Elaine led CCI through growth and changes over the past several years. She stepped up to fill gaps to help bridge transitions to be smooth for staff and clients. She took the lead in the selection process for the new CEO, ensuring that all governance and staff, as well as partners, had their voices counted in the decision. Elaine has done all this with dignity, respect, and grace.

I met Elaine several years back while volunteering for the CSSM test development group. We became fast friends, but more importantly, she was so passionate about certification and developing well-rounded OR staff. Through the years Elaine has continued to volunteer with CCI and will conclude her term as President in March. She has brought the organization through a difficult time and has done it with grace. On her professional side, Elaine has worked tirelessly to teach surgical technicians and nurses alike. She continues to be a strong proponent of certification and patient safety. I am grateful to have volunteered with such an outstanding leader.

Through her remarkable service on various CCI working groups, committees, the Board of Directors, and as a Board Officer since 2018, Ms. Elaine Geroski is a role model for volunteerism and leadership across the perioperative nursing community. A nurse’s nurse, she is an extraordinary leader and recognized advocate for a vision of collaboration and sharing that has made the perioperative community stronger over the last few years. Elaine demonstrates relentless commitment, unparalleled collaboration, and a posture of humility that is enhanced by her unbounded enthusiasm for bettering individuals and teams while always serving as an advocate and champion for her patients and their safety.

Ms. Elaine Geroski holds multiple credentials, professional and academic, in nursing and leadership, role models continuous professional development, and certification excellence through her engagement, insight, and leadership across a full spectrum of CCI, AORN, and local affiliations. Elaine has proven herself a relentless advocate and tireless mentor to CCI staff, volunteers, and the perioperative community through her sound judgment and leadership during challenges and opportunities afforded to the organization, its partners, and stakeholders.

Elaine has proven her unwavering commitment to her profession, the organization, and this community as she delivered excellence in collaboration and problem-solving while “steering the ship” as CCI President for an unprecedented third year. While tackling numerous sensitive business and personnel matters during the previous calendar year, she personified leadership while being accessible, available, and responsive. On a multitude of occasions, she set aside other significant responsibilities to prioritize the health of the organization, staff, and volunteers while always acting in the best interests of the organization and perioperative community.

Elaine dedicated numerous hours weekly, sometimes on a nearly full-time basis, ensuring the continuity of the organization and the success of the CCI team as Board President. She role-modeled the attributes of trust, respect, and ethical behavior while leading with humility and a posture of continuous collegiality during even the most challenging of circumstances.

Elaine is a national advocate for nursing, caring, and patient safety while tirelessly promoting and enhancing the role and image of perioperative nurses and our esteemed profession. She has served as an advocate within the organization, a diplomate advocating for a united voice and impact across the perioperative nursing community, and a role model for the role of nurse leaders seeking national impact.

Ms. Elaine Geroski betters everyone who comes in contact with her, and she betters every process with which she engages.