<strong>2020</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong> KNAC Board Members 2019-<strong>2020</strong> Delanor Manson, MA, BSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, KNA, KNAC and KNF Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, CIC, FSHEA, Ex Officio Janie Heath, PHD, APRN-BC FAAN, FNAP, FAANP, President Carlos Marin, BA, Co-Chair, KNAC External Advisory Board Julie Marfell, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Vice President DeeDee McCallie, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Secretary Kimberly Nealis, MSN, RN, Treasurer Judy Ponder, DNP, RN-BC, CGB, Director Eva Stone, DNP, APRN, BSN, Director Marsha Whitfield, DNP, MBA, RN, Director Kathy Hager, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, KNA Immediate Past President • Leadership Change: Adrianne Lane resigned as director-at-large and the board appointed Marsha Whitfield to complete the term (Fall, 2021); LeRae Wilson resigned as vice president and Julie Marfell was appointed to complete the term (Fall, <strong>2020</strong>) and Eva Stone was appointed to complete Julie’s term (Fall, <strong>2020</strong>). • Membership Status: Reconciliation of membership included 79 KNAC members confirmed interest to engage with 53 being KNA members. The remaining were declared as organizational members and/or individual members with dues paid as appropriate. • KNAC Structure Status: KNA board voted for bylaws approval at October summit (10/24 and 10/25) to declare KNAC as “an arm of KNA”. • Financial Statement: The current balance of KNAC from membership dues is $9227.27. • External Advisory Board: The first meeting took place, Wednesday, October 16 at the K Club in Lexington; discussion point, organizational logo. KNAC facilitated the second meeting via ZOOM on Wednesday, March 25 with an abbreviated agenda on COVID Pandemic and demonstration projects (Nurse Suicide and APRN/RN Database). • NTL Affiliation: Future of Nursing Campaign for Action (1) NTL/Statewide Survey conducted with over eight respondents comparing us to other coalitions (at par or above national for capacity with leadership structure, culture of health efforts, perception of good management of time for members and resources to support) (2) sponsored two representatives at attend Washington DC Diversity Summit/ Workshop, September 8 and 9 and sponsored two representatives to attend the School Health <strong>Nurses</strong> Conference in New Orleans on October 2-3. • Council Workgroups: KNAC received funding to evaluate <strong>Kentucky</strong> STATS –workforce data; Janie Heath serves on ANA National Task Force on Nurse Suicide; Judy Ponder and DeeDee McCallie are leading efforts for <strong>Nurses</strong> on Boards Coalition (NOBC) to reach goal of 156 <strong>Kentucky</strong> nurses to register profiles on NOBC website and Julie Marfell and Janie Heath submitted a Farmer Suicide Prevention grant to Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF). • KNAC General Membership Meetings took place on Thursday, October 24 and Thursday, April 25 via ZOOM. 80
<strong>2020</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong> KNAC External Advisory Board Members: Carlos Marin, Chair Area Health Education Center – University of <strong>Kentucky</strong> KNAC Board Member Janie Heath University of <strong>Kentucky</strong> College of Nursing KNAC Board Chair Emily Beauregard <strong>Kentucky</strong> Voices for Health David Bolt <strong>Kentucky</strong> Primary Care <strong>Association</strong> Mark Carter Cabinet for Health and Family Services Seth Curtis UK HealthCare Tina McCormick <strong>Kentucky</strong> Office of Rural Health Mike Muscarella Baptist Health Paducah Kevin Pearce UK HealthCare Lois Post St. Elizbeth Healthcare Melissa Stone <strong>Kentucky</strong> Office of Rural Health Lovoria Williams University of <strong>Kentucky</strong> College of Nursing 81