NSNA House of Delegates Elects 2017-2018 Officers

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For Immediate Release

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NSNA House of Delegates Elects 2017-2018 Officers
During the 65th Anniversary Convention in Dallas, TX

Brooklyn, NY – May 2, 2017. The National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) 65th Anniversary Convention – Think BIG! Nursing on a Global Scale – took place April 5-9, 2017 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. Participants included over 2,800 students, speakers, faculty members, consultants, and exhibitors.

On Saturday, April 8, results of elections for the 2017-18 Board of Directors and Nominating & Elections Committee were announced. The new officers were installed during the closing session of the House of Delegates meeting.

NSNA congratulates the following newly elected officers:

2017-2018 Board of Directors
Jennifer Kalenkoski , President, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA
Randy J. Ryan , Vice President, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Madeleine A. Misus , Secretary/Treasurer, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Dominic Che , Imprint Editor, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Fred Richardson , Breakthrough to Nursing Director, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Wesley Osler , Director, The Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Cincinnati, OH
Caroline Holt , Director, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
Kristina Faw , Director, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Paola Molina , Director, California State University, Fullerton, CA
Annie Nelson , Ex-Officio Director and Chair of the Council of State Presidents (COSP) Planning Committee, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY.

2017-2018 NSNA Board of Directors
Front row, left to right: Annie Nelson, Ex-Officio; Jennifer Kalenkoski, President; Randy J. Ryan, Vice President; Madeleine A. Misus, Secretary/Treasurer
Back row, left to right: Paola Molina, Director (West); Kristina Faw, Director (South); Fred Richardson, Breakthrough to Nursing Director; Caroline Holt, Director (East); Wesley Osler, Director (North); Dominic Che, Imprint Editor

2017-2018 Nominating and Elections Committee
Jamie Platt, Chairperson, Northern Election Area, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Emily Davis, Southern Election Area, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Heather Merrill, Western Election Area, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Nyia Chituck, Eastern Election Area, The University of Maine, Orono, ME

2017-2018 Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC)
Left to right: Nyia Chituck (Eastern Election Area); Emily Davis (Southern Election Area); Jamie Platt, Chairperson (Northern Election Area); Heather Merrill (Western Election Area)

About the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.

NSNA is a membership organization representing over 60,000 students in Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, and generic Masters programs preparing students for Registered Nurse licensure, as well as RNs in BSN completion programs. Visit www.nsna.org for more information.