About Greater Orlando Chapter of AALNC

Michelle has been practicing nurse anesthesia for thirty years. Her work history includes tertiary care centers, small hospitals, surgery centers and office-based anesthesia. Michelle has worked in various provider configurations: medically directed team model, supervised model and solo practitioner. Her work history also includes leadership responsibilities, such as serving as chief anesthetist for seven years. She is always interested in mentoring CRNA’s that are early in their practice. Currently she is an independent CRNA practitioner in the field of plastic surgery. Critical thinking and the ability to focus in on detail during difficult situations are her strong points. Michelle is the owner of Gaines Medical Consulting, providing expert consultation in reviewing medical records and testifying expert services in anesthesia-related cases. She has been a member of the Greater Orlando Chapter for over 5 years. She served 3 years on the AALNC Leadership Succession Committee, and served as a Greater Orlando Chapter Director at Large before advancing to the role of President Elect. She chaired the Program Committee in 2024 and 2025, and served as moderator and mentor for multiple sessions of the LNC Launchpad – Q&A Sessions.

Robin has been a registered nurse for over 35 years, with clinical experience in critical care, medical/surgical, and emergency room including prior management of a 16-bed medical intensive care, as well as interim manager for a medical surgical floor, respiratory isolation unit, and step-down/telemetry unit. Her background includes team leadership for performance improvement; problem identification and proposal of innovative solutions; design, implementation, and monitoring of hospital wide programs such as wound and skin care; nursing orientation and staff development, and more than 25 years as an independent legal consultant for both defense and plaintiff firms with expertise in medical malpractice, nursing home, criminal, products liability, and personal injury cases. Robin has been a member of AALNC for over 20 years and was a Board member, treasurer and President of the Jacksonville Chapter of AALNC until the Chapter closed in 2015, at which time she joined the Greater Orlando Chapter. In 2020 and 2021, she served as a Director at Large, and in 2022, she was selected by the Board as President Elect for 2023. In 2024, Robin assumed the role of President, Greater Orlando Chapter, and due to board member changes, she continued the role in 2025. 

Jillian is a skilled, accomplished and motivated RN with over 17 years of acute care experience in the ED setting. She has a great deal of clinical achievement on her resume’, including involvement in the development of a Primary Stroke Program ED Response, Hospital Professional Development and Recognition Council, and Process Improvement Initiatives. Jillian is an experienced LNC with Estes, Ingram, Foels & Gibbs in Maitland, FL, where she reviews and analyzes medical records, prepares summaries, analyses and chronologies, conducts medical research, locates expert witnesses and numerous other tasks and responsibilities of the “behind the scenes” LNC. In 2021, Jillian achieved her LNCC certification. She is very involved in AALNC and the Greater Orlando Chapter and has served on the Social Media committee for AALNC, and has served the Greater Orlando Chapter as a Director at Large, President Elect, President and Immediate Past President. In her Immediate Past President role, she served as the Chair of the Leadership Development Committee. Jillian has also served as a Mentor for the Greater Orlando Chapter LNC Launchpad – Q&A series, mentoring other Chapter members in their LNC Goals. In addition to her roles in AALNC and the Greater Orlando Chapter, Jillian has served as a member of the Emergency Nurse Association (ENA) and the Greater Orlando Emergency Nurse Association (GOENA), and the Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition. Jillian was elected to the 2-year term treasurer position for 2025, and will serve the 2^nd year of her term in 2026.

Pamela’s entire professional career has been in the perioperative area, first as a Surgical Technologist and then as an RN, CNOR. She completed her BSN and considers herself a lifelong learner. Pamela’s LNC work over the past 3 years has been as an independent testifying expert, and as an LNC subcontractor. She continues to work full-time in the operating room as a travel RN, and interim clinical manager. She is active in her local AORN chapter in Michigan, where she has served as past president, and is currently on the board of directors. As her interest in legal nurse consulting grew, Pamela joined AALNC and completed the AALNC professional course. She served AALNC as a volunteer on the 2023 Program Committee for Forum. She is an active member of several of the AALNC Chapters and serves on various boards. She has been a member of the Greater Orlando Chapter for 3 years, where she has previously served as a Director at Large. Pamela has also served as the moderator and mentor for our Chapter LNC Launchpad, where she provided support to new LNCs. Pamela is excited to continue her involvement as a Director at Large, and provide support to the LNC Community

Jill’s professional nursing career includes an extensive background in critical care, managing numerous complex patient populations. Jill also has 18 years of extensive experience in organ donation to include management of ICU organ allocation, logistics of surgical teams and OR management. She is a Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC). For 3 years she worked with Transplant Coordinators of America, coordinating donor organ and recipient analysis and logistical coordination for all solid organs at multiple medical centers. For the last 12 years, Jill served as the transplant procurement coordinator for Mayo Clinic Florida, where her vast roles and responsibilities included medical analysis of organ donor medical data to assess compatibility and transplant suitability, followup analysis to ensure safe and compliant outcomes, and coordination of the entire organ procurement and transplantation process. Jill’s responsibilities also included new hire recruitment, training and education, compliance with UNOS policies and allocation changes, and development of departmental training guides and policies. In 2024, Jill established her legal nurse consulting company, and uses her experience to provide meticulous discovery within medical records, facilitate collaboration between healthcare and legal experts, and optimize the overall efficiency of legal proceedings in intricate medical cases. Jill has been a member of the Greater Orlando Chapter for over 2 years and previously served as a Director at Large.