Live from MD Expo Dallas: A First Look at HTMA Ohio’s Vision for the Future

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Live at MD Expo, Bryant connects with two leaders driving serious momentum in the HTM community: Nicole Koharik of PartSource and Alex Collins a Site Manager, both dedicated board members of HTMA-Ohio. This is a preview conversation,  the introduction before the full-feature episode that’s coming soon.

In this short sit-down, Nicole Koharik and Alex Collins give a snapshot of what’s brewing in Ohio:

• the 2026 HTMA Ohio Annual Conference & Expo, February 5–6 in Columbus
• a theme centered on Pioneering the Next Generation of HTM
• and a statewide commitment to outreach, pipeline development, and community impact

They also talk leadership momentum, award-winning progress, and the intentional work happening behind the scenes to elevate both the field and the people in it. Bryant, already slated as the keynote speaker, shares his gratitude for being part of a movement that’s aligning the right people with the right purpose at the right time.

This isn’t the full story.
This is the doorway into it.

A teaser.
An introduction.
A quick hit of inspiration before the in-depth episode that will unpack HTMA Ohio’s mission, strategy, and vision for the future.

If you want a glimpse of where HTMA Ohio is heading, and how they’re preparing the next generation of HTM leaders, this preview sets the stage.

Big thanks to our partners: College of Biomedical Equipment Technology, A.M. BICKFORD, INC., UptimeServices, MARS Bio-Med Processes Inc, MD Publishing and Innovative Radiology. Your support keeps the HTM mission alive!

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Episode Transcript

Bryant Hawkins (00:00):
We're live at MD Expo.
I'm sitting here with two goodfriends of mine.
I'm gonna let them introducethemselves.

Nicole (00:07):
Hi everyone, Nicole Koherik here.
I'm head of corporate brand andcommunications for Part Source,
proud HTMA Ohio board member,and proud Will Ambassador.

Alex (00:18):
Hi everyone, I'm Alex Collins.
I'm a site manager withTriMedics and I am a fellow
board member of HTMA Ohio.
We're we're excited to be here.
Thanks.

Bryant Hawkins (00:27):
Oh man, glad you guys are sitting down here.
So I know you have this bigannual is it an annual show you
guys put on, or is itsemi-annual?
Your Baume conference?

Alex (00:37):
It is an annual expo.
We're we're actually reallyexcited to talk about it.
We have a speaker, we're veryhappy to kind of share with
everyone.

Bryant Hawkins (00:45):
Yeah, so give us the background.
When is it?
Where will it be?

Nicole (00:49):
Yeah, so the the 2026 HTMA Ohio Annual Conference and
Expo is taking place February5th and 6th at the Renaissance
Columbus Westerville Hotel.
And we are really excited aboutour speaker, as Alex said,
because our theme is pioneeringthe next generation of HTM.
And it's all about preparingHTM professionals to lead with

(01:10):
innovation, strengthen coreskills, and ultimately inspire
the future of our field, whichyou know one or two things
about, right?

Bryant Hawkins (01:18):
Oh wow.
Yeah.
Seems like y'all got a goodprogram planned.
So, who's the speaker?

Alex (01:25):
Well, you tell me.
Tell me.
Who's the speaker?

Nicole (01:29):
Well, maybe we start with a big thank you because we
are delighted to have you as ourkeynote speaker.
It's perfect alignment with thetheme, and we know that you're
going to inspire the audienceand looking forward to also
getting out there in the schoolswith you before the event.

Bryant Hawkins (01:43):
Oh, I appreciate it.
Yeah, I'm looking forward toit, and I feel honored and
humbled that y'all entrust mewith speaking at your
conference.
I'll do my best to do whateverI have to do to make it
successful.

Alex (01:55):
Yeah, we're we're really excited for our follow-up
episode.
I know both of our goals withElevate and HDMA Ohio, I look
forward to kind of talking aboutsome of our school initiatives.
We within HTMA Ohio in thestate of Ohio, we we talk to
high schools, we talk tocommunity colleges, we invite
those students both into ourfacilities, into our expos, and
get them exposures.

(02:16):
So we're really excited to beable to talk about that in the
future with you.

Bryant Hawkins (02:19):
Man, that's great.
That's exciting.
So how long have theassociation been around?

Alex (02:25):
I believe this is our fifth expo, and I'll be honest,
the association is tens of yearsold, but we've really seen a
resurgence in like the last fivewith our our current
president's kind of guidance anddirection, the president before
him as well.
So Triss was a lovely lady, butshe's kind of stepped away from

(02:45):
our board, and then RyanGonzalez, our current president,
and also he's up for ISOProfessional of the Year.
Yes.
It has really been steering usin the right way.
We, as an association, wonAmy's Association of the Year
last year.
We're excited to be nominatedthis year by Tech Nation for
Association of the Year, andwe're we're really leading an

(03:07):
effort and kind of guiding thethe other associations on like
this is what we believeassociations should be doing in
the community, and these are theefforts we feel associations
should be taking.

Bryant Hawkins (03:17):
I love it.
I love it, man.

Nicole (03:18):
We have to give Ryan a shout out.
He's really been doing anamazing job of bringing the HTM
community together in Ohio andbeyond.
I think our reach is growing,and it's been fun to work with
him.
We've already had a coupleevents this year with really
great attendance, so buildingthat momentum up until February,
and uh excited to see everyonein February in Ohio.

Bryant Hawkins (03:37):
Great, man.
Yeah, Ryan's a good guy,despite what they say.
Well, man, look, I appreciateyour time and looking forward to
further information coming outas we get close to that moment.
And like I said, I appreciateyou guys coming here for a
minute.
I'll see you soon.

Nicole (03:52):
Thank you so much.