2019 Florida Nurses Association Yearbook
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FNPAC Trustees<br />
Carol Amole, Chair<br />
Barbara Russell<br />
Lynn Landseadel<br />
Marsha Martin<br />
Belita Grassel<br />
Diana Openbrier<br />
Isabel Frances<br />
Meghan Moroney<br />
Pamela Delano<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> Political Action Committee (FNPAC)<br />
Carole Amole, Chair<br />
This year we were successful in filling all trustee positions on the FNPAC Board of Directors. In <strong>2019</strong>, we<br />
saw state wide midterm elections for the <strong>Florida</strong> House of Representatives and select <strong>Florida</strong> Senate seats.<br />
A candidate questionnaire was developed and disseminated to all candidates asking their opinions on issues<br />
pertinent to health care delivery and of importance to <strong>Florida</strong> nurses.<br />
<strong>Nurses</strong> were encouraged to meet with candidates, review the questions with them and provide feedback to the<br />
Trustees.<br />
The PAC trustees, along with our lobbyists Gray-Robinson, held a series of candidate interviews. The trustees<br />
met at FNA headquarters, interviewing candidates via telephone, who had primary races and later those in<br />
the general election not previously interviewed. The questions asked were based on their responses to the<br />
questionnaire. If a questionnaire was not completed that fact was taken into account.<br />
Following the interview, a decision was voted on as to the amount of money that would be given the candidate<br />
in conjunction with the endorsement. Endorsements were noticed in a press release. Checks and letters of<br />
endorsement were either mailed to the candidate or given in person by a nurse from the candidates’ district.<br />
We also did a fund-raising plea, via The <strong>Florida</strong> Nurse, and Special Interest Groups to raise funds. We continue<br />
to seek PAC donations and we encourage members to add a monthly donation to their membership payments<br />
if they have chosen that options for their annual dues. Otherwise, we ask members to donate at least once a<br />
year to help us to build our war chest for upcoming elections.<br />
We would like to recognize these donors from 2018 and <strong>2019</strong><br />
FNF DONATION 2018 and <strong>2019</strong><br />
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE: $1,000.00 and Above<br />
• Dr. Rhonda Lynn Goodman<br />
• Thomas & Patricia O’Donnell<br />
• Advocate Christ Medical Surgical Trauma Intensive Care, Illinois<br />
GOLD CIRCLE: $500.00 and Above<br />
• Mary Lou Brunell<br />
SILVER CIRCLE: $250.00 and Above<br />
• <strong>Nurses</strong> Charitable Trust<br />
• George Bryon Peraza-Smith<br />
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