James Cousin is the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Strategy of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN). He’s been with the association since 2001. In this capacity, James oversees accounting, the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo (top 150 national convention in the United States), HR, business opportunities, membership, publications and facilities management.
Based in Denver, CO, AORN and its subsidiaries represents $40M in combined revenues. AORN is a non-profit membership association based in Denver, Colorado that represents the interests of more than 200,000 perioperative nurses (operating room nurses) throughout the U.S. by providing nursing education, standards, and clinical practice resources. Over 40,000 registered nurses are members of AORN. These members manage, teach, and practice perioperative nursing.
Cousin has m ore than 32 years of experience in finance and accounting in various industries, including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, oil & gas and CPA firm.
- AORN: Chief Financial Officer
- Colorado Access: Director of Finance
- Great West Life: Independent Consultant
- Mountain Medial Affiliates: Chief Financial Officer
- Ketema, Inc. Corporate Accountant
- Occidental Petroleum: Senior Corporate Internal Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche: Auditor
Cousin earned an MBA from the University of Colorado and a bachelor of science degree in accounting and finance from California State University, Long Beach. He holds an active CPA license from the state of California.
Volunteer
- Denver Scholarship Foundation, Board of Directors (2020 to present)
- Delta Dental of Colorado, Board of Directors (2020 to present)
- Vectra Bank, Advisory Board (2016 to present)
- True Light Baptist Church, Board of Trustees (2012 – 2017)
- My Rounding LLC, Board of Directors (2015 – 2016)
- Warren Village, Board of Directors (2004 – 2005)
- New Hope Baptist Church, Board of Trustees (1999 – 2006)