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Kathy Luzmoor, MS, RN, CNE 2019 WYOMING NURSING SUMMIT & CONVENTION PRESIDENT’S REPORT It is hard to believe I have finished a year as President of the Wyoming Nurses Association. It has been an honor and I look forward to next year. The Board of Directors and staff have been very busy on your behalf. It takes a team to run this organization and we have a great one. WNA’s “year” really begins with a Board Strategic Planning meeting. This is our only full day board meeting for the year. We cram a lot of discussion and sharing into this day. We are proud of the Strategic Goals that came from that meeting and believe they serve the organization well. You can find them under “About Us” on the WNA website. A good discussion that came from that meeting was to encourage regions to be less concerned about having meetings and instead, consider one or two events that would serve to engage nurses in their areas. We recognize that most of you have very busy lives. The WNA Board meets two additional times in person (prior to the Nurses Day at the Legislature and Summit and Convention) and two times by video call. Fortunately, our meetings have very good attendance, which is important for the organization. The work of planning the two-yearly conferences falls to committees. This planning is begun six-to-nine months ahead of the events. Our conferences are only as strong as our attendance. We count a great deal on vendors and sponsorships to help us fund these events. Nurses Day at the Legislature 2019 was well attended by 270 persons. This is an event to introduce advocacy to future nurses, as the majority of those attending are students. They are reminded of their high school civics class with an update in the legislative process by our staff lobbyist, Toni Decklever. For the first time, the conference had breakout sessions that attendees could choose from. This turned out to be very popular. We will hope to provide this option in future conferences but know we are limited due to the size of our conference locations. Wyoming Nurses Association sponsored a state-wide “virtual” walk-run during Nurses Week to get nurses out and involved! The event committee chose to make it a fundraiser for suicide prevention. The participation was high in the Southwest region but moderate in other areas. We believe there was confusion about what a ‘virtual’ walk-run meant. The organizers were hoping for nurses to ‘join’ the event by doing whatever they chose to do that day, unless they could join an in-person walk. We will be discussing what the event will look like in 2020. The Board of Directors voted to retain the services of Tobi Moore and her association management company NGAGE for an additional three years. Tobi has been with the WNA for fourteen years and we are looking forward to continuing this great relationship. During the 2019 convention, the members will vote on three amendment changes to the bylaws. One amendment is to change to the standard membership option approved by the ANA Membership Assembly in June. This reduces the dues fees in an attempt to increase membership. It has been 28
2019 WYOMING NURSING SUMMIT & CONVENTION successful in the state where it has been piloted. Our Executive Director, Tobi Moore, has been a member of this ANA committee. All five of the region’s Presidents will be stepping down this year. Please take time to thank your President for the great work they did on your behalf. It was my pleasure to work with each of them. Thank you Christina Brewer, NE; Alicia LePard, NW; Karen Jones, Central; Sara Hooten, SW; and Karen Clark-Bond, SE! I hope to see each of you continue your passion for advocating for nurses! 29
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