Monique L. Jelks, BA, CRCST is an Educational Consultant to 3M Health Care. Jelks is the operation manager for sterile processing at Ascension Health St. Vincent, Indianapolis, IN. She began her career as a surgical technologist in her hometown of Detroit, MI in 1993. Monique became a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) after working hard to improve OR — SPD relations. Since 2013, she has presented a wide variety of motivational presentations to encourage sterile processing technicians throughout the US. Monique holds an associate degree in science and surgical technology from Highland Park College in Detroit, MI, and from Indiana Institute of Technology she earned both a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a Master of Science in organizational leadership.