2017 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook
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<strong>2017</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong>’ <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Convention</strong><br />
MNA Staff<br />
Teresa Malone, Executive Director<br />
tmalone@msnurses.org<br />
Teresa Malone is the chief executive officer of the association. She is the liaison with the MNA Board<br />
and is responsible for carrying out the goals and objectives of the association, for management of the<br />
organization and for representing the association with other organizations, public officials, the media,<br />
and the public. She is responsible for hiring and managing a staff to carry out the work of the association.<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
The Executive Assistant is the assistant to the Executive Director, he/she monitors legislative issues that<br />
pertain to health affairs and circulates legislative updates and political mail-outs, he/she also prepares<br />
for Board meetings, special events, and assists with other executive functions. The Executive Assistant<br />
assists with the management of the office information systems, and is responsible for disseminating new<br />
membership packets, membership renewals, and continuing education activities.<br />
Dana Walker, Director of Events and Marketing<br />
dwalker@msnurses.org<br />
Dana is responsible for planning and organizing special events and continuing education activities.<br />
She is the point of contact for questions regarding program and workshop schedules, CE contact hours,<br />
event registration or to become a speaker for continuing education programs. She is also responsible<br />
for coordinating news releases and media relations. Dana supports the activities of the Council on<br />
Nursing Education, the MNA Provider Unit, the Council on Organizational Affairs, and the Council on<br />
Nursing Practice.<br />
Deborah Norman, Finance Administrator / Membership Coordinator<br />
dnorman@msnurses.org<br />
Deborah is responsible for all financial transactions including payment for membership dues, special<br />
events, and continuing education activities. She is also the Membership Coordinator and is the point<br />
of contact for any membership questions, changes, renewals, updates, etc. Deborah also supports the<br />
District Presidents with current membership information for each district.<br />
Dionne Inman, Advanced Practice Coordinator / Publishing Coordinator<br />
dinman@msnurses.org<br />
Dionne is responsible for working with the Director of the Council on Advanced Practice Nursing<br />
to support activities relating to Nurse Practitioners. Dionne is editor of the quarterly newspaper<br />
The <strong>Mississippi</strong> RN and creates the E-newsletter—Members Only. She also creates the convention<br />
& conference preview guides, books, brochures, district emails, and uploads information to the<br />
MNA website and Mobile App. She is the site administrator for the Cisco Webex Event Center<br />
and APRN Practice Owned webinars.<br />
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