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Current Employer
Director, Emergency Department
Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Gaffney, SC |
Professional Credentials/Certifications
CEN; CTRN; TNCC Faculty; ENPC Faculty |
Education
BSN, 2007 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
ADN, 2002 Caldwell Community College, Hudson, NC |
National
2009-Present ENA Board of Directors
2009 ENA Board Governance Committee
2007-2008 Resolutions Committee (Chairperson, 2008)
2007-2008 State Council Compliance Work Team
2005 Web Communications Workgroup
2005 Rising Star Award |
State
2008 President-Elect, North Carolina State Council
2006-2007 President, North Carolina State Council
2005 Secretary, North Carolina State Council
2004-2005 Chairperson, North Carolina Bylaws Committee
2003-2009 Webmaster, North Carolina ENA |
Local
2004 President, Metrolina Chapter
2003 Chapter Representative, Metrolina Chapter |
Statement to the Membership
Having served as an ENA director during this past year, I am requesting for you to consider me for election to the position of secretary/treasurer. I believe that I have developed the skills necessary to be an effective secretary/treasurer. As a member of the board, I am reviewing financial statements on a monthly basis to ensure that our organization stays on budget. I closely scrutinize all new projects and request for funds to ensure they are in-line with our mission, vision and strategic plan. During meetings, I consistently investigate ways for ENA to get more value for every dollar spent.
When I served as the state council president for North Carolina, I valued the importance of fiduciary responsibility. During my terms as president, I aligned all of our 12 state chapters under the state’s tax ID number and 501(c)(3) status. I facilitated most chapters converting to one banking institution to help ensure that proper information was available to the state treasurer.
I believe the experience that I have accumulated make me a sound candidate to be your next secretary/treasurer. I will work in collaboration with ENA’s chief financial officer to monitor our budget throughout the year. I will continue to dissect business plans to ensure they are in the best interest of our membership. I will be available to state and chapter treasurers and leaders to offer mentorship, training and assistance.
ENA has become a strong organization with a very positive financial future. ENA is a business, but we are in the business of emergency nursing education, advocacy and research. I believe I have the business sense to continue to sustain and grow ENA’s financial strength.
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Platform Statement
As your next secretary/treasurer, I will ensure that ENA continues to remain a fiscally sound organization during continued economic stress. I will champion for a balanced budget and monitor ENA’s investments. I will work diligently to ensure a high value for membership, while keeping costs contained.
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Position Statement and Response
The ENA Strategic Framework supports expansion of and fortification of ENA’s membership to generate greater involvement in the emergency nursing community. Under your leadership, what will you do to support and accomplish this goal?
I would like to continue to improve the value that our current members receive by participating in ENA. I will work with state leaders to create volunteer opportunities of various types so that members may seek involvement at any level. I will continue to be a presence for members, and elicit concerns, ideas and feedback. ENA needs to continue to reach out to younger emergency nurses. ENA has begun this process through the use of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. I want to expand on this initiative by working to create more mentoring opportunities for younger members who wish to become active in the association. I want to improve communication with this group of emergency nurses to best determine how ENA can become a meaningful resource in their career.
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