesley Hospital, which is a large and busy community hospital that is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Bryanne has been part of the team for eight years.

Bryanne began her nursing career as an associate degree prepared graduate nurse working as a circulator and scrub nurse in an Orthopaedic specialty operating room. Bryanne went on to complete her baccalaureate degree in Nursing. She has also graduated from the Consortium of Community Health Leadership at Harvard Business School and has master's degree in business management from Emmanuel College. Bryanne considers herself a lifelong student as she continues work on her DNP in Nursing Leadership at Quinnipiac University.

Her previous experience includes working with diverse teams at New England Baptist Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital.

As the first Afro-American Male Nurse Corps Officer to Command a Naval Hospital, Brian earned his BS in Nursing from American University in Washington, DC. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy Nurse Corps in 1983. Brian went on to serve in various positions, including SPD Manager, OR Department Head, and Director of Surgical Services at multiple facilities. In 1997, Brian graduated with honors from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, with an MS in Nursing Administration/Leadership. He then served as the COO of Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Jacksonville, NC, and as the CEO of the Navy's largest overseas Medical Treatment Facility, U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan.
Brian finished his distinguished 28-year naval career as the Chief of Staff for the 36th Navy Surgeon General. Since retiring from the Navy, Brian has served as the Vice President of Surgical Services for Salem Hospital in Salem, OR; Director of Surgical Services at St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood, CO; Instructor/Educator for AORN's Nurse Executive Leadership Series. For the past six years Brian served as the System VP of Perioperative Services at Common Spirit Health, where he provides strategic and operational leadership and led the design, integration, and coordination of perioperative services across health facilities, effectively managing 120 hospital OR leaders and Hospital C-Suite Leaders. As a result of Brian's leadership there was a 35% growth in surgical volumes and a 20% expansion of surgical services.
Currently Brian serves as the President and CEO of BD Perioperative and Healthcare Consulting, LLC, previous clients include Sutter Solano Hospital, Keck Hospital of USC Healthcare System, St. Joesph Medical Center of Virgina Mason Franciscan Health.

Janet Carlson is a distinguished healthcare professional and an accomplished Executive Director of ASCs, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President, and Director of Nursing (DON) of multiple Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) across the country. With a relentless commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, Janet has made significant contributions to the ASC industry throughout her Nursing career. She is considered a key opinion leader in the ambulatory surgical space, has lobbied on behalf of ACSA on Capitol Hill, and speaks multiple times a year on a national level.

Natalie Setterberg is a healthcare operations leader with over eight years of experience driving strategic initiatives across perioperative services, clinical operations, and health IT. She currently serves as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects at UI Health, where she leads cross-functional efforts to enhance access, efficiency, and quality across 17 surgical service lines. With a dual MBA/MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Natalie combines technology and analytics with operational insight to deliver data-driven, patient-centered solutions. She is passionate about building equitable systems, optimizing performance, and translating strategy into action through collaborative leadership.

Amber L. Wirkus, M.S.N., R.N., N.E.-B.C., is the vice chair of Nursing for Surgical Services in the Department of Nursing at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2004 and holds the academic rank of instructor of nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

In Ms. Wirkus' role as vice chair of Nursing-Surgical Services, she supports the surgical and procedural staff and practice of the Mayo Clinic Rochester campus. This includes oversight of over 120 operating rooms, 25 procedure rooms, 12 sterile processing locations, multiple recovery rooms, and 1400 direct care staff.

In recognition of her work, Ms. Wirkus has received many awards and honors, including bronze and silver Mayo Clinic quality fellow certification and the Mayo Clinic Excellence in Leadership Award. She is also has Nurse Executive Board Certification (NE-BC).
In addition to her clinical activities, Ms. Wirkus is active in education, passionate about leadership development and has provided mentorship to registered nurses, other allied health staff, operations colleagues and students.

Ms. Wirkus is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, and the Association of Operating Room Nurses.

Katie Breudigam is the Department Manager IV, OR Operations at the Cleveland Clinic. She has been with the Cleveland Clinic in various roles for nearly 18 years. More specifically, she has been a Department Manager IV role for 4.5 years. Katie oversees 18 locations and 31 caregivers who schedule the surgeries for Enterprise Ohio Market. In her role, she has transformed the OR scheduling workflow from paper to paperless. She has aligned the Ohio and Florida locations for surgery scheduling. By focusing on efficiencies in processes, duplicative work has been eliminated thus shifting efforts to other improvements to OR Scheduling.
She thrives on change, innovation and technology implementations. Her passions are teamwork, serving leader management model, and operating room efficiencies.

Natalie Bright, MBA, MSN, RN, CNOR is the Director of OR Operations, Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, and Inpatient Rehab Facilities for the Ohio Market at the Cleveland Clinic. She started her career in the perioperative setting as a registered nurse in the operating room and has transitioned into several leadership roles over her tenure at the Cleveland Clinic. Natalie also served as a Captain in the US Army Reserves Nurse Corp and was honorably discharged in 2007.

