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Current Employer
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA |
Professional Credentials/Certifications
CEN; TNCC-I; ENPC-I; ACLS-IT; PALS-IT |
Education
MSN, 1987 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
BSN, 1983 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
Diploma, 1972 Stamford Hospital School of Nursing, Stamford, CT |
National
2009 Inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing
2008-2009 Co-Editor, ENA’s Online Emergency Nursing Certification Review (ENCR)
2008 Judith C. Kelleher Award
2004-2006 Member, Leadership Challenge Committee
2003-2009 General Assembly Delegate
1999-2009 Journal of Emergency Nursing, Contributing Editor, CEN Review Column
1997-1999 Member, Annual Meeting Committee
1990-2009 Co-author, CEN Review Manual Task Force (all four editions)
1989-1993 Member, National Standing Committee on Education (Chairperson, 1992-1993) |
State
2001-2009 Member, Virginia ENA
1999-2001 Member, New York ENA
1981-1999 Connecticut ENA (President, 1995) |
Local
2004-2009 State Representative, Tidewater Chapter (Virginia)
2003 New York State Council, Special Recognition Award |
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Statement to the Membership
As a staff nurse in a busy trauma center emergency department, I see firsthand the issues facing emergency nurses and our patients. Staffing, overcrowding, violence, health care access – we feel the effects of them all. In ENA we have a national voice to advocate for our patients, ourselves, and our colleagues, to meet the ever changing needs and challenges of delivering quality emergency care. Networking together, sharing our talents, we must continue to be a catalyst for effecting change, making our voices heard to colleagues, policy makers, and the public.
At the same time, in keeping with ENA’s emphasis on cutting-edge practices, we should carefully study the ideas and innovations that are proposed by our policy makers. As new concepts and solutions are suggested, emergency nurses must come forward to test them before they are accepted or imposed on us. Only after we are convinced that innovations are the best for our patients and ourselves should we put them into practice, knowing that there is always need for more study.
ENA is a member-driven organization and its board is the first-line representative of the members. I have already held leadership positions at the local, state, and national levels. The passion and commitment of the emergency nurses with whom I have worked confirms my belief that our strength is in the diversity of our members. As a director, I will continue to be a strong voice, carrying your ideas and concerns to the board and staff, who can implement your vision. I ask for your vote and the opportunity to continue to serve you.
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Platform Statement
As a director of this member-driven association, I will be a strong voice, listening and carrying your messages and visions forward. With my leadership experience at all three levels of ENA, and working together, we will continue our strides to strengthen emergency nursing practice for all of us.
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Position Statement and Response
The emergency nursing community continues to change with technology advances. How do you feel ENA should move forward in keeping up with social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, etc.)?
If ENA is to accomplish its vision to be indispensable to emergency nurses, we must diversify the ways in which we communicate. Responding to our members’ needs, at the workplace and in other aspects of their lives, is of primary importance. Communicating with our members in a variety of ways, based on the technology they have readily available, is imperative. As a member of the board, I will listen to you, my colleagues, to understand your problems and needs and bring those to the board and staff, who can implement necessary changes.
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