Board of Directors

Cassendra A. Munro, PhD, RN, RNFA, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN has been a perioperative nurse for over 26 years and a member of AORN for over 24 years. Currently, she is a Nurse Scientist at Stanford Health Care, Office of Research, Patient Care Services in Menlo Park, CA and she is a perioperative practice expert consultant through Munro Consulting. She developed and validated the Munro Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Patients (Munro Scale) and the CMUNRO SCALE curriculum. And Dr. Munro is the 2023 recipient of the AORN Excellence in Perioperative Nursing Award, the highest honor bestowed by AORN recognizing an individual whose work and accomplishments has had global implications on perioperative nursing in the areas of practice, education, and research. In October 2023 she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and as a Fellow of AORN. She believes divine destiny and intertwine has guided her purpose driven life. Cassendra is currently on the AORN National Ballot for the position of Secretary.

Cassendra is currently on the AORN National Ballot for the position of Secretary.