She thrives on innovation, teamwork, process improvement, and uses her down-to-earth humor to break the ice with new colleagues. Her passions include operating room optimization, analytics, service line movements, and leveraging new technologies help to foster access perioperative patients.

Jennifer Jump is the system-wide Director of Perioperative Services- Surgery at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. She recently finished her DNP in Nursing from Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Jennifer has also completed a dual Master's Program in which she obtained her MSN and MBA degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU). She also has a BSN from IWU and an ASN and practical nursing diploma from Ivy Tech State College.

Jennifer has almost 20 years of OR experience in various specialty areas. She began her career at St. Elizabeth in 2006 as a new RN graduate. She completed the training program for inexperienced surgical nurses and learned to circulate and scrub in the OR. In 2011, she proceeded to complete the RNFA program with Northern Kentucky University and shortly thereafter, she accepted a position as a Cardiac First Assistant. In 2016, Jennifer became the RNFA Program Coordinator at St Elizabeth working closely with NKU to train additional RNFA's. She was promoted to Assistant Nurse Manager in the Surgery department in 2017 and then to Nurse Manager in March of 2019. Jennifer also has her NE-BC, CRNFA-E and CNOR certifications as well.

Jennifer lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Corin of 20 years and their three children: Magdalene, Mitchell, and Maudie. They also have a furry member in the family, their Morkie named Beanie. Jennifer loves spending time with her family, swimming, sewing, and doing home renovation projects.

Joan Dentler, MBA, is the founder of Avanza Strategies, a sought-after advisory partner for migrating low-risk inpatient services to outpatient settings. Avanza, a MedHQ company, advises clients with emerging opportunities to add or reengineer service lines through productive collaborations and accommodates clients' evolving needs with highly customized engagements, multi-disciplinary teams, flexible project scopes, and variable lengths of engagement. For more than 25 years, Joan has been consulting on, developing or operating ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient services and outpatient strategy. She founded ASC Strategies in 2007 and Outpatient Strategies in 2011, unifying the two companies under a single brand, Avanza Strategies, in 2013.

Joan's breadth of experience and disarming nature help her quickly build trust and establish credibility with clients and other stakeholders. She is known for her incisive business acumen and elegant solutions to complex problems. Before founding Avanza, Joan worked in healthcare administration, serving as a hospital liaison for physician-hospital joint ventures and as an administrator of community-based women's health and pediatric primary care facilities.

Sarah Brungs is a system-wide Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) Coordinator of St. Elizabeth's Perioperative Institute, supporting the surgical leadership team. Sarah has her BSN and MSN in Nursing Education from Northern Kentucky University (NKU), as well as CNOR and RNFA credentials. Sarah was recently accepted in NKU's DNP program, where she wishes to advance her knowledge base in leadership & patient care.

Sarah began her career as a Nurse Assistant on a telemetry unit at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in 2008, later obtaining her nursing degree in 2011. After a year of nursing experience in telemetry, she began her surgical nursing career in 2013. Sarah acquired her CNOR in 2015, while working in the Neuro specialty. In 2017, Sarah completed the RNFA program through St. Elizabeth & NKU and began working as a surgical assistant. In January of 2020, and after nearly 13 years at St. Elizabeth, Sarah moved organizations while completing her MSN program. She worked at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where she gained leadership and Level 1 Trauma experience as the Clinical Educator and later as the Clinical Nurse Manager in the Surgery Department. In August of 2023, Sarah returned to St. Elizabeth as the RNFA Coordinator.

Sarah lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Robby, of 12 years, and two sons: Bobby (9) and Hank (6). They also have a Golden Doodle named Beef (the children named the dog). Sarah and her family enjoy camping, hiking, fishing, and working in their garden in their free time.

Malcolm Ladines is the Business Director for Perioperative Services at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, the flagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas. In his current role, Malcolm provides strategic leadership over perioperative service line operations, including operational budgeting, business development, and direct oversight over Perioperative Scheduling and Charge Capture. With a focus on driving efficiency as a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, he actively serves on hospital and system-level committees focused on process improvement, including initiatives in block time utilization, robotics integration, and supply cost containment. Malcolm brings a multidisciplinary background to his leadership approach, holding a Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management from the University of Texas at Dallas, a Master of Liberal Studies in Organizational Dynamics from Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Kali Rehm, MHA is a servant leader and the Business Operations Manager for Surgical Services at OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals. In this role, Kali focuses on financial and operational efficiency, as well as project management. Kali is proud to serve her local, rural communities by overseeing surgical and procedural departments at critical access hospital, a Level 3N Trauma hospital, and a free-standing ambulatory surgery center. She is passionate about her employer's journey to becoming a High-Reliability Organization, which promotes a culture of continued improvement, growth, and learning. Kali received her MHA from Capella University, has been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success, and has completed many leadership certification courses.