Panelist: Breakfast & Presentation: How Deep is Your Bench? Planning your Succession Line-Up

Dawn Vocke, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, Director of Surgical Services, UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA, has more than 25 years of OR experience. Her career started as an OR Tech for the United States Army Reserves. She received her nursing diploma from UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing and continued her education with Waynesburg College where she received her MSN and MBA. She is an active member of the AORN Chapter 3902 and recently served as President. She is responsible for the overall direction and management of Surgical Services including Ambulatory Surgery, Same Day Surgery, Sterile Processing, Operating Room, PACU, GI Lab and Physician Assistants.