2016 NE Book of Reports

2016 Nebraska Nurses Association
GOVERNANCE, FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Lois Linden, EdD, RN, GFMC Chair (Urban)
Committee Members:
Cathy Smith, Staff Nurse
Paula Molzen, Staff Nurse
Jenna Witt, Rural
Nolan Gurnsey, Rural
Margo Minnich, Nursing Faculty
Judy Timmons, Urban
Carol Kampschneider, Management
MJ Petersen, Treasurer
Kay Keichel-White, Appointed Past NNA Officer
Lacie Ferguson, NSSNA Representative (Non-voting)
Teresa Anderson, President-Ex-Officio
Anna Mackevicius, President-elect (Non-voting)
Melissa Florell, Director, Non-voting
Don Wesley, Lobbyist, Non-voting
Membership
Recruitment and Retention Strategies:
• Participated in Nebraska State Student Nurses’ Association (NSSNA) through exhibits and
sponsorship of the conference.
• Made recommendations to the Board of Directors and/or the Director with ideas for
implementation of the Regional Membership Liaison role.
• Drafted procedures and a three year membership recruitment and retention plan following
submission of an NNA application (prepared by the President) to ANA membership Value
Pricing Pilot.
• Development of procedures regarding membership recruitment and retention (initial drafts).
• Increased membership outreach through electronic media and presentations to schools of
nursing, nurse residency programs, and Nurses’ Week activities.
Finance/Budget
• Successfully conducted annual fundraising at the 2015 Convention.
• Consolidated accounts in numerous banks into one bank and drafted financial procedures.
• Revised the 2016 budget following the 2015 House of Delegate vote to dissolve Districts. Pivotal
to this process were the recommendations from each District in their District Fund Disbursement
submissions and from the Budget Committee to the Board of Directors.
• Drafting the 2017 budget including designated District funds and recommendations from ANA
consultation and MSD (pending).
2016 NNA Slate of Candidates and Election Processes
• Candidates for NNA positions were recruited, validated as eligible, and placed on the ballot.
• Assisted in the development of guidelines and procedures for inclusion of members in the
nomination process during the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting (AMM).
Bylaw Revisions and Proposals
• Made major revisions to the 2015 Bylaws based upon the House of Delegate vote to dissolve
Districts as well as moving from a House of Delegates to an Annual Membership Meeting (AMM).
• See proposed Bylaw Amendments in this Book of Reports.
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